Uconn scores 94 points in first half, wins 140-52
STORRS, CONN.» The Uconn women’s team was in an online group chat watching the UMBC men upset top-seeded Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Huskies assured each other that they weren’t going to let anything similar happened to them. All upset hopes ended in the first few minutes of this game as Uconn went on to a record-setting rout.
Azura Stevens had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead six Uconn players in double-figure scoring as the Huskies opened their NCAA Tournament with a 140-52 pounding of Saint Francis (Pa.) on Saturday.
“I don’t think (the UMBC) game put extra pressure on us, but watching a No. 1 seed go down kind of motivated us to come out from the start to be ready to go,” Stevens said.
Top-seeded Uconn set a record for points in a tournament game and all-time NCAA records for points in a quarter (55 in the first) and a half (94 in the first). Also, Uconn’s 88-point margin of victory was the secondbiggest in tournament history. Baylor beat Texas Southern by 89 points in the 2017 tournament.
The previous record for points in an NCAA Tournament game was 121. The previous record for points in a half was 80 and for a quarter was 45.
(9) Quinnipiac 86, (8) Miami 72.
Jen Fay led a balanced Quinnipiac offense with 19 points as the Bobcats beat Miami, eliminating the Hurricanes from the tournament for a second consecutive season.
(11) Buffalo 102,
(6) South Florida 79. TALLAHASSEE, FLA.» Cierra Dillard scored a careerhigh 36 points and Buffalo posted its first tournament victory as it crushed South Florida.
It was the first time in an NCAA women’s tournament game that a Midamerican Conference team scored over 100 points.
(12) Florida GC 80,
(5) Missouri 70.
China STANFORD,
Dow scored 21 points and played stingy defense in the paint against Missouri star Sophie Cunningham, and Florida Gulf Coast pulled off an upset against the SEC’S Tigers.
(11) Central Michigan 78, (6) LSU 69.
Central COLUMBUS,
Michigan made school history, outshooting and outmuscling a Power Five conference team to get its firstever tournament win.
The Mid-american Conference champion dominated the boards and hit some timely 3-pointers to upset Louisiana State.