UConn wins, but Bueckers hurt
Connecticut (5-1) won its rivalry game against visiting Notre Dame Sunday but might have lost last year’s national player of the year to a knee injury in the process.
Paige Bueckers scored 22 points before twisting her ankle and coming down awkwardly on her left leg with just seconds left in No. 2 Connecticut’s 73-54 victory over No. 24 Notre Dame (7-2). Coach Geno Auriemma said the extent of the injury won’t be known until scans are completed on Monday.
Freshman Sonia Citron scored 19 points for Notre Dame.
Other Top 25
N.C. State 78, Elon 46:
Jada Boyd scored 17 points and No. 2 N.C. State (8-1) beat visiting Elon (5-2) for its eighth consecutive win.
Maryland 74, Rutgers 59:
Angel Reese scored 18 points to lead No. 8 Maryland (7-2) over host Rutgers (4-6) to open Big Ten play.
Iowa 88, Michigan State 61: Caitlin Clark had 24 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and as No. 9 Iowa (5-1, 1-0 Big Ten) beat visiting Michigan State (6-4, 0-1) for coach Lisa Bluder’s 800th career victory.
Louisville 80, Belmont 66:
Hailey Van Lith scored 16 points and No. 10 Louisville (71) beat visting Belmont (4-4).
Tennessee 64, Virginia Tech 58: Sara Puckett scored 15 points off the bench and led a decisive scoring run in the fourth quarter as No. 11 Tennessee (8-0) beat host Virginia Tech (7-2).
Michigan 93, Akron 54:
Emily Kiser scored a seasonhigh 19 points as No. 12 Michigan (8-1) steamrolled visiting Akron (3-3).
Iowa State 94, Longwood 56: Aubrey Joens had career highs of 24 points and 14 rebounds as No. 14 Iowa State (8-1) beat visiting Longwood (3-4).
Texas 76, Texas A&M 60:
Aliyah Matharu scored 26 points to lead No. 15 Texas (6-1) past No. 17 Texas A&M (8-1) in an all-Lone Star version of the Big 12/SEC Challenge in College Station, Texas.
Kentucky 90, Merrimack 56: Rhyne Howard had 21 points and No. 16 Kentucky (6-1) never trailed in a rout of visiting Merrimack (2-5).
Ohio State 70, Purdue 53: Taylor Mikesell and Braxtin Miller scored 16 points each and No. 18 Ohio State (6-1) dominated the fourth quarter to beat host Purdue (6-3) in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
Georgia Tech 55, Georgia 54: Nerea Hermosa scored 14 points, including the winning free throws with 8.8 seconds left, and visiting Georgia Tech (6-2) upended No. 20 Georgia (7-1).
Florida State 83, Charleston Southern 32: Morgan Jones scored 16 points as No. 25 Florida State (6-2) thumped visiting Charleston Southern (0-7).
District
Temple 67, Duquesne 55: The Dukes (4-5) led by as many as seven points in the second half but could not hold off the Owls (5-3) at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Megan McConnell of Chartiers Valley registered her second double-double of the season, finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds.