February 1, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; UCLA Bruins center Lauren Betts (51) reacts after receiving a foul call in the second half against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Foley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Image Elsa Lemmila had a double-double and Jaloni Cambridge scored 17 points with a game-winning layup as No. 11 Ohio State defeated No. 19 Minnesota in the quarterfinals, 60-55, in the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis.
Remilla had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Cambridge’s clutch bucket with 16 seconds left capped a strong all-around performance with six assists, five rebounds and three steals. Chance Gray added 13 points in the win.
The fourth-seeded Buckeyes (26-6) forced 21 turnovers to overcome a 44-27 glass deficit, including 19 rebounds from Sophie Hart to lead the fifth-seeded Gophers (22-8). Hart added 12 points and Grace Grocholski had a game-high 18 points.
Grokolski also had four assists, including setting up Mara Brown for a 3-pointer that pulled Minnesota within 58-55 with 1:32 remaining. Grocholski attempted a potential game-tying triple with 43 seconds left, but couldn’t convert.
The win advances Ohio State to Saturday’s semifinals, where it will face No. 1 seed UCLA.
2nd place UCLA 78, Washington 60
Lauren Betts finished with 26 points and eight rebounds, and the top-seeded Bruins made a late run to dominate the eighth-seeded Huskies in the first quarterfinals on Friday.
UCLA (29-1) clung to a one-point lead with 2 minutes and 33 seconds left in the third quarter and then closed the game with a 7-0 run. All-American Betts then went to work, scoring six points in nearly four minutes of the fourth quarter for a 13-3 run.
Two spurts created breathing room after Washington (21-10) gave the Bruins a scare in the third quarter and a change of pace. The Huskies built a 10-point lead following a hot start from Avery Howell and Sayvia Sellers, who both scored a team-high 18 points in the first half.
Sellers scored half of his 10 points early in the second period as Washington took a 22-12 lead. UCLA maintained the lead the rest of the game as Kiki Rice scored seven of her 18 points to give the Bruins a 15-0 win.
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