UConn, Oklahoma and Paige Bueckers
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Beers was a five-star recruit and the No. 10 overall player and the No. 3 center in the 2022 recruiting class by ESPN HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings. She attended Valor Christian in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, where she was a McDonald's All-American and Gatorade Player of the Year in 2022.
'Really a team effort': Paige Bueckers credits teammates for UConn's March Madness win over Oklahoma
UConn women's basketball defense and complementary performances played very well in support of Paige Bueckers' historic game vs. Oklahoma.
Despite a strong first half from Paige Bueckers, the UConn women's basketball team trailed the Oklahoma Sooners at halftime.
In each of the previous two instances, Connecticut lost. The gravity of what being down four points to Oklahoma after a disjointed first half could mean started to settle in senior Bueckers’ mind.
USC put up a fight. But ultimately, Paige Bueckers and Sarah Strong — and the absence of JuJu Watkins — proved too much to overcome.
The last spot in the Final Four will be determined in a rematch of one of last season’s Elite Eight matchups when the Regional 4 Spokane 1 seed the USC Trojans go against the 2 seed UConn Huskies at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Wash.
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Paige Bueckers (5) and the UConn Huskies will take on the Oklahoma Sooners Saturday in the Sweet 16. See how you can watch today's game for free without cable.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — 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 Huskies to the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA Tournament.