2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game

NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game
National championship game
Oklahoma Sooners Connecticut Huskies
(32–3) (38–0)
70 82
Head coach:
Sherri Coale
Head coach:
Geno Auriemma
1st half2nd half Total
Oklahoma Sooners 3040 70
Connecticut Huskies 4240 82
DateMarch 31, 2002
VenueAlamodome, San Antonio, Texas
MVPSwin Cash, Connecticut
RefereesScott Yarbrough, Lisa Mattingly, and Melissa Barlow
Attendance29,619
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersMike Patrick (play-by-play), Ann Meyers (analyst), and Michele Tafoya (sideline)

The 2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. It determined the champion of the 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was contested by the Connecticut Huskies and the Oklahoma Sooners. The game was played on March 31, 2002, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. After leading 42–30 at halftime, No. 1 UConn defeated No. 4 Oklahoma 82–70 to capture the program's third National championship, and complete the fourth unbeaten season in women's NCAA history (Texas, 1986; Connecticut, 1995; Tennessee, 1998). Connecticut's Swin Cash was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.