The UConn women’s basketball team was trailing Creighton 6-0 in the first quarter before superstar Paige Bueckers ever touched the ball in Thursday’s battle for the Big East regular-season title.

Using an unorthodox game plan ― standing near midcourt and holding the ball for most of the first ... to eliminate the No. 1-ranked Class 1A boys basketball team from the postseason in the ...