It was an interesting afternoon at the XL Center.

The biggest news was UConn freshman guard Caroline Doty reinjuring her surgically-repaired left knee with 27.9 seconds left in the first half. UConn officials report that Doty suffered a knee sprain. She had 17 points, one shy of her career-high, before the injury.

Maya Moore became the second UConn player with a 40-point game, dropping 40 on Syracuse. She became the fastest UConn player to reach 1,000 points, doing it in her 55th game.

In the post-game handshakes following UConn's 107-53 victory, UConn coach Geno Auriemma had some words with Syracuse junior forward Nicole Michael. Auriemma was clearly perturbed by the Orange's rough-house tactics. Michael turned around to say something drawing a reaction from UConn associate head coach Chris Dailey. UConn senior guard Renee Montgomery played the role of peacemaker which is usually left up to Dailey as she escorted Auriemma away from Syracuse players.