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As most great players do, Paige Bueckers managed to find a way to kick it up a notch when it mattered most. The UConn star came up big in the fourth quarter to help the Huskies pull away for a 80-73 victory against USC to reach the Final Four. Bueckers scored nine of her 28 total points in the fourth quarter as she took over late. She scored seven straight points to increase the lead from a one-possession game to a two-possession game, hitting a 3-pointer with 3:45 to go to make it 70-64. UConn went on to increase its lead as many as 12 points after that point, though some missed free throws l…

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