Oklahoma, Paige Bueckers and UConn
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Payton Verhulst scored 16 points for third-seeded Oklahoma (27-8), which reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013.
Daily Journal |
Paige Bueckers scored 31 points and No. 2 seed UConn held off short-handed No. 1 seed Southern California 78-64 on Monday to win the Spokane (Wash.) Region 4 and advance to its 24th Final Four.
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UConn's Paige Bueckers passes ahead to Kaitlyn Chen for a transition layup.
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Madness Sweet 16 features No. 2 UConn vs. No. 3 Oklahoma. Here are expert game picks, predictions for women's NCAA bracket.
BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 UConn plays No. 11 Oklahoma in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies' record in Big East play is 21-0, and their record is 12-3 in non-conference games. UConn leads the Big East averaging 81.7 points and is shooting 51.3%.
Raegan Beers had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma but was no factor as UConn raced past the Sooners in the second half of a NCAA Sweet 16 win
OU’s four-point halftime lead evaporated over the course of its sloppy third-quarter performance. Connecticut outscored the Sooners by 17 in the third, and fueled by an NCAA Tournament program record 40 points and a second-half takeover from All-American Paige Bueckers, it was Geno Auriemma’s team that refused to surrender the advantage.
UConn’s post players won the battle of the bigs in the NCAA Tournament Spokane 4 regional semifinal game against Oklahoma Saturday afternoon. UConn’s defense held Oklahoma to a
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Jennie Baranczyk's Iowa team lost to UConn when she played in 2002 NCAA Tournament. She'll face Huskies as Oklahoma's head coach Saturday.
Despite outscoring the Huskies in the second quarter and holding a close lead going into halftime, the Sooners drop their Sweet 16 matchup to UConn, 82-59.