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Paige Bueckers takes over to lift UConn to Big East championship game
After the Huskies fell behind in the second quarter, the superstar scored or assisted on six of their next seven baskets.
Daniel Connolly
March 09, 2025
Photo: Ian Bethune
Early in the second quarter of the Big East semis, UConn found itself on the ropes. While the Huskies jumped out to an 18-6 lead, Villanova rallied back and pulled ahead 26-25.
For a team that had won 11 straight conference tournaments and hadn’t lost a Big East game in over two seasons, UConn was in uncharted territory.
“Teams like Villanova, the more you let them hang around… this time of year, you don’t want to play like that,” Geno Auriemma said.
Enter Paige Bueckers.