No. 2 UConn women defeat No. 18 Ole Miss to win the Bahamas tournament, stay unbeaten.
UConn guard Paige Bueckers scored 29 points to help No. 2 UConn improve to 7-0.Jessica Hill/Associated Press
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Paige Bueckers scored 29 points, Azzi Fudd added 18, and No. 2 UConn defeated No. 18 Mississippi, 73-60, in the final of the Baha Mar Women’s Championship on Wednesday night.
Bueckers had 15 points and Fudd 12 on combined 11-of-14 shooting in the second half as the Huskies regained control after almost blowing a 21-point lead in the third quarter.
Sarah Strong added 10 points for the Huskies (7-0).
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Bueckers scored seven points in a 15-1 run that had the Huskies up, 17-3, as the Rebels started the game 1-for-13 from the field.
It was 37-18 at the half.
The Rebels made a run early in the third quarter, reeling off 15 points to close the gap to 41-38, but Fudd answered with a 3-pointer and a jumper, and a buzzer-beater by Bueckers had the Huskies up, 52-46, going into the fourth quarter.
KK Deans had 17 points to lead the Rebels (4-2). Kennedy Todd-Williams added 13 points, Starr Jacobs had 11, and Madison Scott 10.
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