Third-seeded UConn coasts to first-round win
STORRS, Conn. – Paige Bueckers scored 28 points and freshman Ashlynn Shade added 26 as No. 3 seed UConn celebrated coach Geno Auriemma’s 70th birthday with an 86-64 win over Jackson State in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Aaliyah Edwards, wearing a mask after missing two games with a broken nose, had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies (30-5), who won in the opening round of the tournament for a 30th straight time.
Ti’Ian Boler scored 25 points and Angel Jackson had 13 for 14th seeded Jackson State (26-7), which lost for the first time in 22 games.
The Tigers’ Miya Crump opened the game with a jumper and Jackson State led briefly at 4-2.
Tennessee 92, Green Bay 63:
Rickea Jackson scored 26 points and Tennessee rolled past Green Bay in Raleigh, N.C.
Sarah Puckett added 14 points and Jewel Spear had 13 for the sixth-seeded Lady Vols, who are the only team to participate in all 42 women’s NCAA Tournaments.
It was the first game in Raleigh for Tennessee coach Kellie Harper, who coached North Carolina State for four seasons from 2009-13.
Maddy Schreiber led 11th-seeded Green Bay (27-7) with 13 points, but the Phoenix remained without an NCAA Tournament victory since 2012 by suffering their most-lopsided loss of the season. Veteran coach Kevin Borseth gave a salute to teary-eyed fans as he walked off the court.
Indiana 89, Fairfield 56:
Sara Scalia scored 27 points to lead host Indiana over No. 13 seed Fairfield.
Scalia sank five of the Hoosiers’ 10 3pointers. Yarden Garzon, Chloe MooreMcNeil and Mackenzie Holmes each scored 13 points for the Hoosiers.
Fairfield (31-2) saw its 29-game winning streak come to an end. Janelle
Brown led the Stags.
Kansas 81, Michigan 72 (OT):
Zakiyah Franklin scored 22 points, including a tying 3-pointer that bounced on the rim and dropped with 12 seconds left in regulation, and Kansas beat Michigan in overtime in Los Angeles.
Wyvette Mayberry and S’Mya Nichols added 15 points each and Taiyanna Jackson had 14 points and eight rebounds for the eighth-seeded Jayhawks (20-12).