UCLA confident it can evolve against Minnesota, pass the next NCAA tournament test
UCLA has not delivered victories as lopsided as other No. 1 NCAA tournament seeds, but the Bruins are confident they can meet the next challenge and beat Minnesota.
UCLA center Lauren Betts, center, and the Bruins say they are ready to face their next NCAA tournament challenge against Minnesota Friday in Sacramento. (Jessie Alcheh / Associated Press) The UCLA women’s basketball team hasn’t lost a game in 120 days. In that time, the Bruins have outscored opponents by a total of 806 points and just one other school — UConn — has gone without a loss during the same stretch.
Yet somehow, the No. 1 seed in the Sacramento 2 region of the NCAA tournament hasn’t captured the same momentum and praise as the other three top seeds who have muscled their way into the Sweet 16. UCLA (33-1) will play No.
4 Minnesota (24-8) at 4:30 p. m. PDT Friday in Sacramento.
The game will air on ESPN. Entering the matchup, is UCLA's less dominant NCAA tournament run a cause for concern? Or is a win a win when it comes to March?
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