IOWA CITY, Iowa — Elina Aarnisalo made two free throws with 3.8 seconds remaining to give No. 3-ranked UCLA a 67-65 comeback win over upset-minded Iowa on Sunday.

The Hawkeyes (18-9, 8-8) were hoping to knock off another top-5 team at home — they defeated No. 4 USC 76-69 on Feb. 2 — and had their chances late but couldn’t convert.

Lauren Betts , who got into some early foul trouble, had 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bruins (26-1, 14-1 Big Ten), who trailed by 12 points twice in the third quarter before rallying.

UCLA went on a 16-4 run over the final 5½ minutes of the third quarter to tie it at 50. The run was started by a 3 from Angela Dugalic. The Bruins shot just 5 of 25 on 3-pointers, but the last make came from Kiki Rice, whose 3 with 2:19 left gave UCLA a 62-60 lead. The Bruins never again trailed.

Iowa tied it at 65 when Lucy Olsen made three free throws with 6 seconds left. Aarnisalo was fouled when she was tripped by Olsen after she had fallen to the court trying to defend and made the two critical free throws to put UCLA ahead.

Iowa had a final shot to tie or win, but Addison O’Grady’s 3-pointer fell short.

Rice was the only other Bruins scorer to finish in double figures with 12 points. Dugalic and Gabriela Jaquez each added nine.

Olsen led Iowa with 17 points. Hannah Stuelke had 11 points, and O’Grady and Taylor McCabe each had 10.