NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Friday, March 27, 2026
Minnesota Golden Gophers 56
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UCLA Bruins 80
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Match Report

Rice, Betts and UCLA advance to Elite Eight with 80-56 win over Minnesota in March Madness

— When the final buzzer sounded on UCLA’s 80-56 regional semifinal win over Minnesota in the women’s NCAA Tournament, the Bruins gathered on the court, put their hands in the air and broke the...

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Team Stats

22-58
FG
32-61
38
Field Goal %
52
6-12
3PT
4-16
50
Three Point %
25
6-11
FT
12-20
55
Free Throw %
60
31
Rebounds
37
11
Offensive Rebounds
13
20
Defensive Rebounds
24
11
Assists
20
5
Steals
11
1
Blocks
9
15
Turnovers
11
3
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
5
Points Off Turnovers
17
0
Fast Break Points
13
22
Points in Paint
52
19
Fouls
13
0
Largest Lead
24
0
Lead Changes
0
0
Percent Led
96

Top Performers

MINN

  • Amaya Battle MIN 35 · PTS 6 · FG 3-16
  • Grace Grocholski MIN 32 · PTS 12 · FG 5-10
  • Mara Braun MIN 38 · PTS 9 · FG 3-8
  • Tori McKinney MIN 31 · PTS 9 · FG 3-7

UCLA

  • Kiki Rice MIN 35 · PTS 21 · FG 7-12
  • Lauren Betts MIN 31 · PTS 16 · FG 7-9
  • Angela Dugalic MIN 25 · PTS 13 · FG 6-9
  • Gabriela Jaquez MIN 32 · PTS 10 · FG 4-9

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:00 · 4th Quarter UCLA Deadball Team Rebound.
  4. 0:00 · 4th Quarter Kennedy Klick misses 17-foot jumper
  5. 0:14 · 4th Quarter Christina Karamouzi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Charlisse Leger-Walker assists)
  6. 0:26 · 4th Quarter Sienna Betts Defensive Rebound.
  7. 0:30 · 4th Quarter Kennedy Klick misses 7-foot jumper
  8. 0:46 · 4th Quarter Charlisse Leger-Walker bad pass turnover

Highlights

00:20 Grace Grocholski finishes in the paint for Minnesota Watch on ESPN 00:17 Grace Grocholski shows off the range Watch on ESPN 00:26 Gianna Kneepkens beats the buzzer for UCLA Watch on ESPN 00:12 Kiki Rice finishes contested layup for UCLA Watch on ESPN

Women's College Basketball News

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