Paige Bueckers put up 12 points in just 23 minutes in her first game back from a knee sprain, helping UConn to a 71-45 win at St. John’s.

Paige Bueckers returned from a two-game absence due to a knee sprain and led No. 6 UConn to a 71-45 win over St. John's on Wednesday night.

Paige Bueckers scored 12 points after missing two games with a left knee sprain to help No. 6 UConn win its sixth straight, 71-45 over St. John’s on Wednesday night. Bueckers, after sitting out wins over Xavier and Georgetown,

UConn star Paige Bueckers, who was out with a "lower-body sprain," will be back with the Huskies when they play St. John's on Wednesday night. The program made the announcement on social media a few hours before the game.

After missing the last two games with a left knee sprain, Paige Bueckers will be available to play for UConn women's basketball in its game at St. John's.

Paige Bueckers scored 12 points after missing two games with a left knee sprain to help No. 6 UConn win its sixth straight, 71-45 over St. John’s on Wednesday night.

Paige Bueckers hardly showed any signs of rust after missing two games with a sprained left knee. “I’m feeling good,” Bueckers said after No. 6 UConn’s 71-45 rout of St. John’s on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena.

Paige Bueckers met a large crowd of fans following the UConn women's basketball victory over St. John's in Queens, N.Y.