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Rice Leads No. 2 UCLA Past No. 11 Ohio State 72-62 in Big Ten Tourney Semis

UCLA advances to the Big Ten final with a 72-62 win over Ohio State, maintaining a perfect 20-0 conference record this season.

  • On Saturday, UCLA defeated Ohio State 72-62 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, sending the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team to the Big Ten Tournament championship game on Sunday.
  • Ahead of the semifinal, UCLA carried a 29-1 record overall and 19-0 in Big Ten play, while the Ohio State Buckeyes were 26-6 and 15-5; UCLA won the last meeting 82-75 on Dec. 28.
  • After a 12-3 start, UCLA stretched its lead with an 18-9 run, forcing 15 Ohio State turnovers and featuring five players in double figures led by Kiki Rice with 17 and Lauren Betts with 14.
  • UCLA will meet the Michigan–Iowa winner in the title game Sunday, with tipoff at 11:15 a.m. airing on CBS.
  • In the bigger picture, UCLA's lopsided results define its season as they are 27-1 in games decided by 10 points or more and average 85.2 points per game, 19.2 more than Ohio State allows.
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No. 2 UCLA women top No. 11 Ohio State to reach Big Ten Tournament final

The top-seeded Bruins dispatch the fifth-seeded Buckeyes 72-62 for their 24th consecutive victory in their quest to repeat as conference tournament champions.

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Rice leads No. 2 UCLA past No. 11 Ohio State 72-62 in Big Ten tourney semis

Kiki Rice scored 17 points to lead five UCLA players in double figures and the Bruins won their school-record 24th consecutive game, 72-62 over No. 11 Ohio State...

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