Paige Bueckers Stats Tonight: How did UConn star fare vs Marquette (Jan. 1) 

UConn guard Paige Bueckers had her string of 20-point games broken on New Year's Day but the No. 7 Huskies surged past Marquette 77-45 to remain unbeaten in Big East Conference play.

The 6-foot senior didn't have a great night scoring-wise, tallying 12 points, on 4-of-12 shooting (2-of-5 from 3-pointers) and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. The Hopkins, Minnesota native finished with four rebounds, one assist, two steals and two blocks in 26 minutes.

Bueckers put up five points in the opening quarter, making a 3-pointer and two free throws in the latter part of the period to help UConn build a 22-16 advantage. She also had two rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block during that span.

The guard scored three more in the second and her triple highlighted an 8-0 run that gave UConn a 30-16 lead. Bueckers had a block for the Huskies, who built a 19-point edge at the half.

Paige Bueckers didn't score in the third but UConn built a 57-37 lead. Her two jumpers in the fourth put her in double figures for the sixth straight game this season, which is a consolation for a so-so effort in the win against Marquette.

Here are Paige Bueckers' final stats in UConn's win against Marquette:

Player	MP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3-PT	FT	TO	PF
Paige Bueckers	26	12	4	1	2	2	4-12	2-5	2-2	2	3

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Huskies vs. Golden Eagles Game Recap: UConn clobbers Marquette on big games from Sarah Strong, KK Arnold

Sarah Strong and KK Arnold put up big games to lead UConn and gave Marquette a 32-point beatdown on Wednesday night at a packed Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Strong finished with 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals for the Huskies, who improved to 3-0 in the Big East standings and 12-2 overall.

Arnold came off the bench to score 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line. She had seven of UConn's 22 assists and had four rebounds in 23 minutes.

Center Jana El Alfy contributed 10 points and four rebounds in 15 minutes, as she was saddled with foul trouble. Azzi Fudd and Kaitlyn Chen added eight and seven points, respectively for the Geno Auriemma-coached team who were perfect from the free-throw line, making all their 12 attempts.

UConn's defense was outstanding, limiting Marquette to 31.5% from the field and 14.3% from the 3-point line. The Huskies ruled the assists department, 22-11, and steals, 9-5.

Skylar Forbes topped the Golden Eagles' offense with 20 points. Halle Vice grabbed 11 rebounds but had seven turnovers for Marquette, who dropped to 9-4 (1-1 in Big East).

UConn returns to action on Sunday, visiting Villanova at Finneran Pavilion. Tip-off is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. ET.

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