Oklahoma, UConn and Paige Bueckers
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The Huskies have made light work of their competition, winning by 69 in their first contest of March Madness and then by 34 in their Second Round matchup.
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Bueckers passed Napheesa Collier to become the third-leading scorer in UConn history.
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Sporting News on MSNOklahoma vs. UConn live score, updates, highlights from 2025 March Madness Round 1 gameUConn has dominated the college basketball world each of the past two seasons, winning back-to-back national titles.Though it may be a much harder road for the Huskies to "three-peat" this season, they believe they have what it takes to make it back and play for yet another crown.
UConn, the two-time reigning NCAA champions who’ve endured a season of angst, survived Oklahoma, 67-59, in a tense first-round game Friday night at the Lenovo Center. The victory was UConn’s 13th consecutive win in the NCAA Tournament spanning the past three seasons.
UConn’s improbable bid for a third straight national title continued when Alex Karaban came through with a critical 3-pointer and a floater in the lane during a late run that helped the Huskies hold off Oklahoma 67-59 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Beers was a five-star recruit and the No. 10 overall player and the No. 3 center in the 2022 recruiting class by ESPN HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings. She attended Valor Christian in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, where she was a McDonald's All-American and Gatorade Player of the Year in 2022.
In each of the previous two instances, Connecticut lost. The gravity of what being down four points to Oklahoma after a disjointed first half could mean started to settle in senior Bueckers’ mind.