BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Breanna Stewart had 22 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks to lead No. 1 UConn to a 98-38 win over fifth-seeded Mississippi State on Saturday.
The win was the 72nd straight for UConn (35-0) and left the Huskies three victories shy of an unprecedented fourth consecutive national championship.
Stewart, the two-time AP player of the year, got the game started with a 3-pointer and UConn was off and running. The Huskies scored the game's first 13 points, including 11 by Stewart and Morgan Tuck.
A basket by Mississippi State (28-8) did little to turn the tide as UConn scored 19 of the final 21 points of the quarter, including Moriah Jefferson's basket that just beat the buzzer.