Texas Longhorns (35-3, 18-3 SEC) vs. UCLA Bruins (35-1, 22-0 Big Ten)
Phoenix; Friday 9:30 p.m. ET
BETMGM Sportsbook Series: Longhorns -1.5; Over/Under 132.5
Bottom line: No. 2 UCLA and No. 3 Texas face off in the NCAA Tournament Final Four.
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The Bruins are 22-0 in Big Ten conference play and 13-1 in non-conference play. UCLA is 28-1 against teams above .500.
The Longhorns are 18-3 in SEC play. Texas is 30-3 against opponents above .500.
UCLA is shooting 51.2 percent from the field this season, which is 13.3 percentage points better than the field goal percentage Texas allows its opponents (37.9 percent). Texas is shooting 50.2% from the field this season, which is 14.0 percentage points higher than the UCLA opponent’s average shooting percentage of 36.2%.
The two teams met for the second time this season. The Longhorns won their last game on Nov. 26, 76-65. Rori Harmon led the Longhorns with 26 points and Gianna Kneepkens led the Bruins with 17 points.
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Top performer: Lauren Bates averaged 17.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2 blocks for the Bruins. Kiki Rice is averaging 14.3 points in the past 10 games.
Jordan Lee averaged 1.9 three-pointers per game for the Longhorns, shot 34.5% from three-point range, and averaged 13.3 points and 1.5 steals per game. Madison Booker has averaged 21.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.9 steals in the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Bruins: 10-0, averaging 81.4 points, 36.9 rebounds, 21.9 assists, 9.2 steals and 4.8 blocks while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents average 56.9 points per game.
Longhorns: 10-0, averaging 82.9 points, 36.3 rebounds, 19.0 assists, 10.4 steals and 4.2 blocks while shooting 51.1% from the field. Their opponents average 54.4 points per game.
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.