Those anticipating that Rutgers would be able to make life as difficult for UConn in the Big East semifinals as Georgetown did in the quarterfinals were in for a bit of a surprise.

After a bit of a slow start, UConn's crisp passing and perpetual motion on offense was too much for Rutgers to handle. The fact that the Huskies had 23 assists on 25 of their baskets should tell you everything you need to know about how the game played out.

"We were clicking, all the practice that we do and all the time we were working on our offense, it has been starting to click," UConn senior forward Maya Moore said. "It is so fun when we can play that way and to do it against a team that is usually good at getting the other team out of their offensive rhythm."

The effort was a lot more pleasing to UConn coach Geno Auriemma than Sunday's Georgetown game.

"When we are generating some movement and the ball is moving, that is kind of how we play," Auriemma said. "It is the way we have always played it. When it is Rutgers or anybody else, sometimes you have been a little more patient. We were patient when we needed to be. We were aggressive when we needed to be. We had a pretty good rhythm going and once we got into that nice tempo, we have unselfish players who are pretty good passers so you get nights like this."