UConn powers past Houston in return to No. 1
Breanna Stewart tied her season high with 26 points and UConn won its first game since returning to the No. 1 spot in the AP poll, routing Houston 85-26 on Tuesday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Houston Cougars
26
UConn Huskies
85
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| CONN | 39 | 46 | 85 |
PeoplesBank Arena · 7,445 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks | W 89-59 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Sam Houston Bearkats | W 78-50 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Hampton Lady Pirates | W 73-65 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:28 26-85
Gabby Williams made Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:17 26-83
Courtney Ekmark made Layup. Assisted by Tierney Lawlor.
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PersonalFoul 1:38 26-81
Foul on Kiah Stokes.
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JumpShot 2:22 26-81
Gabby Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Tierney Lawlor.
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LayUpShot 3:03 26-79
Gabby Williams made Layup. Assisted by Saniya Chong.
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LayUpShot 3:53 26-77
Courtney Ekmark made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:04 26-75
Mariah Mitchell made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:15 24-75
Foul on Gabby Williams.
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LayUpShot 5:34 24-75
Gabby Williams made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:51 24-73
Foul on Saniya Chong.
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PersonalFoul 5:59 24-73
Foul on Jessieka Palmer.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:46 24-73
Moriah Jefferson made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:53 24-70
Courtney Ekmark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabby Williams.
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JumpShot 8:37 24-67
Gabby Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Saniya Chong.
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PersonalFoul 9:07 24-65
Foul on Kiah Stokes.
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PersonalFoul 9:26 24-65
Foul on Gabby Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:57 24-65
Courtney Ekmark made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:57 24-64
Foul on Tyler Gilbert.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:21 24-64
Breanna Stewart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:21 24-63
Foul on Jessieka Palmer.
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LayUpShot 11:21 24-63
Breanna Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Kiah Stokes.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:37 24-61
Mariah Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bianca Winslow.
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LayUpShot 11:50 21-61
Breanna Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Saniya Chong.
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PersonalFoul 13:07 21-59
Foul on Mariah Mitchell.
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JumpShot 13:30 21-59
Jessieka Palmer made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 14:01 19-59
Morgan Tuck made Layup. Assisted by Breanna Stewart.
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LayUpShot 14:16 19-57
Morgan Tuck made Layup.
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LayUpShot 14:32 19-55
Tyler Gilbert made Layup.
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LayUpShot 15:03 17-55
Breanna Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Moriah Jefferson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:46 17-53
Kia Nurse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Breanna Stewart.
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JumpShot 16:17 17-50
Moriah Jefferson made Jumper.
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JumpShot 16:33 17-48
Marche' Amerson made Jumper. Assisted by Alecia Smith.
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LayUpShot 17:24 15-48
Breanna Stewart made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:42 15-46
Alecia Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jessieka Palmer.
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LayUpShot 18:00 12-46
Morgan Tuck made Layup. Assisted by Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:35 12-44
Moriah Jefferson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:35 12-43
Foul on Marche' Amerson.
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LayUpShot 18:35 12-43
Moriah Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Kia Nurse.
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JumpShot 19:13 12-41
Breanna Stewart made Jumper. Assisted by Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 12-39
Breanna Stewart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:12 12-38
Foul on Bianca Winslow.
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TipShot 0:12 12-38
Breanna Stewart made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 1:36 12-36
Breanna Stewart made Jumper. Assisted by Morgan Tuck.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 12-34
Foul on Breanna Stewart.
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JumpShot 2:34 12-34
Bianca Winslow made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:58 10-34
Foul on Tyler Gilbert.
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JumpShot 3:14 10-34
Mariah Mitchell made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:11 8-34
Morgan Tuck made Layup. Assisted by Gabby Williams.
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LayUpShot 5:34 8-32
Moriah Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Breanna Stewart.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:04 8-30
Kiah Stokes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:04 8-29
Foul on Jessieka Palmer.
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LayUpShot 6:04 8-29
Kiah Stokes made Layup. Assisted by Moriah Jefferson.
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JumpShot 6:30 8-27
Gabby Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Morgan Tuck.
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LayUpShot 8:00 8-25
Morgan Tuck made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:43 8-23
Kiah Stokes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:43 8-22
Foul on Jessieka Palmer.
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LayUpShot 8:43 8-22
Kiah Stokes made Layup.
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JumpShot 9:16 8-20
Alecia Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Bianca Winslow.
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JumpShot 9:57 6-20
Marche' Amerson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:26 4-20
Breanna Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Kiah Stokes.
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End Game 0:00 26-85
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:06 26-85
Tierney Lawlor Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:06 26-85
Briana Pulido Block.
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JumpShot 0:06 26-85
Alecia Smith missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:28 26-85
Gabby Williams made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:33 26-83
Gabby Williams Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:33 26-83
Briana Pulido missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:51 26-83
Gabby Williams Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:51 26-83
Tyler Gilbert missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:17 26-83
Courtney Ekmark made Layup. Assisted by Tierney Lawlor.
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Defensive Rebound 1:30 26-81
Kiah Stokes Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:30 26-81
Kiah Stokes Block.
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JumpShot 1:30 26-81
Tyler Gilbert missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:38 26-81
Kiah Stokes Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:38 26-81
Foul on Kiah Stokes.
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Defensive Rebound 2:06 26-81
Kiah Stokes Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:06 26-81
Sandra Davis missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:22 26-81
Gabby Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Tierney Lawlor.
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ShortTimeOut 2:31 26-79
Connecticut Timeout
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Steal 2:44 26-79
Saniya Chong Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:44 26-79
Terran Alford Turnover.
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LayUpShot 3:03 26-79
Gabby Williams made Layup. Assisted by Saniya Chong.
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Offensive Rebound 3:12 26-77
Gabby Williams Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:12 26-77
Tierney Lawlor missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:22 26-77
Gabby Williams Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:22 26-77
Kiah Stokes Block.
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JumpShot 3:22 26-77
Bianca Winslow missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:53 26-77
Courtney Ekmark made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:04 26-75
Mariah Mitchell made Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:15 24-75
Gabby Williams Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 4:15 24-75
Foul on Gabby Williams.
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Defensive Rebound 4:28 24-75
Kiah Stokes Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:28 24-75
Mariah Mitchell missed Jumper.
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Steal 4:33 24-75
Mariah Mitchell Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:33 24-75
Saniya Chong Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 4:47 24-75
Gabby Williams Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:47 24-75
Bianca Winslow missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 5:07 24-75
Houston Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 5:07 24-75
Moriah Jefferson missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 5:25 24-75
Kiah Stokes Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
HOU
CONN
12-59
FG
37-66
20
Field Goal %
56
2-18
3PT
3-17
11
Three Point %
18
0-0
FT
8-13
0
Free Throw %
62
26
Rebounds
46
11
Offensive Rebounds
16
15
Defensive Rebounds
30
4
Assists
25
2
Steals
7
0
Blocks
12
22
Turnovers
10
7
Team Turnovers
0
22
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
13
Fouls
8
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