Huskies obliterate Temple

NORFOLK, Va. - Connecticut was so good - nearly perfect - in the first half against Temple on Tuesday night that even one of their superstars, Maya Moore, was surprised.

"It was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime kind of a half," Moore said.

The Huskies shot nearly 78 percent, held Temple to five field goals and 12 points and took a 43-point lead into the locker room. They coasted to a 90-36 victory in the second round of the NCAA women's tournament, stretching their winning streak to 74 games.

"You go in wanting to feel like you're going to hit every shot, but you don't really think every single shot is going to go in," Moore said after making all six of her shots, including three 3-pointers. "At a point there, we thought every shot was going to go in."

To the Owls, it seemed like every shot did.

"It was just, 'Wow,' " said Qwedia Wallace, who led Temple with 12 points.

"They are the No. 1 team in the nation for a reason," added Marli Bennett.

On a night that started with UConn coach Geno Auriemma twice hugging former assistant Tonya Cardoza, in her second season as the Owls coach, perfection quickly replaced affection.

Moore hit 3-pointers on the Huskies' first two possessions, they ran off 20 points in a row in 6 minutes after Temple closed within 13-5 and finished the half on a 20-1 burst.

After that, the Huskies starters got to watch the reserves get plenty of time.

"There's not much I can add to what you saw out there," Auriemma said. "It was pretty incredible, just a really special performance by these kids in the first half."

And one that Moore said made them all feel like their work was paying off as they add to their record winning streak in NCAA Division I women's basketball and chase that second perfect season in a row. Succeeding would also yield the Huskies seventh national title.

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