UConn puts up 140 in record first-round win

STORRS, CONN. » Azura Stevens scored 26 points to lead six UConn players in double figures and the Huskies opened their NCAA Tournament with a record-setting 14052 rout of Saint Francis (Pa.).

The tournament’s top seed set a record for points in a tournament game and all-time NCAA records for points in a period (55 in the first) and a half (94 in the first).

And UConn’s 88-point margin of victory was the second-biggest in tournament history. Baylor beat Texas Southern by 89 in the 2017 tournament.

The previous record for points in a tournament game was 121. The previous mark for points in a half was 80 and for a quarter was 45. FLORIDA STATE 91, LITTLE ROCK 49 » Shakayla Thomas scored 26 points and Florida State defeated Little Rock.

The Seminoles (26-6), who were 35 of 60 from the field, put the game out of reach by going on a 23-0 run during an 8-minute span in the second and third quarters. GEORGIA 68, MERCER 63 » Caliya Robinson had 23 points and 16 rebounds, Mackenzie Engram added 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Georgia held off Mercer.

Que Morrison finished with 10 points and nine rebounds for the fourth-seeded Lady Bulldogs (266), who advanced to face Duke on Monday night. DUKE 72, BELMONT 58 » Leaonna Odom scored a career-high 25 points, including nine in Duke’s dominant third period, and the Blue Devils beat Belmont in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Duke (23-8) led only 32-31 at halftime before outscoring Belmont 21-9 in the third period.

Belmont (31-4) saw its 22-game winning streak end. The Bruins were denied in their bid for their first NCAA win. BUFFALO 102, SOUTH FLORIDA 79 » Cierra Dillard scored a career-high 36 points and Buffalo got its first women’s NCAA Tournament victory as it defeated South Florida. QUINNIPIAC 86, MIAMI 72 » Jen Fay led a balanced ninth-seeded Quinnipiac offense with 19 points and the Bobcats beat Miami, eliminating the Hurricanes from the women’s NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive season. OHIO STATE 87, GEORGE WASHINGTON 45 » Stephanie Mavunga scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Ohio State routed George Washington.