UConn 86-64 Jackson State (Mar 23, 2024) Final Score

Jackson State Lady Tigers

26-7, 10-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
JKST	8	20	22	14	64
CONN	22	27	23	14	86

No. 3 seed UConn celebrates Auriemma's 70th birthday with 86-64 first-round win over Jackson State

— All-American Paige Bueckers and her teammates had a special gift for UConn coach Geno Auriemma on his 70th birthday — a 30th consecutive first-round win in the NCAA Tournament.

Mar 23, 2024, 07:20 pm - AP

Paige Bueckers made Jumper.
Paige Bueckers made Jumper.
Aaliyah Edwards missed Jumper.
KK Arnold made Layup.
Paige Bueckers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nika Muhl.
Nika Muhl made Layup. Assisted by Aaliyah Edwards.
Aaliyah Edwards made Layup.
Aaliyah Edwards missed Jumper.
Aaliyah Edwards made Layup.
Paige Bueckers missed Three Point Jumper.
Ashlynn Shade missed Jumper.
KK Arnold missed Layup.
Ashlynn Shade made Layup. Assisted by Nika Muhl.
Ice Brady missed Jumper.
Ashlynn Shade missed Three Point Jumper.
Nika Muhl missed Three Point Jumper.
Ice Brady missed Jumper.
Ashlynn Shade made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nika Muhl.
Ice Brady missed Jumper.
Ashlynn Shade missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaliyah Edwards missed Jumper.
Paige Bueckers made Layup.
Paige Bueckers missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaliyah Edwards made Layup.
Aaliyah Edwards missed Layup.
Paige Bueckers missed Jumper.
Aaliyah Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Paige Bueckers.
Aaliyah Edwards missed Jumper.
Paige Bueckers made Jumper.
Paige Bueckers made Layup. Assisted by Aaliyah Edwards.
Aaliyah Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Ashlynn Shade.
Paige Bueckers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KK Arnold.
Ashlynn Shade made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ice Brady.
Qadence Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paige Bueckers.
Aaliyah Edwards made Jumper. Assisted by Paige Bueckers.
Ashlynn Shade missed Three Point Jumper.
KK Arnold missed Three Point Jumper.
Ashlynn Shade made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paige Bueckers.
Ashlynn Shade missed Three Point Jumper.
Ashlynn Shade made Layup. Assisted by Paige Bueckers.
Paige Bueckers missed Three Point Jumper.
Ashlynn Shade made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nika Muhl.
Ashlynn Shade made Jumper. Assisted by Nika Muhl.
Ashlynn Shade missed Three Point Jumper.
Paige Bueckers missed Layup.
Paige Bueckers missed Layup.
Ashlynn Shade made Jumper.
Nika Muhl missed Three Point Jumper.
Paige Bueckers made Jumper. Assisted by Nika Muhl.
Paige Bueckers made Layup. Assisted by Ice Brady.
Ice Brady missed Jumper.
Ashlynn Shade made Jumper.
Ashlynn Shade missed Jumper.
Ashlynn Shade missed Jumper.
Nika Muhl made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ice Brady.
Paige Bueckers made Jumper. Assisted by Nika Muhl.
Aaliyah Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Paige Bueckers.
Aaliyah Edwards made Jumper. Assisted by KK Arnold.
Paige Bueckers made Layup.
KK Arnold missed Layup.
Paige Bueckers missed Three Point Jumper.
Ashlynn Shade missed Three Point Jumper.
Paige Bueckers missed Jumper.
Ashlynn Shade made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paige Bueckers.
Nika Muhl made Layup. Assisted by Ice Brady.
Ines Bettencourt missed Three Point Jumper.
Ice Brady missed Jumper.
Qadence Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
Miya Crump made Jumper. Assisted by Keshuna Luckett.
Keshuna Luckett missed Jumper.
Ti'lan Boler made Jumper. Assisted by Keshuna Luckett.
Keshuna Luckett missed Three Point Jumper.
Ti'lan Boler missed Three Point Jumper.
Miya Crump missed Jumper.
Miya Crump missed Three Point Jumper.
Ti'lan Boler missed Three Point Jumper.
Ti'lan Boler missed Three Point Jumper.
Andriana Avent missed Three Point Jumper.
Hayleigh Breland missed Three Point Jumper.
Hayleigh Breland missed Jumper.
Hayleigh Breland missed Jumper.
Zakiya Mahoney made Jumper. Assisted by Areyanna Hunter.
Ti'lan Boler missed Three Point Jumper.
Zakiya Mahoney missed Jumper.
Ti'lan Boler missed Layup.
Keshuna Luckett missed Three Point Jumper.
Angel Jackson missed Jumper.
Keshuna Luckett made Layup.
Angel Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Keshuna Luckett.
Angel Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Keshuna Luckett.
Zakiya Mahoney missed Layup.
Zakiya Mahoney missed Jumper.
Angel Jackson missed Jumper.
Andriana Avent missed Three Point Jumper.
Ti'lan Boler missed Jumper.
Ti'lan Boler made Jumper.
Ti'lan Boler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Areyanna Hunter.
Ti'lan Boler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Areyanna Hunter.
Angel Jackson made Jumper.
Miya Crump missed Jumper.
Keshuna Luckett missed Jumper.
Ti'lan Boler missed Three Point Jumper.
Angel Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Keshuna Luckett.
Ti'lan Boler missed Three Point Jumper.
Keshuna Luckett made Layup.
Ti'lan Boler missed Jumper.
Miya Crump missed Three Point Jumper.
Keshuna Luckett missed Three Point Jumper.
Miya Crump made Layup.
Miya Crump made Layup.
Andriana Avent missed Three Point Jumper.
Laila Walker made Layup.
Ti'lan Boler made Layup. Assisted by Miya Crump.
Ti'lan Boler missed Jumper.
Andriana Avent made Three Point Jumper.
Miya Crump missed Jumper.
Miya Crump missed Jumper.
Angel Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Hayleigh Breland.
Hayleigh Breland missed Jumper.
Miya Crump missed Three Point Jumper.
Andriana Avent missed Three Point Jumper.
Keshuna Luckett missed Three Point Jumper.
Ti'lan Boler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keshuna Luckett.
Ti'lan Boler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keshuna Luckett.
Keshuna Luckett missed Jumper.
Ti'lan Boler missed Jumper.
Keshuna Luckett missed Jumper.
Ti'lan Boler missed Three Point Jumper.
Angel Jackson missed Layup.
Andriana Avent missed Three Point Jumper.
Angel Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Ti'lan Boler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hayleigh Breland.

JACKSON ST

UCONN

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Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Grambling	0-0	-	1-0
Alabama A&M	0-0	-	0-0
Alabama State	0-0	-	0-0
Prairie View A&M	0-0	-	0-0
Alcorn State	0-0	-	0-1
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	0-0	-	0-1
Bethune-Cookman	0-0	-	0-1
Florida A&M	0-0	-	0-1
Jackson State	0-0	-	0-1
Mississippi Valley State	0-0	-	0-1
Southern	0-0	-	0-1
Texas Southern	0-0	-	0-1

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Providence	0-0	-	1-0
St. John's	0-0	-	1-0
Butler	0-0	-	0-0
Creighton	0-0	-	0-0
DePaul	0-0	-	0-0
Georgetown	0-0	-	0-0
Marquette	0-0	-	0-0
Seton Hall	0-0	-	0-0
UConn	0-0	-	0-0
Villanova	0-0	-	0-0
Xavier	0-0	-	0-0

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