Paige Bueckers scored 23 points with nine rebounds and No. 5 UConn extended its winning streak to four games with a 91-49 victory on the road against Seton Hall on Wednesday at South Orange, N.J.
Aubrey Griffin and Kaitlyn Chen each contributed 15 points, Ashlynn Shade scored 14 and Sarah Strong added 10 for the Huskies (25-3, 15-0 Big East), who maintained their momentum following a runaway victory at No. 4 South Carolina on Sunday. Bueckers moved into ninth on UConn’s all-time scoring list, passing Diana Taurasi.
I’yanna Lops scored 15 points, while Faith Masonius and Jada Eads each added 12 for the Pirates (18-8, 10-5), who lost for the third time in their past five games and finished 0-2 in the regular season against the Huskies.
The game was tied midway through the opening quarter before UConn went on a 12-0 run to take control, with Shade scoring five points in the stretch. Bueckers gave the Huskies a 41-26 lead on a jumper just before halftime and limped into the locker room favoring her right knee before returning to play in the second half.
No. 23 Creighton 65, St. John’s 62
Morgan Maly scored 20 points with six rebounds and Lauren Jensen added 16 points as the visiting Blue Jays gave up one basket over the final four minutes to rally for the victory over the visiting Red Storm at Omaha, Neb.
Molly Morgensen scored 11 points for Creighton (22-4, 14-1 Big East), which trailed by five points to open the fourth quarter and only gave up a layup with 11 seconds remaining after St. John’s took a 60-58 lead with 4:05 remaining following a jumper from Lashae Dwyer.
Dwyer scored 18 points, Kylie Lavelle had 14 and Jailah Donald added 12 for the Red Storm (15-12, 4-11), which lost for the third time in their past four games.
–Field Level Media
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