Washington Huskies at UCLA Bruins
· Big Ten Tournament - Quarterfinal
Betts scores 26, No. 2 UCLA women beat Washington 78-60 in Big Ten quarterfinals
The regular-season champion Bruins (29-1) won their 23rd consecutive game, matching last season's mark for the longest winning streak in school history. UCLA also has won 22 straight Big Ten games, a streak that began with last year's march to the conference tourney crown.
Avery Howell scored 18 points to lead the Huskies (21-10). Brynn McGaughy had 12 points and all-conference guard Sayvia Sellers had 10 points on 3-of-11 shooting after scoring 25 in Thursday's win over Southern California. Washington had a two-game winning streak snapped with its second loss to the Bruins this season.
Still, this game didn't follow the expected script in front of a sparse, midday crowd in Indianapolis.
Washington charged out to a 13-6 lead after one quarter and UCLA coach Cori Close called timeout when the Huskies extended the margin to 22-12 with 6:26 left in the second.
The game then turned quickly. UCLA responded to the stoppage with 15 consecutive points while allowing just one basket the rest of the half as it rallied to take a 27-24 halftime lead.
The Huskies started fast again in the third quarter, retaking a 34-33 lead on Elle Ladine's 3-pointer.
But Kiki Rice answered with the Bruins' first 3 of the game before making two free throws and Betts scored in the post to give UCLA a 40-34 edge. Washington continued to stay close — until UCLA closed the quarter on a 7-0 spurt to make it 49-41 and pulled away in the fourth.
UCLA: Faces No. 11 Ohio State in Saturday's first semifinal.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 60 - 78 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 60 - 78 |
| 4th 0:09 |  |
Sienna Betts Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 78 |
| 4th 0:10 |  |
Avery Howell misses free throw 2 of 2 | 60 - 78 |
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Avery Howell makes free throw 1 of 2 | 60 - 78 |
Statistics
 WASH |
UCLA |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-53 | FG | 34-63 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 1-10 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 10 |
| 6-8 | FT | 9-12 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 19 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 29 | Percent Led | 62 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 5,146 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 29-1 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 25-5 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 25-5 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 26-6 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 22-8 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 23-8 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 22-8 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 21-10 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 21-11 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 17-13 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 22-12 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 18-12 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |