Beat Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Evina Westbrook, who transferred from Tennessee to Uconn two years ago, connected on back-to-back fourth-quarter 3-pointers to spark the No. 3 Huskies to a 67-61 victory over the No. 25 Lady Volunteers Thursday night.
Uconn freshman Paige Bueckers added nine points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Huskies (9-0). After rolling her right ankle with just over 3 minutes left, Bueckers left the court for a minute to get her ankle taped up. She returned and hit a huge 3-pointer from the wing with 28 seconds left that gave the Huskies a 66-61 lead and sealed the win.
It was a classic meeting in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Revival Series during We Back Pat Week, which honors legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, who passed away in 2016. The Lady Vols wore for the third time “Summitt” on the back of their jerseys.
This was Uconn’s first trip to Tennessee since 2006.
South Carolina 62, Georgia 50
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Aliyah Boston had her second career triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks to lead South Carolina to its 25th straight win over Southeastern Conference competition with a victory over Georgia.
Zia Cooke, South Carolina’s leading scorer, broke out of a scoring slump with 16 points as the Gamecocks (11-1, 6-0 SEC) won their 13th straight over the Lady Bulldogs (12-2, 4-2)
The 6-foot-5 Boston has been on stellar as of late, averaging 17 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks the past six games after a slow start to the season. She had 26 points, 16 boards and six blocks this past Monday night as South Carolina rolled over No. 15 Arkansas 104-82.
Kentucky 76, Auburn 71
AUBURN, Ala. — Blair Green scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Kentucky held off Auburn.
Rhyne Howard added 14 points for the Wildcats (11-3, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) after missing the last game with an ankle injury. Dre’una Edwards and Robyn Benton, who just returned from coronavirus protocol, had 10 apiece.
Unique Thompson scored 18 of her 22 points in the second half, 13 in the fourth quarter, to keep Auburn (58, 0-5) in the game and had 10 rebounds, five below her nation-leading average.