UConn Huskies at East Carolina Pirates

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UConn Huskies

11-1, 3-1 Away

<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
89 - 38

East Carolina Pirates

9-4, 4-1 Home

Breanna Stewart scores 26 points, leads No. 2 UConn in rout

UConn went on to rout the Pirates 89-38 on Wednesday, claiming its 10th straight win behind 26 points from Breanna Stewart.

Moriah Jefferson scored 16 points and Morgan Tuck had 14 for the Huskies (11-1, 2-0 American Athletic Conference).

"They promised me that they would pass the ball to our guys in the second half," Auriemma said. "I thought the first 10 minutes of the second half, we played really, really well. It was completely different than the way the game went the first 20 minutes."

UConn converted 29 turnovers by East Carolina into 36 points and gave the Pirates a blowout loss in their first home game in their new conference.

"This was our first time being tested like that, and so with our players I think there's an adjustment period for sure," East Carolina coach Heather Macy said.

Stewart went 8 for 15 from the field and had six rebounds. Freshman Kia Nurse added 13 points for the Huskies.

Jada Payne had seven points for East Carolina (9-4, 0-2), which forced 20 turnovers but shot just 24 percent.

The Huskies faced a quick turnaround after routing No. 10 Duke 83-52 on Monday night in Hartford.

Stewart had 18 points in the first 16 minutes. The Huskies went up by double figures before the first media timeout and needed only 12 minutes to take a 20-point lead.

Tuck's jumper at the 8-minute mark made it 31-10, and their largest lead of the half came when Kiah Stokes' free throw pushed it to 43-14 with 2:08 left.

STAT SHEET

Auriemma said she was more assertive against the Pirates.

"I like when she's trying to find a lot of shots and we don't necessarily have to run a lot of stuff for her," he said. "Most great players, the ball finds them more times than not."

TIP-INS

East Carolina: The Pirates entered ranked second nationally with an average of 7.6 blocked shots and finished with five against UConn. ... ECU went 1 for 11 from 3-point range.

Connecticut is at St. John's on Sunday.

East Carolina is at Memphis on Sunday.

TV Channel: Huskies vs Pirates 2021 College Basketball, week 8, is broadcasted on ESPN3.
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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00	End of Game	89 - 38
2nd 0:13	Connecticut Defensive Rebound.	89 - 38
2nd 0:14	Saniya Chong Block.	89 - 38
2nd 0:14	Jasmine Phillips missed Layup.	89 - 38
2nd 0:19	Jasmine Phillips Defensive Rebound.	89 - 38

Statistics

CONN		ECU
34-62	FG	13-55
55	Field Goal %	24
2-6	3PT	1-11
33	Three Point %	9
19-23	FT	11-16
83	Free Throw %	69
40	Rebounds	29
10	Offensive Rebounds	12
30	Defensive Rebounds	17
18	Assists	5
12	Steals	11
9	Blocks	5
20	Turnovers	29
1	Team Turnovers	1
20	Total Turnovers	29
0	Technical Fouls	1
0	Total Technical Fouls	1
36	Points Off Turnovers	14
22	Fast Break Points	2
60	Points in Paint	22
13	Fouls	20

Game Information

Venue: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum

Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 4,706 | Capacity:

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
UConn	20-0	-	38-1
Villanova	16-4	4	25-8
Marquette	12-8	8	18-12
Seton Hall	12-8	8	19-13
St. John's	11-9	9	22-12
Creighton	11-9	9	16-15
Providence	7-13	13	15-18
Georgetown	6-14	14	14-17
Butler	6-14	14	12-19
DePaul	5-15	15	8-24
Xavier	4-16	16	11-19

2025-26 American Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Rice	17-1	-	29-6
East Carolina	14-4	3	22-10
South Florida	13-5	4	20-12
Tulsa	11-7	6	19-12
North Texas	11-7	6	19-14
UTSA	9-9	8	18-16
Temple	8-10	9	15-17
Charlotte	8-10	9	14-18
Florida Atlantic	7-11	10	14-18
Tulane	6-12	11	11-20
Wichita State	5-13	12	8-23
UAB	4-14	13	11-19
Memphis	4-14	13	10-21

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