HIGHLIGHTS from Paige Bueckers' ELECTRIC 30-piece vs. Syracuse | NCAA Tournament

Check out these highlights from Paige Bueckers' 32-point outing in the UConn Huskies' win over the Syracuse Orange.
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[@kingvick7446]

I think because she's been injured people forgot that she has a bag.

[@jeromedanielson4422]

I agree, the Syracuse coach thinks Paige is one of the top three players to ever go to UConn, because of how she reads the game. Syracuse coach also said, wait until next year when Paige returns, the UConn fans haven't seen nothing yet.

[@PierreCausemybladderisempty]

And unlike a certain someone, Paige actually plays defense, as a matter of fact, she excels at it. She also does everything. She isn’t just a step back 3 shooter

[@CzarsSalad]

@@PierreCausemybladderisempty someone with CC on her name? :)

[@movementpolitics9661]

She beat Catlin Clark and Iowa in the Tourney during their Freshman Season.

[@Jon_Chhan]

⁠​⁠@@PierreCausemybladderisemptyyour “just a step back 3 shooter” has one of the highest playmaking IQ as well and is changing how we view women’s basketball as a whole lmao.

[@boxingandbulldogs6341]

I love her mid-range game! You don't see that nearly as much in basketball as you used to. She is a terrific all-around player.

[@randyh.7782]

Paige Bueckers 32 Pts, 11 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Blk, 4 Stl (Double-Double) *#PB* *#UConn* *#Huskies* *#NCAAW* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@AvanteWilliams98]

Wow

[@nickcurran3105]

Look at her crashing the boards at the 1:34 mark on her teammate's three-point attempt! That's a basketball player. I love it

[@garfgo]

As an old BB player, I love Bueckers' complete game, she is all business and her mid range is killer.

[@smak387]

She is all business. Super efficient. No wasted movements. Nice and easy buckets. Virtuoso.

[@Whizkidsoo]

I’m telling y’all ppl sleeping on Paige cuz of being out two szns since big east Tourny started she is the best overall player in the Tourny yes better then Clark or close to it. She is flat out ballin the team is a 7 player rotation which may make this journey harder. But I can see Iowa losing tonight.

[@duronarnold7684]

Juju Watkins better

[@trhansen3244]

@@duronarnold7684 I just watched her. Good shooter but she might be the best player in college in a few years. Right now she isn't even the best player in California!

[@286mic]

Paige plays defense. The others don't.

[@Anna-bl3wx]

​@@marcdaddy33did you think the NCAA was gone make their money maka lose in the 2nd round. They got her back fr or else it would of being a easy upset. Open your eyes😂

[@cobra7282]

@@duronarnold7684 Juju needs to get much better in terms of efficiency to be on the level of Paige. If you say it's because Juju is a freshman than I advise you to compare Paige's freshman stats to Juju's.

[@futurehofer1564]

Paige is the GOAT no way around it

[@arthur-ri4zo]

Nika Muhl...Now the all time assist leader at UCONN.

[@markhathaway9456]

Nika Nika Nika Nika !!!!!!!

[@AvanteWilliams98]

Very smooth all around game. Very skilled great vision

[@86hills59]

Most complete player in ball to me. Does everything at a high level unlike Clark no hate. Has such a presence on both sides of the ball. High iq. Polished player

[@Lionsdendaniel]

Paige is Elite. Maya Moore, and Her are the Best ever at UConn. She also has the best Coach in the sport!

[@shipitplease99999]

Breanna Stewart or Diana tirausi don’t exist?

[@Nole4Life]

She maybe the best all around player in the country

[@tonipfohler6503]

PB with the J! Playing next level right now...with her playing like this UConn are legit contenders.

[@A_Fan_of_WBB]

PAIGE BUECKERS IS A SUPERSTAR 🔥

[@JDL0427]

So awesome to have HER back for a full season.

[@phmagnani]

She is my favorite player to watch

[@A_Fan_of_WBB]

Some of these plays were insane

[@TrashBandicoot12]

Paige is HER. Paige been her since she first stepped on the court. People forgot how good she was with the injuries but Paige been a killer since day one.

[@it405]

Been following her since HS. She is the GOAT,

[@caleb6590]

Good player. Rare athleticism and you can tell she moves differently than everyone else on the court

[@josephdell8056]

Isn't she coming off an injury , you wouldn't know it.

[@caleb6590]

@@josephdell8056 yeah I believe she was out all of last year

[@CrisEX420]

I don’t watch much women basketball highlights nonetheless the speed she plays with stood out to me.

[@caleb6590]

@@CrisEX420 you get it my boy

[@charlesg7926]

She has the brain, explosive quickness and coordination of a man, tbh. Very skilled

[@juwanholley5066]

Injuryed for one season and a half. Comes back and half the team is injuryed again. Moves from the point to the powerforward and maybe better then ever. PB is 🔥 and is one of the best players in the country. Shout out to D. Fair for moving up on the scoring list. Crazy she is not talked about like CC. The media cover has to do better!

[@johncooper8537]

Media have their narrative,unfortunately many great players are ignored.

[@CarlGoat-ju9kn]

She’s not as flashy as Caitlyn but she’s just as good, she been doing this as well she just got hurt

[@smak387]

Might be more fun to play with than Caitlyn since she's not taking 30 foot threes the whole game

[@ricardorivera7549]

@@smak387 what is it w weirdos tearing down caitlin at every corner. u do realize caitlin had 100 more assists than the next closest player in womens basketball right? goofy

[@ghostn9ne]

The crazy part is, she's still unselfish. She could average 30 a game, comfortably. But she's going to have to go beast mode the rest of the way if they want to win it all.

[@davidstick9207]

Peaking at the right time

[@lexsea]

best player in the game!

[@yisroel5556]

Incredible game there props to her!!! 🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏🔥🔥

[@sayocean13]

Paige Gilgeous-Alexander

[@Angus-Johnson-8334]

Paige and SGA kid would be legendary

[@ahlungjai]

She better than Clark

[@eadams1057]

Youre delusional she could fire up 3s from 30 feet as well of she wanted to. Bettet defender for sure.

[@fancynuggets]

@fjbbiden9352 you sweet summer child...

[@xStrypes]

All around, she is.

[@blowthewhistle3352]

She's the purist pg in college can't snooze on her she has a john Stockton approach on playing ball.

[@tpjmadrigal12]

Paige is Like Maya Moore. Crazy Mid Range Game.

[@phoga5158]

Paige is a Christian. ❤

[@spinecat]

PB. What else is there to say??

[@tokyodirect4594]

Great work!

[@billymartin7518]

Caitlyn's a shooter. Watching her move, she doesn't have the all round game Paige has. Bueckers shoots 3's at a higher percentage than Cait, but she doesn't take 13 3's a game. Paige dishes, steals and blocks like the best 'specialists' in the game. Caitlyn will most likely go first, but her entitled temper is gonna' cause her some issues unless she gets a handle on it

[@ghsense2626]

Angel Reese the real number 1 but will be blackballed by the WNBA even if she destroys Clark and Buekers again

@@ghsense2626 lol, get a grip

[@lecowardjames]

​@@marcdaddy33both clark and paige are not a winner🤫

[@cobra7282]

@@marcdaddy33 In no way? So she isn't a better defender? She doesn't have a better scoring arsenal inside the arc? When you break down every part of both of their games you will find that Paige does everything at a high level and Caitlin turns the ball over way too much, takes a bunch of bad shots (even for her standards) and tends to rest on defense.

[@cobra7282]

@@marcdaddy33 That garbage program was the #8 and #21 team in the nation the two years before Caitlin got there. It may not be a program with the history of UConn, but it certainly is not "garbage". Also show me where I even used the term "bag". All I mentioned was the things that Paige is better at which you have yet to address. Also that year that they were #8 in the country they had a player averaging 28 & 13 with 2 blocks and that player averaged 18 & 9 in the WNBA last season. Have anything else for me to debunk? You saying UConn would be winning it all with Caitlin and Iowa wouldn't be coming close with Paige does not make it true. Caitlin would not be playing the same way in the UConn system as Geno would sit her the moment she went jacking up a 30 foot jumper with 20+ seconds left on the shot clock. Paige would on the other hand be able to play with no restrictions like Caitlin does and therefore would probably be scoring much closer to 30 points than she does.

[@billfinn9536]

Absolutely have to find a way to get Ice more playing time. Why not play both Edwards and Brady down low together as both players can box out? Go UCONN Basketball 🏀

[@sj1379]

Paige> Caitlyn

[@trhansen3244]

Paige abandoned her home state and took the easy path to success. Caitlyn didn't. She was loyal and that loyalty has paid off big time.

[@sj1379]

And? What matters is what you do on the court as in blocks, 3s, defense and midrange!

[@bbwng54]

@@trhansen3244 Loyalty has nothing to do with it. She went to a program that has Hall of Fame coaches and the most number of players drafted in the WNBA history. Wouldn't you want to go to one of the best school if they wanted you?

[@trhansen3244]

@@bbwng54 No. I would play for my team. That's why Clark is the better player. Iowa loves her. No one really likes Bueckers.

[@cobra7282]

@@trhansen3244 I think both paths are commendable. Caitlin gets to play for her home team and put up insane stats in the process. Paige gets to go play for arguably the greatest coach in the nation, but play within a system that means she won't put up the craziest stats. Keep in mind Iowa isn't known for being a poor WCBB team and were actually 21st team in the nation the year before Clarke joined and 8th the year before that.

[@mattymatt1626]

She got the biggest bag and should go no1 tbh....

[@ghsense2626]

Only a midrange but cant defend her own shadow.

[@cobra7282]

@@ghsense2626 Ummm, she is an elite 3 point shooter, very good finisher at the rim and one of the better defensive players in WCBB...

[@cobra7282]

She will probably go #1 in 2025.

[@eaternal790]

She's staying another year at Uconn!

[@Nee19258]

@@cobra7282 The Bay will get her(New team)

[@fratbronation]

Paige is the best female college player. Her game is smooth like Kd, but she has handle and layup package like kyrie. Geno system is not allowing the world to see it, plus her being injured. But this young lady is my favorite player right now man or woman. 💯🎯 keep it up Paige.

[@Criminal.Lawyer.2024]

Paige is on a mission. 🏆

[@sungwoomoon2665]

Buecker does it all

[@astaristare]

She’s back on the way up fr

[@violetforpb]

Best player in the country

[@RobertMcGill]

I hope that Paige joins the WNBA and plays with the Liberty. If that happens, she and Sabrina Ionescu are going to take over the league.

[@vashthestampede9269]

Why did I click on something that said highlights for Caitlin Clark. And it showing me someone else’s highlights from a different game?? @ESPN do better

[@mythra7174]

It says Paige Bueckers. Maybe you saw them both and clicked on the wrong one?

[@vashthestampede9269]

@@mythra7174 the actual video does but I clicked a link through one of the post that isn’t a video. I triple checked before I left the comment and the link kept being me to this video

[@mythra7174]

@@vashthestampede9269 ??? Hunh. Weird.

[@cbrend22]

Paige 🐐, no doubt

[@TomPimm]

Caitlyn who??

[@Yeaahomieee]

She has a bag,I can see her killing in in wnba she’s is so mature also on and off the court

[@voxextremos22]

Been following Paige since her and Jalen Suggs lit it up in High School

[@lewisj4838]

Caitlin scores 32 too with the expense of 6 turnovers

[@286mic]

Not as many rebs or ast. And don't get started with the defensive stats. Paige clears as a overall player.

[@eadams1057]

She is amazing. In person especially. She does a lot that doesnt show ip in the stats.

[@garyk2629]

Best player in women's college basketball.

[@eagleoverbirdie]

It’s a shame she didn’t stay in Mn to help Gophers like Caitlin did for Iowa

[@oldcremona]

She is Clyde Drexler to Caitlin's Michael Jordan.

[@Thetalkspecial_]

At the 1:49 mark I never seen no one steal the ball like that

[@annabonanno5200]

Give it up to her teammates, willing to pass!

[@dustintackett6020]

To the 5th row? ...aight

[@stormyweather9917]

Good to see that swag from Paige @4:19. lol. We praise you like we should! (Fatboy Slim).

[@smak387]

Caitlyn and Paige starting back court for team USA...wheeewwww

[@KesLynnandkoda]

Go off Paige

[@bigmodontfail6229]

Paige really is the best. Causals just don’t know!

[@mikoru2370]

She actually playing defense and good at it and has a finesse and complete game compare to the white girl who just keeps shooting 3's like Steph but done nothing on D. Sorry i have to say it!

[@lxnny2357]

She’s a midrange demon 😂

[@imdaddyyoda1552]

Paige the only reason I can name a WNBA team

[@jeffreyabbey9592]

❤

[@glenngrinter6818]

She will play forty minutes next game too.🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

[@chuchuchuchia]

Kyrie Irving with defense

[@roddistan1476]

❤️❤️❤️

[@aytac007]

also the 2 point jump shot is redundant, that shot doesnt exist anymore in any level of basketball, that is a thing of the past.

[@williamshaver5524]

They're done.

[@-scrim]

White queen W

[@jeffreywatson9630]

Why isn’t she going to the league

[@mythra7174]

My comments keep disappearing on this video. 🤨

[@mythra7174]

This one didn't *yet.* Heh, heh.

[@mythra7174]

I was replying to someone else who said Paige was selfish and a sellout. I said people don't go to college for OTHER people (they said they would've stayed in their hometown to go to college to play for THEIR team). I said that Paige gets to decide where she goes for 4/5 years of her life and college is about what comes after as well, not just what sport team you play for, but where one will get the most out of it for their own lives. I also mentioned that Paige had a stipulation that any company she deals with in the NIL has to do charitable contributions and that she herself (with some of the money she is making) opened a free grocery store in her old junior high -- in her HOME state of Minnesota, not Connecticut -- for food insecure students and their families. Not selfish, and helping out the folks in her home state. My replies kept disappearing for some reason. And even when I edited the one comment in that particular thread, then THAT one disappeared. Don't get it.

[@mythra7174]

Wasn't being mean to anyone or swearing or using 50 emojis. My posts just kept vanishing. What's up with that? It happened on a few videos on various subjects, but not all of them.

[@omni-man4624]

Can't she dunk also?

[@evanste2237]

This is not even a challenge for Paige. Easy work where’s the competition huh.

[@victorlui5955]

Paige buckets

[@aytac007]

where is the defence, any girl off the street that has never played basketball before can score on syracuse, no she's not better than caitlin, good player but caitlin is great. she looks like diangelo russell whilst caitlin is steph curry.

[@ErikEditz]

she's sooo

[@Jay-ft3xh]

Forget Paige vs Caitlyn. We need to see them team up.

[@EsperanzaHernandez-wi4vy]

They have haha but yeah them on the same wnba team, they would smoke everybody 🥶

[@cobra7282]

Why do so many people want to see this? I would rather see them be long time rivals and grow the game in the process.

[@Shambles99]

I'm in Love. Tomboy. Type you wish ta be your Kin

[@0kaznuan999]

2:52 what kind of trash defense is that lol

[@christoffer5875]

2:51 worst defense ive ever seen lol

[@barryhutchings8730]

😅

[@davidmathewson1088]

Paige Puechers is so overrated. What has she really done the last 4 years? I have seen so many big games where opposing teams have gotten big and physical with her and she breaks, wears down, disappeared. Even Ohio State beat UConn recently in the NCAA tournament. She will not be great in the WNBA. If she traded place with Caitlin Clark, Iowa would be have .500 ball club and UConn would be national champs.

[@lecowardjames]

paige and clark are both overhyped🤫

[@lecowardjames]

clark horrible shots sellection,empty stats paddar......she will never won a ring throughout her career

[@user-xk9dl8xw8l]

Ok, tell the truth, you are from a parallel dimension

[@rrogers2370]

So she’s a mid range player. Limited range. WNBA must suck.

[@lecowardjames]

paige almost choked🤣🤣

[@tunesmith6350]

Paige sooooooo nice bro 🔥🔥🔥