Paige Bueckers poured in 27 points and added 12 rebounds, four assists, four blocks and three steals as No. 9 UConn shut down Marquette 58-29 in a Big East tournament semifinal on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.
The top-seeded Huskies (28-5) will take on sixth-seeded Georgetown for the title on Monday night. The Hoyas defeated Creighton 55-46 in Sunday’s second semifinal.
UConn led 31-20 at halftime, paced by 11 points and nine boards from Bueckers, but blew the game open from there. Fifth-seeded Marquette (23-8) went scoreless in the fourth quarter, missing all 13 of its shots from the field, and shot just 18.2 percent overall in the second half.
The Huskies, who also got 10 points from Ice Brady, shot 47.9 percent for the game, compared to 22.2 percent for the Golden Eagles. Liza Karlen led Marquette with 12 points and nine rebounds.
–Field Level Media
