Betts dominates as No . 1 UCLA women cruise past Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.>> Lauren Betts had 25 points and 12 rebounds and No. 1 UCLA shut out Indiana for more than eight minutes in the first half of a 73-62 victory on Saturday in its first visit as a Big Ten Conference member.

The Bruins were never seriously threatened after the Hoosiers missed five shots and committed seven turnovers during an 8-minute, 15-second drought that began late in the first quarter.

Betts made 12 of 16 shots for her ninth double-double of the season.

The Grandview High School alum ensured a fast start by scoring three of the Bruins’ first four baskets in a game in which UCLA led by as many as 16 points.

No. 11 TCU 81, Cincinnati 66>> Madison Conner scored 29 points, Sedona Prince added 21 and No. 11 TCU rolled to an 81-66 victory over Cincinnati.

TCU is 15-1 overall and 3-0 in Big 12 Conference play, each for the first time in program history.

Conner was 8 of 15 from the floor and shot 6 of 9 from 3-point range, adding seven assists. It was her 15th career game hitting five-plus 3-pointers.

No. 12 Kansas State77, Texas Tech 57>> Ayoka Lee scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Serena Sundell had a double-double and Kansas State took control in the third quarter for a home win over Texas Tech, the 10th-straight win for the Wildcats.

No. 18 West Virginia 66, BYU 53>> JJ Quinerly scored 12 of her 19 points in the second half to help No. 18 West Virginia pull away from BYU.

Quinerly shot 8 of 26 overall and had five assists and five steals..

— The Associated Press