LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiki Rice had 17 points and nine rebounds, Lauren Bates had 16 points and 14 rebounds and No. 2 UCLA extended its winning streak to 19 games with a 92-48 win over Indiana on Sunday.
UCLA (25-1, 15-0 Big Ten), undefeated since a 76-65 loss to No. 4 Texas in the Players Era Tournament on Nov. 26, has the third-longest active winning streak in the country behind North Dakota State (21 straight) and UConn (43).
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Betts recorded his 10th double-double this season and the 43rd career double-double. Charles Ledger-Walker and Gianna Nipkens each scored 12 points for the Bruins, and Gabriella Jaquez scored 11 points. Sienna Bates and Lena Bilic scored 10 points each.
Maya Makalusky scored 13 points for Indiana (14-13, 3-12). Lenee Beaumont scored 11 points on 4-for-14 shooting and Nevaeh Caffey added 10 points. Shay Ciezki, the Big Ten’s leading scorer with 24.0 points per game (fifth nationally), left the game late in the first quarter with an apparent ankle injury and did not return.
The Indians shot a season-low 31% from the field (15-for-48), 4-for-20 from three-point range (20%), and tied their season-low scoring average in a single game. Indiana’s field goal percentage this season is 47.9%, which ranks 14th in the country.
UCLA grabbed a season-high 23 offensive rebounds, outrebounding the Hoosiers 51-24 and outscoring them 28-2 on second-chance points. The Bruins committed just four turnovers and forced 13 Indiana turnovers, ultimately converting their opponents to 25 points.
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Next
UCLA: Hosts No. 25 Washington on Thursday.
Indiana: Host Oregon State next Sunday.
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