UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma looks back on the Huskies’ first NCAA Tournament win, also could Paige Bueckers’ 40-point performance encourage JuJu Watkins after

The likely No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft was unstoppable in the second half for the Huskies. She set a career high with 40 points, which is also a new UConn single-game record in an NCAA Tournament game. She became the first Huskies player to score 30+ points in three NCAA Tournament games, as well.

According to Alex Philippou, Bueckers has become the first player in UConn women's basketball history with three career 30-point NCAA Tournament games. She's also the only player to have back-to-back 30-point games and multiple 30-point games in a single March Madness run.

UConn is facing Oklahoma today in the NCAA tournament Sweet 16, in what could be Paige Bueckers' final game. Here's how many points she's scored.