Paige Bueckers scored 21 of her 23 points in the first half and No. 3 UConn held Villanova without a field goal for more than 16 minutes to beat the Wildcats 82-54 on Sunday, advancing to the Big East championship game.

UConn women's basketball held off Villanova thanks to Paige Bueckers in the Big East Tournament semifinals to advance to Monday's championship.

The regular season has come to a close for the top conferences in women's college basketball, which means it's time for awards. All five of the major conferences -- the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC -- have announced their end-of-season honors.

Paige Bueckers had 20 points to lead No. 3 UConn to a 71-40 win over St. John's in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's basketball tournament on Saturday. Sarah Strong had 10 points and 14 rebounds while Azzi Fudd finished with 11 points for UConn (29-3) as the Huskies won their 13th consecutive Big East tournament game and recorded their 34th win in a row in a conference tournament.

Top-seeded UConn women's basketball defeated No. 8 seed St. John's in Saturday's Big East Tournament quarterfinals to advance to Sunday's semifinals.

Then they surrounded her after UConn's 92-57 win over Marquette on Sunday as Bueckers became the latest women's basketball star to see her number added to the Huskies of Honor. Her No. 5 joined the likes of Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Rebecca Lobo, Sue Bird and Kerry Bascom.

Paige Bueckers won Big East Player of the Year for the third time, leading a sweep of the conference’s major awards Thursday.

Paige Bueckers scored 23 points to help No. 3 UConn advance to the Big East tournament championship game with an 82-54 victory over Villanova on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.

For a little while today, it looked like Villanova might push the Huskies harder than they have been pushed by anybody in the Big East all season.