UConn, Oklahoma and Paige Bueckers
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Paige Bueckers scored a career-high 40 points, rescuing UConn from its first-half doldrums and single-handedly turning a tight game against Oklahoma into an 82-59 rout on Saturday that sent the Huskie...
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UConn women’s basketball surged past the 3-seed Oklahoma Sooners 82-59 in Spokane to advance to the Elite Eight.
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Hailey Van Lith scored 12 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter to help second-seeded TCU beat No. 3 seed Notre Dame on Saturday, 71-62, in the Sweet 16 of the women's tournament.
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OU’s four-point halftime lead evaporated over the course of its sloppy third-quarter performance. Connecticut outscored the Sooners by 17 in the third, and fueled by an NCAA Tournament program record 40 points and a second-half takeover from All-American Paige Bueckers, it was Geno Auriemma’s team that refused to surrender the advantage.
The Women's NCAA Tournament continues on Saturday with the Sweet 16. No. 2 seed UConn takes on No. 3 seed Oklahoma for a spot in the Elite Eight. Will it be the Huskies or the Sooners that advance? Tune in to ESPN to find out.
Raegan Beers had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma but was no factor as UConn raced past the Sooners in the second half of a NCAA Sweet 16 win
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Despite outscoring the Huskies in the second quarter and holding a close lead going into halftime, the Sooners drop their Sweet 16 matchup to UConn, 82-59.
Beers, who led Oregon State to the Elite Eight last year and was the No. 1 player in the transfer portal after the 2024 NCAA Tournament, came to Oklahoma with big goals. She wants to go pro and make it further in March Madness than she had previously done.
The last time the UConn women’s basketball team faced USC was just three months ago for a regular-season matchup in Hartford, and the heartbreaking 72-70 loss was a low point for the team during its grueling non-conference schedule.