No. 5 Connecticut has big third quarter en route to defeat No. 11 South Carolina

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 31 points, 16 rebounds and six assists to help No. 5 Connecticut beat 11th-ranked South Carolina 97-79 on Monday night.

Katie Lou Samuelson added 29 points for the Huskies (22-2), who blew open a close game with a huge third quarter in which they outscored the Gamecocks 29-12. Samuelson scored 14 points in the game-changing quarter. Collier added eight as the two seniors continued to carry UConn.

Collier has now scored 20 or more points in eight straight games and has three double-doubles in her past four contests.

The victory was the 89th straight at home for the Huskies. That's the second-longest winning streak in NCAA history, trailing only UConn's school-record 99-game run.

Bianca Cuevas-Moore scored 25 points and Te'a Cooper had 20 to lead South Carolina (17-6), which had won 13 of its past 14 games.