Paige Bueckers scored a career-high 40 points, setting a UConn record for the NCAA Tournament, to lead a dominant 82-59 win over OU on Saturday in the Sweet 16.

After leading at halftime, OU struggled on both ends in the second half as Paige Bueckers and UConn got rolling.

UConn guard Paige Bueckers outscored Oklahoma by herself (29-23) in the second half en route to leading the No. 2 seed Huskies women's basketball team to an 82-59 victory over the No. 3 seed Sooners in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

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OU’s four-point halftime lead evaporated over the course of its sloppy third-quarter performance. Connecticut outscored the Sooners by 17 in the third, and fueled by an NCAA Tournament program record 40 points and a second-half takeover from All-American Paige Bueckers, it was Geno Auriemma’s team that refused to surrender the advantage.

Paige Bueckers overwhelmed the OU women's basketball team, finishing with a career-high 40 points, as the Sooners' season ended with a 82-59 loss to UConn in the Sweet 16.

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