The the UCLA Bruins moved to 30-2 after a 96-45 result over the the Hawkeyes, who entered at 23-8, at 2:15 PM EDT on CBS.
First quarter
The Bruins opened with a 22-5 quarter that featured 15 steals on the night and forced the Hawkeyes into early pressure mistakes.
The Hawkeyes shot 28 percent from the field in the game while the Bruins used 26 points off turnovers to build the first separation.
Second quarter
The Bruins added a 20-15 second quarter behind ball movement that finished at 34 assists and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.4.
Kiki Rice posted 8 assists and 3 steals, and those plays fed a 44-point edge in points in the paint.
Third quarter
The Bruins won the third quarter 25-16 as Lauren Betts anchored the interior work that helped UCLA shoot 73 percent on 2-point attempts.
The Hawkeyes were held to 0 second-chance points while UCLA created 6 second-chance points with 37 total rebounds.
Fourth quarter
The Bruins closed the fourth quarter 29-9 with 22 fast-break points on the stat sheet and 13 made 3-pointers at 50 percent.
Gianna Kneepkens scored 19 points and
Gabriela Jaquez added 12 points as the Bruins bench produced 29 points in the Big Ten Championship game.
Final horn
This UCLA Bruins vs Iowa Hawkeyes recap centers on a Bruins defense that finished with 5 blocks and held the Hawkeyes to 45 points with 19 turnovers.
The Hawkeyes got 13 bench points but finished at 22 percent from 3-point range on 23 attempts and 32 percent on 2-pointers across 38 tries in this UCLA Bruins vs Iowa Hawkeyes scoreline review.
The Bruins logged a 64 percent field-goal rate on 63 attempts, and the post-game thoughts UCLA Bruins start with 96 team points and 51 as the biggest lead for a UCLA Bruins match rating snapshot.
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