UConn holds off Buffalo for 26th straight trip to Sweet 16
Napheesa Collier scored 27 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as UConn held off 10th seeded Buffalo 84-72 on Sunday night to move into the Sweet 16 for a 26th consecutive season.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Buffalo Bulls
72
UConn Huskies
84
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 15 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 72 |
| CONN | 27 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 84 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Georgia State Panthers | W 82-81 | NCAAW |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 72-84
Crystal Dangerfield made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 72-83
Crystal Dangerfield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 72-82
Foul on Summer Hemphill.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 72-82
Cierra Dillard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 71-82
Foul on Katie Lou Samuelson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 71-82
Katie Lou Samuelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:47 71-81
Foul on Brittany Morrison.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 71-81
Christyn Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 71-80
Christyn Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 71-79
Foul on Cierra Dillard.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 71-79
Foul on Summer Hemphill.
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LayUpShot 1:12 71-79
Cierra Dillard made Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:21 69-79
Megan Walker made Layup. Assisted by Christyn Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 69-77
Cierra Dillard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 68-77
Cierra Dillard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 67-77
Foul on Katie Lou Samuelson.
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LayUpShot 2:16 67-77
Napheesa Collier made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 67-75
Brittany Morrison made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 66-75
Foul on Megan Walker.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:18 66-75
Brittany Morrison made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:18 65-75
Brittany Morrison made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:18 64-75
Foul on Napheesa Collier.
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PersonalFoul 5:21 64-75
Foul on Finess Dickson.
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LayUpShot 6:51 64-75
Autumn Jones made Layup. Assisted by Summer Hemphill.
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JumpShot 7:44 62-75
Summer Hemphill made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:54 60-75
Foul on Cierra Dillard.
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PersonalFoul 8:00 60-75
Foul on Courtney Wilkins.
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LayUpShot 8:00 60-75
Napheesa Collier made Layup. Assisted by Megan Walker.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:46 60-73
Cierra Dillard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Autumn Jones.
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PersonalFoul 8:56 57-73
Foul on Megan Walker.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:07 57-73
Cierra Dillard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:07 56-73
Cierra Dillard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:07 55-73
Foul on Napheesa Collier.
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PersonalFoul 9:27 55-73
Foul on Katie Lou Samuelson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:43 55-73
Autumn Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cierra Dillard.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 52-73
Foul on Autumn Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:36 52-73
Cierra Dillard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:36 51-73
Cierra Dillard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:36 50-73
Cierra Dillard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:36 49-73
Foul on Katie Lou Samuelson.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:47 49-73
Megan Walker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:47 49-72
Foul on Autumn Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 49-72
Olivia Nelson-Ododa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 49-71
Foul on Courtney Wilkins.
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LayUpShot 3:04 49-71
Olivia Nelson-Ododa made Layup. Assisted by Napheesa Collier.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:20 49-69
Summer Hemphill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:20 48-69
Foul on Olivia Nelson-Ododa.
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LayUpShot 3:20 48-69
Summer Hemphill made Layup. Assisted by Cierra Dillard.
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LayUpShot 3:32 46-69
Napheesa Collier made Layup. Assisted by Olivia Nelson-Ododa.
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PersonalFoul 3:47 46-67
Foul on Cierra Dillard.
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LayUpShot 4:04 46-67
Summer Hemphill made Layup. Assisted by Cierra Dillard.
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PersonalFoul 4:14 44-67
Foul on Crystal Dangerfield.
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LayUpShot 4:39 44-67
Napheesa Collier made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:29 44-65
Crystal Dangerfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Napheesa Collier.
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JumpShot 5:46 44-62
Cierra Dillard made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:39 42-62
Foul on Christyn Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:51 42-62
Crystal Dangerfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Lou Samuelson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:22 42-59
Cierra Dillard made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:26 39-59
Foul on Crystal Dangerfield.
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JumpShot 7:46 39-59
Napheesa Collier made Jumper. Assisted by Christyn Williams.
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End Game 0:00 72-84
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:26 72-84
Christyn Williams Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:26 72-84
Napheesa Collier Block.
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JumpShot 0:26 72-84
Autumn Jones missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 72-84
Crystal Dangerfield made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 72-83
Crystal Dangerfield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 72-82
Foul on Summer Hemphill.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 72-82
Cierra Dillard made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:36 71-82
Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 71-82
Cierra Dillard missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 71-82
Foul on Katie Lou Samuelson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 71-82
Katie Lou Samuelson made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:47 71-81
UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 71-81
Katie Lou Samuelson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:47 71-81
Foul on Brittany Morrison.
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Defensive Rebound 0:47 71-81
UConn Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:47 71-81
Cierra Dillard missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 71-81
Christyn Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 71-80
Christyn Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 71-79
Foul on Cierra Dillard.
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PersonalFoul 1:07 71-79
Foul on Summer Hemphill.
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ShortTimeOut 1:10 71-79
Buffalo Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:12 71-79
Cierra Dillard made Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:21 69-79
Megan Walker made Layup. Assisted by Christyn Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 69-77
Cierra Dillard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:40 68-77
Cierra Dillard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:40 67-77
Foul on Katie Lou Samuelson.
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Defensive Rebound 1:42 67-77
Cierra Dillard Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:42 67-77
Crystal Dangerfield missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:00 67-77
Napheesa Collier Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:00 67-77
Courtney Wilkins missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:16 67-77
Napheesa Collier made Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 2:36 67-75
Buffalo Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 67-75
Brittany Morrison made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:41 66-75
Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 66-75
Brittany Morrison missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 66-75
Foul on Megan Walker.
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Defensive Rebound 2:41 66-75
Buffalo Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:41 66-75
Megan Walker missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:08 66-75
Napheesa Collier Offensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 400 events.
Team Stats
BUF
CONN
25-76
FG
29-63
33
Field Goal %
46
5-24
3PT
6-23
21
Three Point %
26
17-20
FT
20-32
85
Free Throw %
63
48
Rebounds
45
25
Offensive Rebounds
18
23
Defensive Rebounds
27
12
Assists
22
8
Steals
6
0
Blocks
6
14
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
14
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
25
Fouls
21
0
Largest Lead
24
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