"Behind 26 points from center Lauren Betts, the No. 1 seed Bruins took down No. 8 seed Huskies with an explosive second half to stay undefeated in conference play. Washington (21-10, 11-9), which defeated No. 9 seed USC on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinal, struggled to respond to UCLA's second-half surge and trailed by 19 in the fourth quarter."
"UCLA (22-1, 19-0), the second ranked team in the nation in the Associated Press top 25 poll, started slow, missing five consecutive shots in a five-plus minute scoring drought in the first quarter. The Bruins' six first-quarter points were a season low. The Huskies extended a 10-point lead into the second quarter."
"It was UCLA's 10th consecutive win against the Huskies. It was the Bruins' 23rd straight win overall after last losing on Nov. 26. UCLA will face the winner of No. 4 seed Minnesota and No. 5 seed Ohio State in a Big Ten tournament semifinal on Saturday, with a berth in the Big Ten championship game on the line."
UCLA's women's basketball team defeated Washington 78-60 in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinal on Friday. The No. 1 seed Bruins, ranked second nationally, started slowly with just six first-quarter points and trailed by 10 points entering the second quarter. Lauren Betts led UCLA with 26 points, helping spark a 15-2 run late in the first half. Washington briefly led in the third quarter behind Avery Howell's 18 points, but UCLA's offense found rhythm, shooting 54% overall in the second half to pull away. The Bruins led 27-24 at halftime and built a 19-point fourth-quarter lead. UCLA remains undefeated in conference play at 19-0 and extends its winning streak to 23 games. The Bruins advance to face either Minnesota or Ohio State in Saturday's semifinal.
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