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.

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.

Paige Bueckers hardly showed any signs of rust after missing two games with a sprained left knee. Bueckers scored 12 points in 23 minutes in No. 6 UConn’s 71-45 rout of St.