Kiki Rice finishes with 24 points and Lauren Betts scores 20 as UCLA rallies from a 10-point deficit to defeat Creighton and set up a showdown with LSU.
Kiki Rice held the ball in the final moments before joining her teammates in a joyous mob just inside the three-point line, everyone hopping in celebration. Cori Close walked around the Pauley Pavilion court and pointed toward the crowd with both fingers, repeatedly saying, “Thank you!” For
will face third-seeded Louisiana State, the defending national champion, in a regional semifinal Saturday at MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y. It’s the second consecutive trip to the Sweet 16 for the Bruins after they reached that round a year ago before losing to South Carolina. The Bruins found a heroine every time they needed one after facing that double-digit deficit. With
’s Angela Dugalic blocked a layup and the Bruins forced a jump ball with 3.6 seconds left that gave them possession. Rice scored 17 of her 24 points in the second half and Lauren Betts added 20 points and 10 rebounds in her return from a one-game absence because of an unspecified injury, thrilling a crowd that included Bruins legends Ann Meyers and Denise Curry.
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