No. 3 UConn handles Tulsa; Auriemma misses game with illness
Megan Walker scored 21 points and No. 3 UConn, playing without Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma, rolled to a 68-49 victory over Tulsa on Sunday.
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2019 Schedule
7th in American
- 11/6W 55-54
- 11/9L 68-52
- 11/12L 78-53
- 11/17W 76-68
- 11/20W 86-75
- 11/24L 76-34
- 11/28W 75-63
- 12/1W 80-73
- 12/219L 70-52
- 12/9L 73-60
- 12/17L 63-53
- 12/20L 61-59
- 12/29W 66-45
- 1/4W 63-49
- 1/9W 46-39
- 1/12W 75-55
- 1/16L 60-44
- 1/19L 70-50
- 1/26L 76-44
- 1/29L 75-61
- 2/2L 59-56
- 2/6W 49-35
- 2/10W 72-67
- 2/16L 59-48
- 2/20L 74-47
- 2/243L 68-49
- 2/27W 64-61
- 3/2L 64-60
- 3/4L 71-49
- 3/8W 61-50
- 3/9L 66-54
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Williams steals and Samuelson scores (0:17)
UConn's great passing results in Williams' 3 (0:25)
Dangerfield delivers dime for a Walker lay-in (0:18)
Lescay's block leads to Brady's 3 (0:24)
UConn rolls past Tulsa for 30th win of season (1:02)
UConn trounces Tulsa behind Samuelson's 34 points (1:21)
Tulsa at No. 1 Connecticut
UConn has won 89 of the 90 consecutive games Moriah Jefferson has started for the Huskies. The PG's streak ends, though, as she tweaked her hamstring in practice on Friday as the Golden Hurricanes visit. Streaming live on ESPN3
Former Big East to decide on tourney sites soon
The commissioner of the renamed American Athletic Conference says a decision on where to hold its basketball tournaments could come in the next two weeks.
Tulsa formally accepts invitation of Big East
Tulsa officials say they've accepted an invitation to join the soon-to-be-renamed Big East Conference beginning in 2014.
Sources: Tulsa set to announce move Tuesday
Tulsa will hold a Tuesday news conference to announce it is moving to the soon-to-be-renamed Big East Conference in 2014, sources said.
Western Kentucky announces move to C-USA
Conference USA will add Western Kentucky and new coach Bobby Petrino at the same time the league's most recent football champion plans to leave.
Sources: Tulsa newest member to join Big East
Tulsa will join the soon-to-be-renamed Big East Conference in 2014, while East Carolina will be added as a full member, sources told ESPN.
Smith: Opposite forces meet in Stanford-Michigan
Stanford will rely on the post play of Chiney Ogwumike while Michigan will have to hit 3s, as opposite offenses meet in Tuesday's second round.
Smith: Disaster averted for top-seeded Stanford
The first half against Tulsa ended in a 24-24 tie and brought back memories of 1998, when 16th-seeded Harvard stunned No. 1 Stanford on its home court. But the Cardinal went on a 23-7 run and shot 65.5 percent in the second half to end Tulsa's hopes.
Tulsa fires athletic director over gambling probe
Tulsa athletic director Ross Parmley was fired Tuesday, a week after he was named in a federal investigation of a man accused of running a gambling operation in Oklahoma City.
2018-19 American Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 16-0 | - | 35-3 |
| UCF | 13-3 | 3 | 26-7 |
| Cincinnati | 12-4 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Houston | 9-7 | 7 | 15-16 |
| South Florida | 7-9 | 9 | 19-16 |
| Temple | 7-9 | 9 | 11-19 |
| East Carolina | 6-10 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Tulsa | 6-10 | 10 | 13-18 |
| Tulane | 5-11 | 11 | 15-15 |
| Wichita State | 5-11 | 11 | 12-18 |
| SMU | 5-11 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Memphis | 5-11 | 11 | 11-20 |