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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Ticker) -- Connecticut still has yet to be challenged in the NCAA Tournament. Sue Bird scored a career-high 26 points and dished out 11 assists and Diana Taurasi added 22 points as the top-seeded Huskies remained unbeaten and returned to the Final Four with an 85-64 rout over No. 7 Old Dominion in the Mideast Region. Connecticut won its first three tournament games by an average of better than 34 points and has taken every game but one this season by double digits. It is two wins away from the third undefeated season in school history after easily disposing of the Lady Monarchs. Bird and Taurasi combined to make 15-of-23 shots for Connecticut, which shot 64 percent (30-of-47) from the floor and made 6-of-14 3-pointers to advance to a sixth Final Four appearance. The Huskies will face archrival Tennessee, the second seed in the Midwest Region, in the national semifinals on Friday in San Antonio, Texas. Connecticut made 21-of-28 shots, including 5-of-8 3-pointers, in the first half en route to a 55-33 lead. The Huskies never trailed after scoring the first five points and had a 20-4 lead just 5:15 in. UConn took just 19 shots in the final 20 minutes but made 11-of-14 free throws and never was threatened. Asjha Jones had 18 points, seven rebounds and five blocks as the Huskies held a 31-25 rebounding edge and recorded 11 blocks and 10 steals. Taurasi had seven rebounds and five steals but committed five of Connecticut's 18 turnovers. Reserve Okeisha Howard scored 20 points and Hamchetou Maiga added 14 for Old Dominion (28-6), which was held to 41 percent (26-of-63) shooting and fell to 1-5 all-time against UConn. |
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