TULSA, Okla. – Katie Lou Samuelson scored a career-high 34 points to help No. 1 UConn beat Tulsa, 98-58, on Tuesday night for the Huskies’ 92nd consecutive victory.
Napheesa Collier had 21 points and 13 rebounds and Gabby Williams added 13 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Huskies (17-0), who also won their 33rd straight road game.
Shug Dickson scored 21 points for Tulsa (5-13).
The Huskies scored the game’s first 14 points and held Tulsa scoreless for more than five minutes to start the game. Connecticut led 30-16 at the end of the first quarter.
Samuelson scored 23 points in the first half to help Connecticut take a 55-33 lead. Dickson scored 15 points in the first half, but the Golden Hurricane shot just 38.7 percent.
Tulsa made 8 of 17 3-pointers in the first half, but just 3 of 14 inside the arc.
Samuelson scored 11 more points in the third quarter to help the Huskies pull further away. She set her career high before the end of the period, and the Huskies took an 84-46 lead into the fourth. Her previous best was 29 against Dayton earlier this season.
UConn hosts Tulane on Sunday. The Green Wave have a 12-6 record, including a 3-2 mark in the AAC.
Tulsa plays at Central Florida on Saturday.