The UConn Huskies put their own spin on March Madness on Saturday, scoring a record-breaking 94 points in the first half of their first round NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament game against No. 16 seed St. Francis (Pa.).
It is 14 points more than the previous record set by Long Beach State, which was set 31 years ago.
UConn set an NCAA Division I women's basketball record for most points in a half with 94 against St. Francis today.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 17, 2018
The previous record was Long Beach State's 80 points in 1987. pic.twitter.com/h0MPpcZxLU
UConn took a comfortable 94-31 lead into halftime, but not before shattering four NCAA records. Not only did the Huskies break the record for most points in a half, they also scored the most in a single quarter -- 55 in the first quarter -- which broke an NCAA Tournament record and an NCAA record.
NCAA Tournament record for points in a quarter ✅
— UConn Women's Hoops (@UConnWBB) March 17, 2018
NCAA record for points in a quarter ✅
NCAA Tournament record for points in a half ✅
NCAA record for points in a half ✅#DemandMore
It may go without saying, but UConn had no trouble closing the game out. The Huskies defeated St. Francis (Pa.) 140-52 and easily advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, where they await the winner of Miami and Quinnipiac on Monday.
