Paige Bueckers is the only UConn player in the last 25 years to drop multiple 30-point games in the same NCAA tournament. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
(Steph Chambers via Getty Images)
Paige Bueckers had to take over in the second half, but the Huskies are moving on to yet another Elite Eight.
No. 2 UConn ran away from No. 3 Oklahoma in the third quarter to grab a 82-59 win at Spokane Arena in Washington on Saturday afternoon in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA tournament. That officially sent UConn back to the Elite Eight for the 18th time in the last 19 tournaments, and kept their quest for a national title alive in Bueckers’ last season with the program.
Advertisement
Bueckers dropped a career-high 40 points, 29 of which came in the second half, in what ended up being a dominant outing for the presumed No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft. She surpassed Tina Charles and…
