UCLA Bruins at Iowa Hawkeyes

· NCAA Women's Basketball

UCLA Bruins

26-1, 9-1 Away

Final
67 - 65

Iowa Hawkeyes

18-9, 9-4 Home

Aarnisalo's late free throws give No. 3 UCLA a 67-65 win over Iowa

Lauren Betts had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Bruins (26-1, 14-1 Big Ten), who trailed by 12 points twice in the third quarter before rallying.

Iowa tied it at 65 when Lucy Olsen made three free throws with 6 seconds left. Aarnisalo was fouled when she was tripped by Olsen after she had fallen to the court trying to defend.

Iowa had a final shot to tie or win, but Addison O’Grady’s 3-pointer fell short.

Kiki Rice added 12 points for UCLA.

Olsen led Iowa (18-9, 8-8) with 17 points. Hannah Stuelke had 11 points, and O’Grady and Taylor McCabe each had 10.

Takeaways UCLA: The Bruins survived early foul trouble to Betts — she picked up her second with 4:26 left in the second quarter and sat out the rest of the half. They shot just 5 of 25 on 3-pointers, but the last make came from Rice, whose 3 with 2:19 left gave UCLA a 62-60 lead. The Bruins wouldn't trail again.

Iowa: The Hawkeyes were hoping to knock off another top-5 team at home — they defeated No. 4 USC 76-69 on Feb. 2 — and had their chances late, but couldn’t convert. Olsen led Iowa in scoring, but shot just 5 of 21.

Key moment UCLA went on a 16-4 run over the final 5½ minutes of the third quarter to tie it at 50. The run was started by a 3 from Angela Dugalic, only the second 3 of the game for the Bruins at that point.

Key stat UCLA came in leading the nation with a plus-14.2 rebound margin. The Bruins outrebounded Iowa 43-34 for the game, 25-11 in the second half.

Up next UCLA is at Wisconsin on Wednesday, and Iowa plays at Michigan on Wednesday.

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TV Channel: Bruins vs Hawkeyes 2021 College Basketball, week 16, is broadcasted on Peacock.
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Recent Plays

4th 0:00	End of Game	67 - 65
4th 0:00	End of 4th Quarter	67 - 65
4th 0:00	Addison O'Grady Steal.	67 - 65
4th 0:00	Angela Dugalic Turnover.	67 - 65
4th 0:00	Elina Aarnisalo subbing in for UCLA	67 - 65

Statistics

UCLA		IOWA
24-57	FG	22-60
42	Field Goal %	37
5-25	3PT	6-17
20	Three Point %	35
14-20	FT	15-19
70	Free Throw %	79
43	Rebounds	34
13	Offensive Rebounds	9
30	Defensive Rebounds	25
15	Assists	13
4	Steals	8
4	Blocks	2
14	Turnovers	8
0	Team Turnovers	0
14	Total Turnovers	8
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
9	Points Off Turnovers	9
7	Fast Break Points	10
34	Points in Paint	26
21	Fouls	17
6	Largest Lead	12

Game Information

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Location: Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 14,998 | Capacity:

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
UCLA	17-0	-	27-1
Iowa	13-3	3.5	22-5
Michigan	13-3	3.5	22-5
Ohio State	12-4	4.5	23-5
Minnesota	12-5	5	21-7
Michigan State	11-6	6	22-6
Maryland	10-6	6.5	22-6
Illinois	9-7	7.5	19-8
USC	9-7	7.5	17-10
Washington	9-8	8	19-9
Oregon	7-9	9.5	19-10
Nebraska	6-11	11	17-11
Wisconsin	5-12	12	13-15
Indiana	4-12	12.5	15-13
Purdue	4-12	12.5	12-15
Penn State	3-13	13.5	10-17
Northwestern	2-14	14.5	8-19
Rutgers	1-15	15.5	9-18

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