Breanna Stewart scored 23 points and Moriah Jefferson added 17 to help No. 1 Connecticut beat No. 6 Maryland, 83-73, in the Maggie Dixon Classic on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
Stewart missed the Huskies’ game last Monday with a sprained right ankle, but she showed no ill effects as Connecticut won its 47th straight game, tying the third-longest winning streak in team history.
UConn (10-0) had to work for this victory, as Maryland (11-1) was not intimidated by the Huskies.
The Terrapins trailed, 40-32, early in the third quarter before scoring 11 of the next 12 points to take a 43-41 lead on Brianna Fraser’s 3-point play with 4 minutes 35 seconds left in the period.