UCLA Women Rout Ohio State for Big Ten Tournament Showdown with USC – Orange County Register

The UCLA basketball female team needed the one after what was not the simplest of weeks for fourth row Bruins.

They had undergone another defeat against Crosstown Rival USC for the title of the regular season of Big Ten last Saturday, followed by the players who launched a lip meeting, then opening the conference tournament with a closer victory than planned on the 10th seeded Nebraska on Friday.

All this led to a huge expiration in the form of a 75-46 swing from Ohio State in the semi-final of the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis, preparing the field for a third Trojans shot with another online trophy.

Londynn Jones found his shot, reaching 8 of 16 on the field and 6 of the 12 3 points for a summit of 22 points. Gabriela Jaquez sparked the Bruins early, marking her 12 points in first half on 5 of the 5 shots.

The UCLA (29-2) now obtains another crack to beat the horses of Trojan n ° 2 (28-2), which are responsible for the only imperfections in the Bruins record. The USC qualified for the final of the tournament earlier Saturday after having moved from Michigan for a victory of 82-70.

Buckeyes entered the match ranked 13 in the country, having lost only four times – two on a difficult trip to the UCLA and the USC last month – and pulling 45.5% in the season and 34.3% compared to the 3 -point line.

The UCLA held Ohio State at 19 out of 57 shots (33.3%) and 3 out of 10 of the 3 -point range. The Bruins, meanwhile, pulled 32 out of 63 (50.8%) and pierced 11 out of 24 (45.8%) 3 points, while accumulating a bounce advantage of 43-25.

The Bruins took an advance of 22-8 after a quarter without the center of Star Center Lauren Betts, not to mention trying a shot. Instead, Jaquez led seven Bruins by scoring seven points because they pulled 11 out of 15 (73.3%) on the ground.

Meanwhile, buckeyes opened the 3 (21.4%) shot in the first image.

In the second quarter, Betts cooked, hosting two lay-ups for an advantage of 29-12 with seven minutes until half-time.

The Ohio State closed in 35-21 on a milestone jumper Cambridge with 3:09 to do in the second quarter, but the Bruins made a 9-0 race to close half-time. Betts added a lay-up and a rider, followed by a 3-point Jones with 43 seconds on the left and a 17 feet of Jones just before the buzzer.

The Bruins finished the half 20 out of 30 (66.7%) on the ground compared to 9 out of 30 (30.0%) for buckeyes. Betts collected eight points out of 4 shots, finishing match 6 for 7 for 12 points.