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Three-point lines will be properly marked for USC-Connecticut — unlike last five NCAA games in Portland

A worker measures one of the two three-point lines and their different measurements after the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament between NC State Wolfpack and Texas Longhorns at Moda Center on March 31, 2024 in Portland, Oregon.

When USC and Connecticut play Monday night for a spot in the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four, the three-point lines will be the same distance from the basket on both ends of the court at Moda Center in Portland, Ore.

Makes sense, right? Most people probably assume that’s the case for every game.

But it was not the case during USC’s and Connecticut’s Saturday at the same court. Nor

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