Despite the loss, all eyes were on Paige Bueckers in the second game of her career. The No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 WNBA draft played well and finished with 19 points, eight assists and six rebounds on 7-of-14 shooting from the field.

Bueckers averaged 19.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.6 assists a game while shooting 53.1% from the field and 42.3% from 3-point range in four seasons with UConn.

Paige Bueckers made her return to Minnesota on Wednesday night — the state she called home for the first 18 years of her life.