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INDIANAPOLIS — The UCLA women’s hoops team’s tear done nan Big Ten continued connected Friday, arsenic nan Bruins defeated Washington 78-60 to beforehand to nan convention tourney semifinals.
Behind 26 points from halfway Lauren Betts, nan No. 1 seed Bruins took down No. 8 seed Huskies pinch an explosive 2nd half to enactment undefeated successful convention play.
Washington (21-10, 11-9), which defeated No. 9 seed USC connected Thursday to beforehand to nan quarterfinal, struggled to respond to UCLA’s second-half surge and trailed by 19 successful nan 4th quarter.
UCLA (22-1, 19-0), nan 2nd classed squad successful nan federation successful nan Associated Press apical 25 poll, started slow, missing 5 consecutive shots successful a five-plus infinitesimal scoring drought successful nan first quarter. The Bruins’ six first-quarter points were a play low.
The Huskies extended a 10-point lead into nan 2nd quarter. Betts, though, kept nan Bruins’ shortage from increasing pinch 10 points successful nan first half, sparking a 15-2 tally during nan last 6:10. UCLA, which boasts nan champion three-point percent successful nan Big Ten, didn’t make immoderate treys successful nan first half and didn’t deed 1 until Kiki Rice’s pinch 5:27 near successful nan 3rd quarter.
It tied for nan worst three-point shooting capacity from nan Bruins this play (one for 10).
UCLA led 27-24 astatine halftime.
Washington went up concisely successful nan 3rd quarter, powered by 18 points from defender Avery Howell, but nan Bruins scoring yet recovered their hit soon after. UCLA changeable 54% wide from nan field.
It was UCLA’s 10th consecutive triumph against nan Huskies. It was nan Bruins’ 23rd consecutive triumph wide aft past losing connected Nov. 26.
UCLA will look nan victor of No. 4 seed Minnesota and No. 5 seed Ohio State successful a Big Ten tourney semifinal connected Saturday, pinch a berth successful nan Big Ten title crippled connected nan line.
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