The No. 1 Bruins did. Ten UCLA players scored, five scored nine or more points, seven hit at least one three-pointer. Elina Aarnisalo (15 points), Kiki Rice (14) and Londynn Jones (13) were a combined 7-for-15 on threes for a Bruins team that made 13 from behind the arc. Betts assisted on five of those 13 makes.

But that wasn’t the only problem. The Bruins are balanced on offense, but they’re also amazing on defense, which led to their 46-25 advantage in the second half. The Gophers scored a season low in points, committed a season-high 17 turnovers. The Bruins had a 21-5 edge on points off turnovers, a 32-7 edge on bench points.

“They’re a great defensive team,” Gophers point guard Amaya Battle said by phone.

Battle scored 21 points on 10-for-15 shooting. But only four of those points came in the second half, when UCLA heightened the perimeter pressure while simultaneously stymying the Gophers at the rim.

“They were extra-physical in the second half,” Battle said. “Even more ball pressure. They made it really difficult.”

Mainly because of Battle, who had 17 points on 8-for-10 shooting, the Gophers trailed 33-28 at the half.