UConn superstar guard Paige Bueckers scored a career-high 40 points on Saturday in her team's Sweet 16 win over Oklahoma in Spokane, Washington.
However, she had only scored 21 points for the Huskies going into the game's third quarter. UConn coach Geno Auriemma talked with ESPN's Holly Rowe about getting Bueckers to play up to her usual standard.
Auriemma even joked at the end of the interview that maybe Rowe should talk to Bueckers about ramping up her level of play.
Well, whatever energy Auriemma put into the world worked, as Bueckers scored 19 points in the game's final frame and helped UConn post its commanding 82-59 final score.