UNCASVILLE,Conn (AP)– Paige Bueckers had 20 indicate leadNo 3 UConn to a 71-40 gainSt John’s in the quarterfinals of the Big East ladies’s basketball competition on Saturday.
Sarah Strong had 10 factors and 14 rebounds while Azzi Fudd do with 11 factors for UConn (29-3) as the Huskies won their 13th successive Big East competition video game and tape-recorded their 34th win straight in a meeting competition.
Ariana Vanderhoop and Kylie Lavelle each had 11 factors and 3 3-pointers. Lashae Dwyer had 10 factors for the Red Storm (16-15)
UConn utilized a 22-0 go to take command of the video game after the Red Storm racked up the initial 2 factors of the video game.
Lavelle had 8 factors in a period of 1:48 as the Red Storm reduced right into the UConn lead. However, Bueckers had 4 of her 10 first-half factors in the last 49 secs of the 2nd quarter as the Huskies led 34-17 at halftime.
Takeaways
St John’s: The Red Storm had 4 3-pointers in the 2nd fifty percent, one reluctant of the overall in each of both video games versus the Huskies in the routine period.
UConn: The Huskies progressed to the semifinals in their meeting competition for the 37th period straight. The last time the Huskies stopped working to get to the semifinals remained in 1988.
Key minute
UConn heldSt John’s without a basket for virtually 9 mins, Ber’Nyah Mayo providedSt John’s the very early lead however the Red Storm missed their following 12 shots as the Huskies racked up the following 22 factors. Fudd blazed a trail with 5 factors while Kaitlyn Chen, Bueckers and Jana El Alfy included 4 factors each.
Key stat
UConn really did not dedicate its initial turn over till 7:59 continued to be in the 3rd quarter.St John’s entered the video game ranking 3rd in the Big East with approximately 8.97 swipes per video game. The Red Storm had simply one swipe in the initial 3 quarters.
Up following
UConn plays either Marquette or Villanova in Sunday’s Big East competition semifinals.
