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The team responded in the second half, scoring 15 consecutive points to start the half. 4 The arena set an all-time record for attendance at a women's basketball game. The lead stretched to 30 points by halftime, and extended in the second half, with the final score over the Green Wave being 87–39.The game against Houston was a mismatch.

UConn led by 23 points at the time.

In the first half, the Flyers hit seven of their ten three-point attempts, led by Ally Malott, who hit all four she attempted. Auriemma told his team at halftime “We’re going to play even better than that…Whatever that is, we’re going to find another gear in the second half.” However, the Huskies were leading by 28 points, 52–24, against Texas at the time of his prediction.

Jefferson was the scoring leader with 19. The Huskies went on to win 98–68.UConn played another "home" game, this time at the Mohegan Sun Arena against UCLA.