UConn vs. Marquette: Box score, stats and summary feat. Paige Bueckers (Jan. 1)

No. 7 UConn Huskies dominated the game and secured a 77-45 road win over the Marquette Golden Eagles in the Big East action on Wednesday afternoon. The Huskies were led by Sarah Strong and Paige Bueckers, scoring 15 and 12 points, respectively.

The Huskies (12-2, 3-0 Big East) remain undefeated in conference play and look like a legitimate threat for the national championship this season. The Golden Eagles (9-4, 1-1) are a great team but were just overmatched in this game and could not get much going offensively.

Let’s take a deeper dive into the box scores and see how this game progressed.

UConn vs. Marquette box score

UConn vs. Marquette box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
UConn	22	21	14	20	77
Marquette	16	8	13	8	45

UConn Huskies box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Sarah Strong	F	6-10	2-4	1-1	0	7	4	2	0	0	0	15
Jana El Alfy	C	4-8	0-0	2-2	3	4	1	0	1	2	4	10
Kaitlyn Chen	G	2-3	1-1	2-2	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	7
Azzi Fudd	G	3-13	2-9	0-0	0	2	4	2	0	0	0	8
Paige Bueckers	G	4-12	2-5	2-2	0	4	1	2	2	2	3	12
Ice Brady	F	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	2
Morgan Cheli	G	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2
Allie Ziebell	G	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
Ashlynn Shade	G	1-4	1-23	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	3
Qadance Samuels	G	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
KK Arnold	G	4-6	0-1	5-5	1	4	7	0	0	0	1	13

Marquette Golden Eagles box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Skylar Forbes	F	6-12	2-7	6-8	0	5	1	0	0	5	3	20
Halle Vice	G	2-6	1-3	0-0	3	11	0	1	1	7	2	5
Jaidynn Mason	G	1-5	0-1	0-0	0	3	3	2	0	0	3	2
Olivia Porter	G	1-3	0-1	1-2	0	1	4	0	0	3	3	3
Lee Volker	G	3-13	0-3	0-0	1	7	2	1	0	4	1	6
Aryelle Stevens	F	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Abbey Cracknell	F	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
Jada Bediako	F	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	1	1	0
Charia Smith	F	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bridget Utberg	G	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kennedi Perkins	G	2-8	0-2	1-2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	5

UConn vs. Marquette: Game summary

The UConn Huskies did a good job on the offensive side of the court throughout this game as they were 28-of-67 (41.8%) from the floor, 9-of-27 (33.3%) from the 3-point line and 12-of-12 (100.0%) from the free-throw line.

The Huskies were not as solid rebounding, but they did have 33 total rebounds, including eight offensive. The defense shined with nine steals and three blocks but the passing was significant. UConn committed just five turnovers and assisted on 22 of their 28 made baskets. They scored 19 fast break points and 30 points in the paint to secure the win.

The Marquette Golden Eagles had a poor shooting game as a team with the Golden Eagles shooting 17-of-54 (31.5%) overall, 3-of-21 (14.3%) from distance, and 8-of-12 (66.7%) from the charity stripe.

Marquette grabbed 41 total rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive) and struggled passing the basketball with 11 assists to 21 turnovers. They only were able to post nine fast break points and 16 points in the paint. The Golden Eagles did a decent job defensively, with five steals and a pair of blocks.