STORRS, Conn. — The eighth-ranked Connecticut Huskies tipped off Thursday night against Maryland barely an hour after the team announced junior guard Azzi Fudd would miss the game with a knee injury. The announcement was vague and ominous — more information would be available “at a later date,” it said, for a star player with a history of knee injuries.
The Huskies responded with fury, blasting the No. 20 Terrapins, 80-48, behind 24 points from Paige Bueckers, Fudd’s backcourt mate. Maryland’s offensive output was its most meager in nearly 11 years — the Terrapins last matched Thursday’s total Dec.