Final
No. 3 Huskies blow out Pitt
Feb 27, 2013 - 3:06 AM Hartford, CT (Sports Network) - Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis totaled 19 points with 13 rebounds and third-ranked Connecticut rolled over Pittsburgh, 76-36, on Tuesday.Breanna Stewart had 15 points and nine boards off the bench, while Stefanie Dolson scored 14 points and Kelly Faris had 11 for the Huskies (26-2, 13-1 Big East), who have won their last two games by a combined 100 points since falling to top-ranked Baylor.
Pittsburgh (9-18, 0-14) shot just 26.4 percent and has not won a game since Jan. 2, prior to when league play began. Brianna Kiesel scored 11 points on 4- of-22 shooting and Asia Logan added 10 in the Panthers' 14th straight defeat.
The Huskies held Pittsburgh without a basket over the final nine-plus minutes of the first half, scoring 20 unanswered points to take a 37-13 lead into halftime before cruising to victory from there.
- PITTSBURGH: 36
CONNECTICUT: 76
Final
Feb 26 8:52 PM - PITTSBURGH: 13
CONNECTICUT: 37
Halftime
Feb 26 7:54 PM - PITTSBURGH: 0
CONNECTICUT: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Feb 26 7:08 PM
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