Paige Bueckers scored 23 points with nine rebounds and No. 5 UConn extended its winning streak to four games with a 91-49 victory on the road against Seton Hall on Wednesday at South Orange, N.J.
Aubrey Griffin and Kaitlyn Chen each contributed 15 points, Ashlynn Shade scored 14 and Sarah Strong added 10 for the Huskies (25-3, 15-0 Big East), who maintained their momentum following a runaway victory at No. 4 South Carolina on Sunday. Bueckers moved into ninth on UConn’s all-time scoring list, passing Diana Taurasi.
I’yanna Lops scored 15 points, while Faith Masonius and Jada Eads each added 12 for the Pirates (18-8, 10-5), who lost for the third time in their past five games and finished 0-2 in the regular season against the Huskies.
The game was tied midway through the opening quarter before UConn went on a 12-0 run to take control, with Shade scoring five points in the stretch. Bueckers gave the Huskies a 41-26 lead on a jumper just before halftime and limped into the locker room favoring her right knee before returning to play in the second half.
No. 4 Southern California 83, No. 22 Michigan State 75
JuJu Watkins scored 28 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Kiki Iriafen added 24 points and 10 boards as the Trojans remained alone atop the Big Ten standings with the victory over the visiting Spartans at Los Angeles.
Kennedy Smith had 13 points and Rayah Marshall pulled down 12 rebounds for USC (24-2, 14-1 Big Ten). Watkins reached the 20-point mark for the 21st time this season as the Trojans extended their winning streak to five games.
Grace VanSlooten scored a season-high 29 points and Julia Ayrault added 16 points and 10 rebounds as Michigan State (19-7, 9-6) lost three days after falling to then-No. 1 UCLA. The Spartans cut a 21-point deficit to six with 4:01 remaining before the Trojans finished off the win.
No. 10 TCU 82, Arizona State 66
Madison Conner scored all 22 of her points in the second half as the Horned Frogs (25-3, 13-2 Big 12) tied a program record for wins in a season with the victory over the Sun Devils at Tempe, Ariz.
Sedona Prince logged 17 points and nine rebounds while Donovyn Hunter, Hailey Van Lith and Agnes Emma-Nnopu each added 10 points as TCU extended its winning streak to four games. Conner made four 3-pointers to give her a program-record 101 this season, breaking her mark from last season.
Tyi Skinner scored 25 points and Jalyn Brown added 15 as Arizona State (8-19, 2-13) dropped its 12th consecutive game. Skinner reached 20 points for the eighth time this season.
No. 19 Baylor 84, Colorado 62
Bella Fontleroy scored 21 points with six 3-pointers, Jada Walker added 17 points and the visiting Bears extended their winning streak to seven games with the victory over the Buffaloes in Boulder, Colo.
Aaronette Vonleh scored 10 points with eight rebounds for Baylor (23-5, 13-2 Big 12), who were without leading scorer and rebounder Darianna Littlepage-Buggs because of a leg injury.
Jade Masogayo scored 16 points and Johanna Teder added 14 as Colorado (17-9, 8-7) lost a Big 12 game at home for the first time in eight games this season.
No. 23 Creighton 65, St. John’s 62
Morgan Maly scored 20 points with six rebounds and Lauren Jensen added 16 points as the visiting Blue Jays gave up one basket over the final four minutes to rally for the victory over the visiting Red Storm at Omaha, Neb.
Molly Morgensen scored 11 points for Creighton (22-4, 14-1 Big East), which trailed by five points to open the fourth quarter and only gave up a layup with 11 seconds remaining after St. John’s took a 60-58 lead with 4:05 remaining following a jumper from Lashae Dwyer.
Dwyer scored 18 points, Kylie Lavelle had 14 and Jailah Donald added 12 for the Red Storm (15-12, 4-11), which lost for the third time in their past four games.
–Field Level Media
