UConn’s 140-point day sets records
STORRS, Conn. — Azura Stevens scored 26 points to lead six Connecticut players in double figures, and the Huskies opened their NCAA Tournament with a record-setting 140-52 rout of Saint Francis (Pa.) on Saturday.
The 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.
UConn (33-0) shot 65 percent from the floor, 73.6 percent in the first half, and outscored the No. 16 seed 96-10 in the paint. MISSISSIPPI ST. 95, NICHOLLS ST. 50
Victoria Vivians scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the top-seeded Bulldogs over the No. 16 seed Colonels in the Kansas City Regional at Starkville, Miss.
Mississippi State (33-1) started the game slowly but scored 33 points in the second quarter to take a 54-24 lead into halftime and eventually cruise to the win. Teaira McCowan scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Blair Schaefer also scored 18 points. UCLA 71, AMERICAN U. 60
Monique Billings scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds, and Kennedy Burke added 15 points to lead the third-seeded Bruins to a win over the 14th-seeded Eagles in the Kansas City Regional at Los Angeles.
Jordin Canada had 10 points and 11 assists for UCLA (25-7). OHIO ST. 87
GEORGE WASHINGTON 45
Stephanie Mavunga scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the third-seeded Buckeyes routed the No. 14 seed Colonials in Columbus, Ohio.
Alexa Hart had 12 points and Kelsey Mitchell added 11 points and seven rebounds as the Buckeyes (28-6) never trailed, took off in the second half and overwhelmed the Colonials (19-10), who had earned a tournament bid by winning the Atlantic 10 Tournament. FLORIDA ST. 91, LITTLE ROCK 49
Shakayla Thomas scored 26 points, and the third-seeded Seminoles defeated the 14thseeded Trojans in the Albany Regional at Tallahassee, Fla.
It is a tournament high for Thomas, eclipsing the 23 she scored against Western Illinois in the first round last year. Thomas was 11-of-15 from the field in 19 minutes. STANFORD 82, GONZAGA 68
Alanna Smith scored 20 points, freshman Kiana Williams made a sensational NCAA Tournament debut, and the No. 4 seed Cardinal beat the cold-shooting Bulldogs in the Lexington Regional at Stanford, Calif.
Stanford (23-10) used a 9-0 run late in the third to pull away. FLORIDA GULF COAST 80 MISSOURI 70
China Dow scored 21 points and played stingy defense in the paint against Tigers star Sophie Cunningham, and the No. 12 seed Eagles pulled off an upset over fifth-seeded Missouri in the Lexington Regional at Stanford, Calif. GEORGIA 68, MERCER 63
Caliya Robinson had 23 points and 16 rebounds, Mackenzie Engram added 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Bulldogs held off the 13th-seeded Bears in Athens, Ga.
Que Morrison finished with 10 points and nine rebounds for the fourth-seeded Lady Bulldogs (266), who advanced to face Duke on Monday night. BUFFALO 102, SOUTH FLORIDA 79
Cierra Dillard scored a careerhigh 36 points, and No. 11 seed Buffalo got its first women’s NCAA Tournament victory as it defeated sixth-seeded South Florida in the Albany Regional at Tallahassee, Fla. DUKE 72, BELMONT 58
Leaonna Odom scored a career-high 25 points, including nine in the Blue Devils’ dominant third period, and fifth-seeded Duke beat the 12th-seeded Bruins in Athens, Ga. CENTRAL MICHIGAN 78, LSU 69
Tinara Moore scored 25 points to help the 11th-seed Chippewas get their first women’s NCAA Tournament win with a victory over the No. 6 seed Tigers in Columbus, Ohio. QUINNIPIAC 86, MIAMI 72
Jen Fay led a balanced offense with 19 points, and the ninth-seeded Bobcats beat the Hurricanes in Storrs, Conn., eliminating Miami from the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive season. OKLAHOMA ST. 84, SYRACUSE 57
Freshman Jaden Hobbs scored a career-high 27 points, and the No. 9 seed Cowgirls beat the eighth-seeded Orange in Starkville, Miss. ARIZONA ST. 73, NEBRASKA 62
Robbi Ryan scored 16 points to lead the No. 7 seed Sun Devils past the 10th-seeded Cornhuskers in Austin. CREIGHTON 76, IOWA 70
Jaylyn Agnew scored 24 points, and Sydney Lamberty added 20 to lead the No. 11 seed Bluejays to a win over the sixthseeded Hawkeyes in the Kansas City Regional at Los Angeles.