SPOKANE, Wash.—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.
Bueckers had 29 points after halftime for the Huskies, who trailed 36–32 at the break. The likely No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft eclipsed her previous career best of 34 points, set Monday in UConn’s second-round victory over South Dakota State, her final home final game at Gampel Pavilion.
