UConn 91-57 South Dakota State (Mar 24, 2025) Play-by-Play

South Dakota State Jackrabbits

30-4, 11-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SDST	14	14	8	21	57
CONN	19	24	29	19	91

UConn Huskies

33-3, 15-1 home

Paige Bueckers missed Jumper.
Paige Bueckers missed Jumper.
Azzi Fudd missed Layup.
Jana El Alfy missed Layup.
Jana El Alfy missed Jumper.
Kaitlyn Chen missed Three Point Jumper.
Sarah Strong missed Three Point Jumper.
Sarah Strong made Layup. Assisted by Ashlynn Shade.
Ashlynn Shade missed Three Point Jumper.
Azzi Fudd made Layup. Assisted by Sarah Strong.
Azzi Fudd missed Three Point Jumper.
Paige Bueckers made Jumper.
Paige Bueckers made Layup.
Paige Bueckers made Jumper.
Paige Bueckers made Three Point Jumper.
Kaitlyn Chen missed Layup.
Paige Bueckers made Jumper.
Sarah Strong missed Jumper.
Ashlynn Shade missed Three Point Jumper.
Ice Brady made Jumper. Assisted by Sarah Strong.
Sarah Strong made Jumper. Assisted by Kaitlyn Chen.
Sarah Strong made Layup.
Azzi Fudd made Layup.
Paige Bueckers made Three Point Jumper.
Sarah Strong made Layup. Assisted by Paige Bueckers.
Paige Bueckers made Jumper. Assisted by KK Arnold.
Paige Bueckers made Jumper. Assisted by KK Arnold.
Ashlynn Shade made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paige Bueckers.
Sarah Strong made Layup.
Paige Bueckers missed Jumper.
Paige Bueckers missed Three Point Jumper.
KK Arnold missed Layup.
Azzi Fudd missed Jumper.
Paige Bueckers made Jumper. Assisted by Kaitlyn Chen.
Sarah Strong made Layup. Assisted by Kaitlyn Chen.
Azzi Fudd missed Layup.
Paige Bueckers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaitlyn Chen.
Paige Bueckers missed Three Point Jumper.
Kaitlyn Chen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paige Bueckers.
Ice Brady made Layup. Assisted by Sarah Strong.
Paige Bueckers missed Layup.
Sarah Strong made Layup. Assisted by Ice Brady.
Paige Bueckers made Jumper. Assisted by Sarah Strong.
Paige Bueckers made Jumper. Assisted by KK Arnold.
Paige Bueckers missed Layup.
Ashlynn Shade missed Jumper.
KK Arnold made Layup. Assisted by Sarah Strong.
Azzi Fudd missed Three Point Jumper.
Paige Bueckers made Layup.
Kaitlyn Chen made Jumper. Assisted by KK Arnold.
Azzi Fudd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KK Arnold.
Azzi Fudd made Jumper.
Azzi Fudd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashlynn Shade.
Kaitlyn Chen made Layup.
Aubrey Griffin made Layup.
Aubrey Griffin made Layup. Assisted by Ashlynn Shade.
Jana El Alfy missed Layup.
Azzi Fudd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paige Bueckers.
Azzi Fudd missed Layup.
Kaitlyn Chen missed Three Point Jumper.
Jana El Alfy missed Layup.
Paige Bueckers made Jumper. Assisted by Aubrey Griffin.
KK Arnold made Layup.
Ice Brady missed Layup.
Allie Ziebell missed Three Point Jumper.
KK Arnold made Layup.
Brooklyn Meyer missed Jumper.
Madison Mathiowetz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paige Meyer.
Haleigh Timmer missed Jumper.
Paige Meyer missed Layup.
Brooklyn Meyer missed Jumper.
Paige Meyer made Layup.
Madison Mathiowetz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paige Meyer.
Madison Mathiowetz missed Jumper.
Brooklyn Meyer made Layup.
Paige Meyer missed Jumper.
Madison Mathiowetz missed Three Point Jumper.
Haleigh Timmer missed Three Point Jumper.
Haleigh Timmer made Layup.
Katie Vasecka missed Three Point Jumper.
Paige Meyer made Layup.
Paige Meyer made Layup.
Mesa Byom missed Three Point Jumper.
Mesa Byom missed Layup.
Paige Meyer missed Jumper.
Katie Vasecka made Layup. Assisted by Paige Meyer.
Kallie Theisen made Jumper.
Brooklyn Meyer missed Layup.
Kallie Theisen made Layup. Assisted by Brooklyn Meyer.
Haleigh Timmer missed Layup.
Haleigh Timmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kallie Theisen.
Brooklyn Meyer missed Jumper.
Mesa Byom missed Layup.
Brooklyn Meyer made Layup. Assisted by Mesa Byom.
Haleigh Timmer missed Jumper.
Mesa Byom made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooklyn Meyer.
Haleigh Timmer missed Three Point Jumper.
Katie Vasecka missed Jumper.
Madison Mathiowetz missed Three Point Jumper.
Paige Meyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Vasecka.
Madison Mathiowetz missed Three Point Jumper.
Katie Vasecka missed Three Point Jumper.
Paige Meyer missed Three Point Jumper.
Kallie Theisen missed Three Point Jumper.
Paige Meyer missed Three Point Jumper.
Paige Meyer made Jumper.
Mesa Byom made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brooklyn Meyer.
Paige Meyer missed Three Point Jumper.
Paige Meyer missed Jumper.
Emilee Fox made Layup. Assisted by Brooklyn Meyer.
Paige Meyer made Three Point Jumper.
Mesa Byom missed Layup.
Hilary Behrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ellie Colbeck.
Katie Vasecka made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jenna Hopp.
Hilary Behrens missed Three Point Jumper.
Jenna Hopp missed Jumper.
Jenna Hopp made Layup.

S DAKOTA ST

UCONN

TIME		SDST	CONN
10:00	Start game	0	0
9:59	Jump Ball won by UConn	0	0
9:59	Jump Ball lost by South Dakota State	0	0
9:47	Paige Bueckers missed Jumper.	0	0
9:44	Madison Mathiowetz Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:30	Brooklyn Meyer missed Jumper.	0	0
9:27	Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:20	Paige Bueckers missed Jumper.	0	0
9:18	Madison Mathiowetz Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:11	Madison Mathiowetz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paige Meyer.	3	0
8:44	Azzi Fudd missed Layup.	3	0
8:41	Jana El Alfy Offensive Rebound.	3	0
8:40	Jana El Alfy missed Layup.	3	0
8:40	Mesa Byom Block.	3	0
8:37	Mesa Byom Defensive Rebound.	3	0
8:36	Paige Meyer Turnover.	3	0
8:36	Azzi Fudd Steal.	3	0
8:29	Foul on Azzi Fudd.	3	0
8:29	Azzi Fudd Turnover.	3	0
8:18	Haleigh Timmer missed Jumper.	3	0
8:15	Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.	3	0
8:00	Jana El Alfy missed Jumper.	3	0
7:57	Paige Meyer Defensive Rebound.	3	0
7:49	Paige Meyer missed Layup.	3	0
7:46	Jana El Alfy Defensive Rebound.	3	0
7:29	Kaitlyn Chen missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
7:26	South Dakota State Defensive Rebound.	3	0
7:26	Foul on Jana El Alfy.	3	0
7:26	Jana El Alfy subbing out for UConn	3	0
7:26	Ashlynn Shade subbing in for UConn	3	0
6:55	Brooklyn Meyer missed Jumper.	3	0
6:55	Sarah Strong Block.	3	0
6:54	South Dakota State Deadball Team Rebound.	3	0
6:54	South Dakota State Turnover.	3	0
6:35	Sarah Strong missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
6:31	Ashlynn Shade Offensive Rebound.	3	0
6:24	Sarah Strong made Layup. Assisted by Ashlynn Shade.	3	2
6:00	Paige Meyer made Layup.	5	2
5:46	Ashlynn Shade missed Three Point Jumper.	5	2
5:46	Mesa Byom Block.	5	2
5:42	Madison Mathiowetz Defensive Rebound.	5	2
5:38	Madison Mathiowetz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paige Meyer.	8	2
5:21	Azzi Fudd made Layup. Assisted by Sarah Strong.	8	4
5:12	Madison Mathiowetz missed Jumper.	8	4
5:09	Brooklyn Meyer Offensive Rebound.	8	4
5:08	Brooklyn Meyer made Layup.	10	4
4:45	Foul on Paige Meyer.	10	4
4:45	Official TV Timeout	10	4
4:45	Kaitlyn Chen subbing out for UConn	10	4
4:45	KK Arnold subbing in for UConn	10	4
4:45	Mesa Byom subbing out for South Dakota State	10	4
4:45	Brooklyn Meyer subbing out for South Dakota State	10	4
4:45	Kallie Theisen subbing in for South Dakota State	10	4
4:45	Katie Vasecka subbing in for South Dakota State	10	4
4:45	Azzi Fudd made Free Throw.	10	5
4:45	Azzi Fudd made Free Throw.	10	6
4:24	Paige Meyer Turnover.	10	6
4:24	KK Arnold Steal.	10	6
4:14	Azzi Fudd Turnover.	10	6
4:14	Madison Mathiowetz Steal.	10	6
4:01	Foul on Azzi Fudd.	10	6
3:44	Paige Meyer missed Jumper.	10	6
3:41	Kallie Theisen Offensive Rebound.	10	6
3:38	Madison Mathiowetz missed Three Point Jumper.	10	6
3:35	Paige Bueckers Defensive Rebound.	10	6
3:34	Foul on Haleigh Timmer.	10	6
3:22	Azzi Fudd missed Three Point Jumper.	10	6
3:18	Paige Meyer Defensive Rebound.	10	6
3:05	Haleigh Timmer missed Three Point Jumper.	10	6
3:02	Ashlynn Shade Defensive Rebound.	10	6
2:56	Foul on Madison Mathiowetz.	10	6
2:56	Azzi Fudd subbing out for UConn	10	6
2:56	Ice Brady subbing in for UConn	10	6
2:56	Madison Mathiowetz subbing out for South Dakota State	10	6
2:56	Kallie Theisen subbing out for South Dakota State	10	6
2:56	Mesa Byom subbing in for South Dakota State	10	6
2:56	Brooklyn Meyer subbing in for South Dakota State	10	6
2:56	Paige Bueckers made Free Throw.	10	7
2:56	Paige Bueckers made Free Throw.	10	8
2:25	Haleigh Timmer made Layup.	12	8
2:11	Foul on Mesa Byom.	12	8
2:11	Sarah Strong missed Free Throw.	12	8
2:11	UConn Deadball Team Rebound.	12	8
2:11	Sarah Strong made Free Throw.	12	9
1:57	Paige Meyer Turnover.	12	9
1:57	KK Arnold Steal.	12	9
1:57	Madison Mathiowetz subbing in for South Dakota State	12	9
1:57	Haleigh Timmer subbing out for South Dakota State	12	9
1:57	Paige Meyer subbing out for South Dakota State	12	9
1:57	Haleigh Timmer subbing in for South Dakota State	12	9
1:57	Paige Bueckers made Jumper.	12	11
1:30	Foul on Madison Mathiowetz.	12	11
1:30	Madison Mathiowetz Turnover.	12	11
1:30	Madison Mathiowetz subbing out for South Dakota State	12	11
1:30	Paige Meyer subbing in for South Dakota State	12	11
1:15	Paige Bueckers made Layup.	12	13
1:05	Katie Vasecka missed Three Point Jumper.	12	13
1:01	Haleigh Timmer Offensive Rebound.	12	13
0:55	Paige Meyer made Layup.	14	13
0:37	Paige Bueckers made Jumper.	14	15
0:37	Foul on Mesa Byom.	14	15
0:37	Mesa Byom subbing out for South Dakota State	14	15
0:37	Kallie Theisen subbing in for South Dakota State	14	15
0:37	Paige Bueckers made Free Throw.	14	16
0:21	Brooklyn Meyer Turnover.	14	16
0:01	Paige Bueckers made Three Point Jumper.	14	19
0:00	End of 1st Quarter	14	19

Paige Bueckers drops 34 points as UConn routs SDST to reach Sweet 16

2:11

Paige Bueckers sinks another triple for UConn

0:18

Sarah Strong runs the floor for a UConn basket

0:18

Gampel Pavilion

8:00 PM, March 24, 2025Coverage: ESPN

Storrs, CT

Line: CONN -30.5

Over/Under: 139.5

Attendance: 10,299

Referees:
Eric Brewton
Angie Enlund
Talisa Green

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
South Dakota State	16-0	-	30-4
Oral Roberts	12-4	4	24-9
North Dakota State	11-5	5	21-12
St. Thomas-Minnesota	9-7	7	16-14
North Dakota	6-10	10	12-19
Kansas City	6-10	10	12-21
Omaha	5-11	11	14-17
South Dakota	5-11	11	11-20
Denver	2-14	14	9-21

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
UConn	18-0	-	37-3
Creighton	16-2	2	26-7
Seton Hall	13-5	5	23-10
Marquette	12-6	6	21-11
Villanova	11-7	7	21-15
DePaul	8-10	10	13-19
Providence	6-12	12	13-19
St. John's	5-13	13	16-15
Butler	5-13	13	16-18
Georgetown	4-14	14	12-19
Xavier	1-17	17	7-24

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