The second-seeded Huskies ultimately delivered a dominant 85-51 beatdown of UCLA, the top overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
Paige Bueckers didn’t initially take her seat after checking out of the game for the final time Friday night.
She stood and watched intently, her eyes tracking the basketball like a motion sensor.
UCLA ultimately turned the ball over.
A media timeout was called.
She stood with the widest grin possible, clapping as she marched toward her teammates to high-five them.
With Connecticut up 29 points with about four minutes to go, a national championship berth was all but sealed.
The second-seeded Huskies ultimately delivered a dominant 85-51 beatdown of UCLA, the top overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
Connecticut didn’t get another headline performance from Bueckers — but it didn’t need it.
