UConn Huskies' NCAA-record winning streak: 99 and counting

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• Watch: UConn's quest for 100
• Around the Rim: Doris Burke previews Big Monday
• Watch: Jay Bilas says UConn more dominant than Wooden's UCLA teams
• SEC Network: Gamecocks need big defensive effort vs. UConn
• SEC Network: Will South Carolina snap UConn's streak?

No. 99

UConn 83, SMU 41: Katie Lou Samuelson scored 22 points in 25 minutes, shooting 8-of-13 from the field and 3-of-6 on 3-pointers. Kia Nurse and Saniya Chong each added 13 points, Gabby Williams had 11, and Napheesa Collier 10 as UConn moved one win shy of 100 consecutive victories. Williams, who also had nine rebounds, joined Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart as the only players in program history with at least 200 rebounds, 100 assists, 50 steals and 25 blocked shots in a season.

Top plays: Collier's transition layup | Nurse fires pass to Samuelson | Williams makes tough layup | Samuelson scores 19 in first half

• Game-by-game look at UConn's winning streak

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