Kiki Rice Leads No. 8 UCLA Past No. 13 Colorado

UCLA Bruins guard Londynn Jones (3), forward Angela Dugalic (32), forward Lina Sontag (21), guard Kiki Rice (1), forward Christeen Iwuala (22) and forward Amanda Muse (33) look on from the bench in the final seconds of the game in Los Angeles on Jan 14, 2024. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media

Kiki Rice scored 20 points and dominated in all facets to lead No. 8 UCLA to a 53–45 victory over No. 13 Colorado on the night of Feb. 26 in Los Angeles and lift the Bruins into a three-way tie for second in the Pac-12.

The top four teams in the conference get a bye in the first round of the conference tournament next month. UCLA (22–5, 11–5 Pac-12) and Colorado (20–7, 10–6) entered the game tied for fourth place, but the Buffaloes slipped into a tie for fifth.