Re palming or carrying, Geno and CD have commented on this on several occasions. They say that the rule in the book on that subject is consistently not enforced, and is therefore disregarded. I wasn't watching for it last night, because it simply isn't called on any guard on any team. So even if Moriah was palming the ball, she was just playing by the de facto rules that are being enforced, as any sensible guard would do (and as any sensible coaching staff, such as UConn's, would coach their guards to do).
The same applies to displacement in the paint -- the rule exists but is not enforced. If an offensive player or a defender can shove an opponent out of her preferred position (even if she has already established herself there), as long as it is done with the torso and not with hands or elbows, the refs in any game will NEVER call a foul. So everybody does it, including UConn. It is only sensible behavior, given how the games are being called.
