ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Lauren Bates Contributed 16 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks. UCLA 2nd They beat No. 8 Michigan 69-66 on Sunday.
The Wolverines trailed by 11 points with less than two minutes left in the game before Syla Swords tied the game on a layup with 2.2 seconds left.
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UCLA (23-1, 13-0 Big Ten) leads the conference by two games over Michigan State (20-4, 11-2) and has won 17 straight games since then. lost to No. 4 Texas November.
The Bruins outscored Michigan by 14 points in the second and third quarters, leading by as many as 13 points before closing with National Collegiate Athletic Association -Gao’s ninth victory AP Top 25 team.
The Wolverines’ school-record nine-game winning streak in Big Ten play was snapped by a big, experienced team with a suffocating defense and led by a 6-foot-7 preseason All-American center who did it all.
Betts made 8 of 17 shots from the field, grabbing rebounds on both ends of the floor, setting up shots for teammates after drawing double teams and using his size to block shots or alter shots.
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The actors surrounding her are also very talented.
UCLA’s Kiki Rice scored 20 points, Gabriela Jaquez scored 13 points and Gianna Kneepkens scored 12 points.
Michigan’s Olivia Olson scored 20 points, Mira Holloway scored 15 points and Teyara Delfoss scored 10 points. Suozzi scored just 8 points and made 10 of 13 shots.
The highly anticipated game came to Crisler Center hours before the Super Bowl and drew a season-high crowd of 6,108.
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UCLA: Plays No. 12 Michigan State on Wednesday.
Michigan: At Northwestern on Thursday.