From the morning Times, Jere Longman on the game: it was UConn at their most selfless and maddening. Harvey Araton says the loss doesn't lessen any of the amazing things Kara Lawson has accomplished in her life. True that.

From the KnoxNews, Fleser quotes Coach DeMoss: "Too many weapons." Adams says this was the Huskies' most compelling championship. Gary Lundy says bad FT shooting and slack defense cost the game. "We lost by five points,'' said a tearful Ashley Robinson. "And I missed five free throws."