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No. 6 UConn, No. 13 St. John's ready for third round of heavyweight fight
NEW YORK -- Throughout the season, it seemed inevitable that Big East heavyweights St. John's and UConn would meet to decide the conference tournament championship.,On Saturday night, the highly anticipated encounter will occur at what will be a packed Madison Square Garden when top-seeded St. John'...
St. John's, UConn ready for third round of heavyweight fight
NEW YORK -- Throughout the season, it seemed inevitable that Big East heavyweights St. John's and UConn would meet to decide the conference tournament championship.,On Saturday night, the highly anticipated encounter will occur at what will be a packed Madison Square Garden when top-seeded St. John'...
No. 6 UConn reaches final, spoils Georgetown's Big East run
NEW YORK -- Braylon Mullins scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half as second-seeded UConn never trailed and kept 11th-seeded Georgetown at bay throughout a 67-51 victory in the Big East semifinals on Friday night., ,The sixth-ranked Huskies (29-4) advanced to the title game and will face top-s...
No. 6 UConn reaches finals, spoils Georgetown's Big East run
NEW YORK -- Braylon Mullins scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half as second-seeded UConn never trailed and kept 11th-seeded Georgetown at bay throughout a 67-51 victory in the Big East semifinals on Friday night., ,The sixth-ranked Huskies (29-4) advanced to the title game and will face top-s...
No. 6 UConn reaches finals, spoils Georegtown's Big East run
NEW YORK -- Braylon Mullins scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half as second-seeded UConn never trailed and kept 11th-seeded Georgetown at bay throughout a 67-51 victory in the Big East semifinals on Friday night., ,The sixth-ranked Huskies (29-4) advanced to the title game and will face top-s...
UConn, Georgetown have sights on Big East tournament final
NEW YORK -- UConn recovered from a stunning loss in its regular-season finale with a dominant performance against Xavier in the Big East tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.,The second-seeded Huskies (28-4) will seek another strong showing Friday night when they face 11th-seeded Georgetown (16-17) ...
No. 6 UConn blasts Xavier in Big East tourney romp
NEW YORK -- Solo Ball scored 19 points as No. 6 UConn led by double digits most of the way and cruised to a wire-to-wire 93-68 rout of 10th-seeded Xavier in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament on Thursday night.,The second-seeded Huskies (28-4) led by double digits for the final 28:35 and a...
Coach Dan Hurley implores No. 6 UConn to limit turnovers vs. Xavier
NEW YORK -- After dominating the 2024 NCAA Tournament en route to its sixth national title and second straight, UConn took a slight step back last season.,This season, the Huskies were back to their normal lofty status, staying in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll through the entire regular se...
No. 1 UConn remains perfect with Big East final romp over Villanova
Azzi Fudd scored 19 points and Sarah Strong netted 18 as No. 1 UConn's undefeated season continued with a 90-51 victory Monday night over No. 2 Villanova in the Big East Tournament Championship in Uncasville, Conn.,The Huskies (34-0) have dominated the Big East since rejoining the league ahead of th...
UConn still No. 1 as UCLA grabs first-place votes
No. 1 UConn lost its status as the consensus top team in women's college basketball Monday as No. 2 UCLA picked up three first-place votes in The Associated Press Top 25 rankings.,The undefeated Huskies (33-0) received the other 28 votes following an eight-week reign as the unanimous No. 1. They fac...
Big East tournament: No. 1 UConn blasts Creighton, will face Villanova in final
Sarah Strong, KK Arnold and Azzi Fudd rarely missed as No. 1 UConn earned its 49th straight victory by thrashing Creighton 100-51 in the Big East tournament semifinals Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Strong scored 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Arnold (8-for-9) put up 18 points and Fudd (6-for-10) added...
No. 1 UConn blasts Creighton, reaches Big East final
Sarah Strong, KK Arnold and Azzi Fudd rarely missed as No. 1 UConn earned its 49th straight victory by thrashing Creighton 100-51 in the Big East tournament semifinals Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Strong scored 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Arnold (8-for-9) put up 18 points and Fudd (6-for-10) added...
Big East fines UConn's Dan Hurley $25K for conduct in loss at Marquette
UConn coach Dan Hurley received two technical fouls and was ejected in the final second of an upset loss at Marquette on Saturday. Hours later, he was fined $25,000 by the Big East Conference for unsportsmanlike conduct.,The fourth-ranked Huskies (27-4, 17-3 Big East) fell 68-62 to the Golden Eagles...
Marquette plays spoiler by holding off No. 4 UConn
Ben Gold prevented Silas DeMary Jr. from hitting a game-tying basket with two seconds remaining and Marquette ended a difficult regular season by holding on for a 68-62 victory over No. 4 UConn Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee.,Nigel James Jr. led the Golden Eagles (12-19, 7-13 Big East) with 19 poin...
Unbeaten UConn takes No. 1 ranking into postseason
Undefeated UConn enters the postseason as the consensus No. 1 team in the Associated Press women's Top 25 poll released on Monday.,The defending national champion Huskies (31-0) have won 47 consecutive games and received all 31 votes from the national media panel in a week where the top nine teams w...
Alex Karaban, No. 6 UConn sink Seton Hall
Alex Karaban made 5 of 6 3-point attempts and scored a game-high 23 points, lifting No. 6 UConn to a 71-67 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday in a Big East matchup played In Storrs, Conn. ,Solo Ball added 14 points for UConn (27-3, 17-2 Big East), which trailed by eight points midway through the se...
Suffocating defenses clash as No. 6 UConn meets Seton Hall
Tarris Reed Jr. and No. 6 UConn will continue their quest to win the Big East regular season championship when they face visiting Seton Hall on Saturday.,UConn (26-3, 16-2 Big East) moved into sole possession of first place with a suffocating defensive effort in Wednesday night's 72-40 rout of No. 1...
No. 6 UConn dismantles No. 15 St. John's in battle of Big East's best
Tarris Reed Jr. totaled 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 6 UConn used a pair of big runs in both halves and rolled to a dominating 72-40 win over 15th-ranked St. John's Wednesday night Hartford, Conn. in a possible preview of the Big East tournament championship game.,After being listed as a No. 1 s...
No. 6 UConn attempts to thwart No. 15 St. John's winning ways
The Big East regular-season title will hardly be settled, but St. John's or UConn can improve its chances at getting the top seed at the conference tournament when the rivals convene Wednesday in Hartford, Conn.,The 15th-ranked Red Storm hope to exit with a 1 1/2-game lead for first place while the ...
No. 1 UConn coach Geno Auriemma breaks poll record
No. 1 UConn head coach Geno Auriemma made his record 655th appearance in the Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll on Monday, breaking a tie with Tara VanDerveer.,His Huskies (29-0), who received all 31 first-place votes, are the only unbeaten team in the country and have won 45 consecutiv...