
With a trip to the Elite Eight on the line, Paige Bueckers and the UConn Huskies were up against their tallest task yet: The No. 3-seeded Oklahoma Sooners. Bueckers, leaving at the end of this year to go to the professional ranks, was ready for the moment, bringing her most lethal play yet.
Bueckers scored a career-high in scoring by the fourth-quarter, ultimately finishing with 40 points. Prior, her career high was 34 points.