Kiki Rice scored 16 points to lead five Bruins scorers in double figures and No. 1 UCLA defeated 24th-ranked Michigan 86-70 on Wednesday at Pauley Pavilion to complete a sweep of its first Big Ten homestand.

Rice had 10 assists and Lauren Betts had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the Bruins (14-0, 3-0 Big Ten), who led the entire game.

Syla Swords led the Wolverines with a career-high 30 points in her return. The standout freshman from Canada didn’t play in a loss at No. 4 USC because of a lower left leg injury she sustained on Dec. 20 against Akron.

Londynn Jones added 13 points, hitting three of her four 3-pointers in the fourth for the Bruins.

NO. 4 USC 75, NEBRASKA 55: Juju Watkins scored 26 points to lead the Trojans (13-1, 3-0 Big Ten) over the Cornhuskers at Galen Center for USC’s ninth straight victory.

USC has started conference play with three wins for the first time since the 2013-14 season.

Nebraska (10-4, 1-2) has lost three in a row after a five-game winning streak. Logan Nissley had a team-high 14 points for Nebraska.

NO. 7 CONNECTICUT 77, MARQUETTE 45: Sarah Strong scored 15 points and KK Arnold added 13 points and six assists as the Huskies (12-2, 3-0 Big East) cruised past the Golden Eagles (9-4, 1-1) in Milwaukee.

NO. 12 KANSAS STATE 74, HOUSTON 55: Temira Poindexter scored eight of her 15 points in the fourth quarter when the Wildcats (14-1, 2-0 Big 12 Conference) used a 21-0 run to defeat the host Cougars (4-9, 0-2).

NO. 18 WEST VIRGINIA 80, UCF 58: JJ Quinerly scored 21 of her season-high 31 points in a dominating first half and the Mountaineers (11-2, 1-1 Big 12 Conference) coasted at home over the Knights (7-5, 0-2).

NO. 21 MICHIGAN STATE 77, PURDUE 59: Jocelyn Tate scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Julia Ayrault had 11 points and 10 rebounds and the Spartans (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten Conference) dominated the first half over the visiting Boilermakers (7-7, 0-3).

NO. 23 IOWA 80, PENN STATE 68: Taylor McCabe scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers, Hannah Stuelke had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and the Hawkeyes (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten) beat the host Nittany Lions (9-5, 0-3) despite Gabby Elliott ‘s 32-point performance.

In a men’s top-25 game:

Solo Ball made seven 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, helping No. 11 UConn beat DePaul, 81-68, in Chicago for its seventh straight win. Alex Karaban had 18 points for the Huskies (11-3, 3-0 Big East), who have recovered nicely after losing three in a row at the Maui Invitational. Conor Enright had 18 points and nine assists for DePaul (9-5, 0-3) in its 19th consecutive loss to UConn.

NFL

Saquon Barkley appears set to sit out Philadelphia’s final regular-season game Sunday, denying the running back his chance at breaking Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record.

Barkley would finish the season with 2,005 yards rushing, just 101 yards shy of breaking Dickerson’s record of 2,105 yards set with the Rams in 1984.

The Eagles (13-3) clinched the NFC East and the No. 2 seed in the conference, leaving little to play for in Sunday’s home game against the New York Giants.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni declined Wednesday to announce outright which starters would play and which ones would sit out, saying of Barkley, “he’ll probably be somebody that rests.”

Sirianni and the Eagles decided it was not worth risking injury to perhaps their most valuable player and only the ninth running back in NFL history to top 2,000 yards rushing in a season.

The Kansas City Chiefs will start backup Carson Wentz at quarterback on Sunday in Denver in a game that means nothing to Kansas City, which has already clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs, but could mean everything to the Broncos. The Broncos would clinch a playoff berth as the No. 7 seed by beating the Chiefs, earning a trip to Buffalo for their postseason opener. If they lose, they would need the Jets to beat the Dolphins and the Steelers to beat the Bengals.

Joshua Dobbs will start the season finale at quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers with starter Brock Purdy out with an elbow injury.

TENNIS

Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz powered the U.S., tournament winner two years ago, into the semifinals of the United Cup mixed teams event in Perth, Australia.

In the first singles match, Gauff had a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over China’s Zhang Shuai. Fritz then made sure of victory for the U.S. by edging Zhang Zhizhen 6-4, 6-4.

The Americans completed a 3-0 sweep when Desirae Krawczyk and Robert Galloway beat Zhang and Sun Fajing 6-3, 6-7 (1), 10-3 in the mixed doubles. The U.S. next meets either Italy or Czech Republic, who play their quarterfinal on Friday.

HOCKEY

Danny Nelson scored the eventual game-winner in the third period and Trey Augustine made 38 saves, leading the United States to a 4-1 win over Canada on Tuesday night and into the top spot in Group A at the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa, Ontario.

Cole Hutson and Cole Eiserman each had a goal and an assist for the Americans.