Lauren Betts recorded 18 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and four blocks as No. 5 UCLA held off No. 17 Louisville 66-59 on Monday in Paris, France.
UCLA led the game 32-29 at halftime and 50-46 after three quarters.
Isla Juffermans made a jumper to cut the deficit to 50-48 before the Bruins rattled off 11 of the next 14 points.
Betts had the final four points of that surge. Her layup gave UCLA its largest lead at 61-51 with 4:02 to play.
Oregon State transfer Timea Gardiner put up 15 points in her team debut and Londynn Jones had 13 for the Bruins.
Tajianna Roberts finished with 21 points for Louisville to lead all scorers, while Jaleah Williams had 11 points, nine assists and four steals.
–Field Level Media
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