Bueckers got back plenty in that game for herself and her teammates, smoothed over the rough patches and was the player who, whenever Auriemma was too deep into the team’s mistakes, could draw him back.

Though it’s easy in Connecticut to see UConn women’s basketball as “star-crossed” in the recent years, with all the injuries and excruciating losses in March Madness, the outside world sees the Huskies as star-studded.

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma admitted he's going to miss Paige Bueckers when she leaves after this season.