California Baptist 43, at UCLA 96

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — The top-seeded UCLA Bruins showcased their overwhelming depth and defensive prowess, dismantling the California Baptist Lancers 96-43 in the second round of the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. A crowd of 7,250 watched the Bruins, now 31-1, advance with a methodical and suffocating performance. The Lancers, who finished their season at 23-11, hung tough early but were undone by a catastrophic second half in which they managed only nine points. The game’s decisive turning point came immediately after halftime. Leading 44-34, UCLA unleashed a 31-4 third-quarter blitz that turned a competitive… Read more...