Albuquerque Journal

UConn, Bueckers go OT to win 1-vs.-2 matchup

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STORRS, Conn. — Paige Bueckers scored 31 points, including her team’s final 13, to lead No. 2 UConn to a 63-59 overtime victory Monday over top-ranked South Carolina.

The freshman scored all of the Huskies’ nine points in overtime, including a 3-pointer that bounced high off the back of the rim before dropping in to give the Huskies the four-point margin with 10 seconds left.

Aliyah Boston had 17 points and 15 rebounds for South Carolina (15-2).

NO. 10 ARIZONA 79, NO. 11 OREGON 59: In Eugene, Ore., Cate Reese scored 25 points and Arizona completed a season sweep of Oregon (12-4, 9-4 Pac-12).

Reese was 11 for 14 from the field while making all three of her 3-point attempts. Sam Thomas scored 14 points and Trinity Baptiste and Aari McDonald each added 13 points for the Wildcats (12-2, 10-2).

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