Overview
- No. 2 UCLA defeated No. 9 Iowa 96-45 to secure a second straight Big Ten Tournament title in Indianapolis.
- The 51-point margin set a Big Ten championship-game record, and the Bruins tallied a tournament-record 34 assists while shooting 63%.
- Kiki Rice earned Most Outstanding Player honors with 15 points and eight assists, and Gianna Kneepkens led all scorers with 19 as all five UCLA starters hit double figures.
- UCLA pushed its school-record winning streak to 25 and its Big Ten run to 24, completing the program’s first sweep of regular-season and tournament titles in the same year.
- UCLA is certain to host the NCAA Tournament’s first two rounds with seedings to be unveiled on Selection Sunday, and Iowa is still viewed as likely to earn a No. 2 seed.