UCLA Bruins at Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine

Rice helps No. 1 UCLA beat Hawaii 70-49 in final day of Rainbow Wahine Showdown

Lauren Betts added 18 points but saw her string of five straight double-doubles end. Gabriela Jaquez had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Bruins (8-0).

Rice shot 7 of 10 from the field, including a pair from beyond the arc and made all five of her free throws.

Lily Wahinekapu scored 10 points for the Rainbow Wahine (5-2), who saw their five-game win streak come to an end.

Hawaii was limited to 14-of-53 shooting from the field and 6 of 25 from distance.

UCLA led 32-29 at the half.

Takeaways UCLA: Over the course of their three games in Hawaii, the Bruins never trailed and led for all but 46 seconds. They won each game by an average of more than 45 points.

Hawaii: The Rainbow Wahine were without 6-foot-5 freshman center Ritorya Tamilo (10.8 points per game). She was not suited up Sunday and was wearing an arm sling during pregame warm-ups.

Key moment Daejah Phillips pulled Hawaii within 32-31 with her runner in the lane 26 seconds into the second half, but Betts answered with a basket inside to ignite a 22-4 UCLA run that gave her team a 54-35 lead with 1:26 left in the third quarter.

Key stat As expected, UCLA dominated in the post. It outscored Hawaii 40-14 on points in the paint and overwhelmed its three opponents this week by a combined 146-26.

Up next UCLA will face a familiar opponent when it plays its first ever Big Ten Conference game at Washington on Sunday. Hawaii will host Long Beach State in its Big West Conference opener on Saturday.

How can I watch Bruins vs. Rainbow Wahine?

• TV Channel: Bruins vs Rainbow Wahine 2021 College Basketball, week 4, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Location: Honolulu, HI
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