UCLA Bruins face the UConn Huskies in Final 4

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The No. 1 UCLA Bruins square off against the No. 3 UConn Huskies in the NCAA Tournament Final Four. Friday's matchup is the first this season between the two teams. UCLA is 18-2 against the Big Ten, and UConn is...

UConn Huskies (35-3, 21-0 Big East) vs. UCLA Bruins (34-2, 18-2 Big Ten) Tampa, Florida; Friday, 9:30 p.m.

EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -7.5; over/under is 135.5 BOTTOM LINE: No.



1 UCLA and No. 3 UConn meet in the NCAA Tournament Final Four. The Bruins' record in Big Ten games is 18-2, and their record is 16-0 in non-conference games.

UCLA ranks fourth in college basketball with 20.4 assists per game. Kiki Rice leads the Bruins averaging 5.

1. The Huskies are 21-0 against Big East opponents. UConn is second in the Big East with 33.

2 rebounds per game led by Sarah Strong averaging 8.8. UCLA averages 78.

7 points, 26.7 more per game than the 52.0 UConn gives up.

UConn has shot at a 50.9% rate from the field this season, 15.7 percentage points higher than the 35.

2% shooting opponents of UCLA have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Lauren Betts is scoring 20.0 points per game with 9.

6 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the Bruins. Rice is averaging 12.

6 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 38.0% over the last 10 games.

Paige Bueckers is scoring 20.1 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the Huskies.

Azzi Fudd is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 9-1, averaging 77.

3 points, 34.6 rebounds, 19.8 assists, 6.

1 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field.

Their opponents have averaged 63.3 points per game. Huskies: 10-0, averaging 82.

7 points, 33.9 rebounds, 20.1 assists, 12.

1 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 51.2% from the field.

Their opponents have averaged 51.5 points. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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