IMPACT PLAYER
Paige Bueckers, Connecticut
The sophomore sensation from Hopkins carried the Huskies on her back again, scoring a team-high 14 points with five assists to send UConn past defending national champion Stanford. Her only blemish was five turnovers.
BY THE NUMBERS
9 Stanford was held to its lowest scoring quarter of the NCAA tournament to open the game.
15 Consecutive points by UConn in the second half from players other than Bueckers, who concentrated on getting teammates involved.
19 Turnovers by the Huskies, who entered the game 10th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio.
15-17 Free throws made and attempted for Connecticut to seal the game in the fourth quarter.
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