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02/08 16:25 CST Lauren Betts leads No. 2 UCLA to 69-66 win over No. 8
Michigan, takes 2-game lead in Big Ten race
Lauren Betts leads No. 2 UCLA to 69-66 win over No. 8 Michigan, takes 2-game
lead in Big Ten race
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) --- Lauren Betts had 16 points, 16 rebounds, five assists
and three blocks to help No. 2 UCLA hold off No. 8 Michigan for a 69-66 win on
Sunday.
The Wolverines trailed by 11 points with less than two minutes left and with a
chance to tie the game, Syla Swords shot an airball on a 3-pointer with 2.2
seconds left.
UCLA (23-1, 13-0 Big Ten) took a two-game lead over Michigan (20-4, 11-2) in
the conference with its 17th straight victory since losing to No. 4 Texas in
November.
The Bruins outscored Michigan by 14 over the second and third quarters, leading
by as much as 13 points, and finished with their NCAA -high ninth win over an
AP Top 25 team.
The Wolverines' school-record, nine-game winning streak in Big Ten games was
snapped by a big and experienced team that plays stifling defense and is led by
a 6-foot-7 preseason All-America center that does it all.
Betts was 8 of 17 from the field, grabbed rebounds at both ends of the court,
set up teammates for shots after drawing double teams and used her size to
block or alter shots.
Her surrounding cast is talented, too.
UCLA's Kiki Rice scored 20, Gabriela Jaquez had 13 and Gianna Kneepkens scored
12.
Michigan's Olivia Olson had 20 points, Mila Holloway had 15 and Te'Yala
Delfosse added 10. Swords was limited to eight points, missing 10 of 13 shots.
The highly anticipated matchup drew a season-high 6,108 crowd to Crisler Center
a few hours before the Super Bowl.
Up next UCLA: At No. 12 Michigan State on Wednesday. Michigan: At Northwestern on Thursday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketbal
Up next UCLA: At No. 12 Michigan State on Wednesday. Michigan: At Northwestern on Thursday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketbal
