When Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma sat down at the dais after punching their ticket to Tampa for the Final Four, Auriemma pointed to the box score on a sheet of paper. Not to the fact that she played all 40 minutes or scored a game-high 31 points.

The UConn women's basketball program is the most legendary in women's college hoops. The Huskies have captured 11 national championships, but they haven't won one since 2016. Paige Bueckers understands that winning it all is the expectation.

The last time Paige Bueckers played in Spokane, she left opponents dazed and spectators amazed. That was seven years ago at Hoopfest, when she led a team of high school all-stars to victory at Center Court.