UConn Loses to Baylor, and Home Winning Streak Ends at 98

HARTFORD, Conn. — Kim Mulkey and Baylor are making a habit of ending Connecticut’s streaks.

Teá Cooper scored 27 points and No. 6 Baylor used a dominant fourth quarter to beat top-ranked UConn, 74-58, on Thursday night, ending the Huskies’ 98-game home winning streak. It was the second consecutive year that the Lady Bears (12-1) ended a long UConn run. Last season, Baylor stopped the Huskies’ 126-game regular-season winning streak.

“We just happen to be the team that beat them, not anymore than that,” Mulkey, the Lady Bears’ coach, said. “Streaks are made to be broken,”

UConn (12-1) fell one victory short of tying its own N.C.A.A. record of 99 in a row at home. The Huskies’ previous loss at home came in the Big East final against Notre Dame on March 12, 2013. The defeat on Thursday was the worst for UConn since a 23-point defeat to Louisiana State in the regional final of the 2007 N.C.A.A. tournament. It was the worst home loss since Dec. 5, 2005, when the Huskies lost to North Carolina by 23 points.

Baylor, the defending national champion, led by 3 going into the fourth quarter, and neither team could get much going on offense in the first few minutes of the final period. The Huskies cut the deficit to 1 on a jumper by Christyn Williams with 6 minutes 36 seconds left.

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