Paige Bueckers stuffs stat sheet as No. 9 UConn drills Marquette
Mar 10, 2024; Uncasville, CT, USA; UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers (5) reacts with forward Ice Brady (25) after a play against the Marquette Golden Eagles in the second half at Mohegan Sun Arena. credits: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports Paige Bueckers poured in 27 points and added 12 rebounds, four assists, four blocks and three steals as No. 9 UConn shut down Marquette 58-29 in a Big East semifinal Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.
The top-seeded Huskies (28-5) will take on the winner of Sunday's second semifinal, which pitted Georgetown against No. 21 Creighton.
UConn led 31-20 at halftime, paced by 11 points and nine boards from Bueckers, but blew the game open from there. Fifth-seeded Marquette (23-8) went scoreless in the fourth quarter, missing all 13 of its shots from the field, and shot just 18.2 percent in the second half.
The Huskies, who also got 10 points from Ice Brady, shot 47.9 percent for the game, compared to 22.2 percent for the Golden Eagles. Liza Karlen led Marquette with 12 points and nine rebounds.
—Field Level Media
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