Canada’s Edwards, UConn top NC State in double-OT thriller to advance to Final 4 | CBC Sports
Paige Bueckers scored 15 of her 27 points in the two overtimes, and UConn beat North Carolina State 91-87 to extend the Huskies’ record women’s Final Four streak to 14 straight on Monday night in Bridgeport, Conn.
The Huskies, who had been 0-for-5 in the NCAA Tournament in overtime in their history, will face top seed Stanford on Friday night in the national semifinals in Minneapolis.
Bueckers, who grew up 10 miles outside the site of the Final Four, scored the five points in the second overtime to lift the Huskies (29-5). The sensational sophomore, who missed two months this season with a knee injury, once again looked like the player who was the AP Player of the Year in 2021.
Forward Aaliyah Edwards, of Kingston, Ont., contributed 10 points to go along with seven rebounds, two assists and two steals for UConn in 40 minutes of action. Four of her 10 points came in the second overtime period.
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With N.C. State within 86-84 in the second OT, Christyn Williams hit the second of two free throws and then a layup with 21 seconds left to give UConn a 89-85 lead.
Jakia Brown-Turner, who hit a three-pointer with 0.8 seconds in the first overtime to tie the game, then made a layup to get the Wolfpack within two, but Williams converted a layup off the inbounds to seal the win.
Brown-Turner finished with 20 points for N.C. State (32-4).
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