SPOKANE, Wash. — Paige Bueckers exited the game with just more than three minutes to play against Oklahoma to a raucous ovation that made the arena in Spokane — nearly 2,700 miles from Connecticut’s home court in Storrs — sound like it was right in Bueckers’ backyard. She had played just seven minutes in the fourth quarter, outscoring the entire Oklahoma team 19-13 in that quarter, tallying nearly half of her career-best 40 points on the night in that span. Of all the greats to come through UConn — the players now known by their first name — none had ever scored as much in an NCAA Tournament game.
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