"Kiki Rice led the Bruins (22-1, 12-0 Big Ten) with 17 points and seven rebounds, while Gabriela Jaquez got things started, scoring 10 of her 14 points in the first quarter. Rutgers, playing without its two leading scorers in Nene Ndiaye and Imani Lester, committed 18 turnovers that the Bruins converted into 25 points. During the Bruins' first possession of the game, Rice stepped back from the three-point line, shooting an air ball."
"But she followed that miss with the Bruins' next three scores from the field, all three coming off the break. And while the Scarlet Knights got on the scoreboard first with a three-pointer, they missed five layups and committed five turnovers, with the Bruins taking advantage for 11 points in the quarter. The Scarlet Knights' six first-quarter points were the fewest scored by a Bruin opponent in the first period this season."
No. 2 UCLA defeated Rutgers 86-46 at Pauley Pavilion, capitalizing on first- and third-quarter dominance. Kiki Rice posted 17 points and seven rebounds, while Gabriela Jaquez scored 14, including 10 in the first quarter. Rutgers, without Nene Ndiaye and Imani Lester, committed 18 turnovers that UCLA converted into 25 points. UCLA opened a 26-6 first-quarter lead but scored just 14 in the second. The Bruins committed multiple turnovers in the second quarter and their bench was outscored 19-18 in the fourth. Six conference games remain before the Big Ten tournament.
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