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UNCASVILLE — After leading No. 6 Michigan by as many as 20 points early in the third quarter, the No. 1 UConn women’s basketball team suddenly found itself on the ropes early in the fourth with a meager two-point lead.

The team had gone more than nine minutes without points, and momentum just kept building in favor of the Wolverines.

But then, when the Huskies needed it most, Azzi Fudd finally took over to lead them to a 72-69 victory at Mohegan Sun Arena in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase on Friday night.

The redshirt senior superstar ended the Huskies’ scoring drought with a 3-pointer that didn’t touch the rim early in the fourth quarter, then swished another soon after on a split-second release off an assist from junior KK Ar

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