Career Paige Bueckers best 40 gives UConn back to Eight Eight

Spokane, Wash. – Paige Bueckers gained 40 points of high points and saved Uconne from their first half of the doldrums and one hand by turning a tight game against Ocular to 82-59 Route Saturday, which sent Huskies to the elite of the eight female tournament NCAA.

When Huskies watched 36-33 at the break, Bueckers took control and surpassed Sooons 29-23 in the second half to become the first female player Uconn, winning 40 in the NCAA tournament game. The probable total selection No. 1 in the WNBA proposal was the best of 34 points, set on Monday in Uconn’s second round of victory over the southern Dakota, her last home match in Gampel Pavilion.

Bueckers corresponded to their career high with six 3-pointers, the last two during the 10-0 personal run in the fourth quarter. Bueckers checked from the game with 3:06 on the left and Uconn before 80-51.

Her 74 points for the last two games is the second most in two game range at the NCAA tournament over the last 25 years, according to ESPN research in 2023 Elite eight and Final Four watches only 82 points Caitlin Clark.

“It was as a good game as I saw her playing all the time she was here at the most important time,” said coach Uconn Geno Auriemma. “When you’re a senior and you’ve been as long as it has, that’s what you do here. That’s why you came here.”

The second deployed Huskies (34-3), the winners of 13 straight, will face the winners of the Saturday late game between USC and KANSAS STATE In the regional finals Monday.

Ashlynn Shade Added 12 points and Sarah Strong He had 11 points and 11 rebounds for UConn trying to expand his record by winning 12. National title. Huskies has achieved eight elite eight in the last five years, but the Auriemmy team has not won it since 2016.

“Frankly, we just wanted to keep the season as long as possible,” Bueckers said. “We all love playing together. We love here. We just love this program.”

Payton verhulst He gained 16 points for the third deployed Oklahoma (27-8), who since 2013 played his first sweet game.

Bueckers took Uconn for the last four seasons, where he lost to the eventual champion of South Carolina.

Bueckers with her 40-point effort exceeded Tina Charles in fourth place on the list of Uconn’s career score.

The main guard from Minnesota with a signature French braid arrived in Uconn in 2020 and was a consensual national player of the year as a newcomer. However, her other two seasons were derailed for injuries. She sat down the 2022-23 campaign with a torn ACL.

Associated Press contributed to this report.