UNCASVILLE, Conn. — (AP) — Paige Bueckers is in a class by herself in the Big East, becoming the first player to win the most outstanding player of the conference tournament three times.

The blistering wind on an exceptionally frigid night — even for northeastern standards — couldn’t shake the thousands of UConn women’s basketball fans who huddled outside the XL Center more than two hours before the Huskies hosted USC four days before Christmas.