UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers came off the bench and scored 16 points in her third game back from knee surgery and No. 7 UConn routed Georgetown 84-38 Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
Bueckers, who suffered a tibia plateau fracture and torn meniscus in her left knee on Dec. 5, played 18 minutes. She shot 6 of 9 overall and was 4 of 5 from 3-point range.
Christyn Williams added 15 points, Aaliyah Edwards had 14 and Azzi Fudd scored 11 for the Huskies (23-5).
Mary Clougherty had 10 points for Georgetown, which had won three in a row and finished at 10-19.
The Huskies took control early, scoring the last 19 points of the first quarter to take a 22-6 lead. Williams had 13 points in the period.
Nika Muhl, chosen Thursday as the Big East’s defensive player of the year, capped that run at 23-0 with a steal and layup that put the Huskies up 26-6.
Bueckers' first basket of the game, a 3-pointer from the left wing, made it 40-9. UConn went into halftime leading 43-9.
Hoyas guard Kelsey Ransom, who was averaging 12 points per game, was on crutches and on the bench Saturday after twisting a right ankle during the Georgetown’s opening-round win over Providence.
BIG PICTURE
Georgetown: The Hoyas, who used a 33-2 run to help beat Providence 68-55 in the opening round on Friday, lost their only regular-season meeting with UConn, 90-49, on Feb. 20 in Hartford. Georgetown fell to 6-49 all-time against UConn. They have lost their last 32 meetings with UConn and have not beaten the Huskies since 1993.
UConn: UConn improved to 92-13 all-time in conference tournaments and have won 25 straight tournament games, dating to their undefeated seven-year run in the American Athletic Conference. The Huskies have not lost a conference tournament game since falling to Notre Dame in the 2013 Big East Tournament finals.
UP NEXT
UConn will play the winner of Saturday's second quarterfinal between Marquette and DePaul.
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