UCLA Tops Creighton to Advance in NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament

UCLA Tops Creighton to Advance in NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
UCLA's Kiki Rice dribbles against USC in a Pacific-12 Conference Tournament semifinal game in Las Vegas on March 8, 2004. Stephen R. Sylvanie/USA TODAY via Field Level Media
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LOS ANGELES—Kiki Rice scored 24 points on 7-for-13 shooting and second-seeded UCLA rallied for a 67–63 win over No. 7 seed Creighton in the second round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Monday, March 25, at Pauley Pavilion.

Center Lauren Betts, who had missed Saturday’s 84–55 victory over California Baptist because of an unspecified injury, added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Bruins (27–6), who advanced to the Sweet 16 in the Albany, N.Y., 2 Regional.