Paige Bueckers scored a career-high 40 points, rescuing UConn from its first-half doldrums and single-handedly turning a tight game against Oklahoma into an 82-59 rout that sent the Huskies to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Bueckers finished 16-of-27 from the field and 6-of-8 from 3, setting a UConn NCAA Tournament record for points.

Raegan Beers had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma but was no factor as UConn raced past the Sooners in the second half of a NCAA Sweet 16 win

Oklahoma needed to play its best game to notch the program’s first-ever win over UConn and return to the Elite Eight. But turnovers did the Sooners in. Jennie Baranczyk’s team coughed the ball up 23 times on Saturday,