INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Freshman Paige Bueckers set a school record with 14 assists and also scored 20 points while Aaliyah Edwards added 24 points and 14 rebounds as No. 1 Connecticut routed Butler 97-68. Bueckers, who led UConn in scoring, assists, steals and 3-point percentage entering the game, helped the Huskies break away from a 29-all tie in the second quarter. She set a school mark for assists in a season by a freshman. Genesis Parker scored 18 points for Butler, which lost to UConn by 68 points on Jan. 19.
