CLEVELAND — Yes, Paige, that was indeed the game you slapped Geno Auriemma’s butt.
Since Paige Bueckers and UConn faced Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the 2021 Sweet 16, not much is the same except maybe Auriemma’s somewhat incredulous side look at the player he believes is the best in the country. Actually, he corrected, she’s not this weekend, because he doesn’t want any vendetta fueling Clark, the two-time Naismith Player of the Year, to drop 50 against them.
Bueckers and Clark, the two best players in the country, will meet for only the second time in their collegiate careers when Iowa and UConn play in the Final Four on Friday (9:30 p.