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She sat out the rest of the first quarter and the second
quarter, returned to the court after halftime, and ended up
playing nearly 24 minutes. She had just six points at halftime.
Angela Dugalic scored 12 points for UCLA (20-1, 10-0 Big Ten),
which won its 14th straight. Gabriela Jaquez had 11, and Kiki
Rice, Gianna Kneepkens and Sienna Betts — Lauren's sister — each
added 10.
Cearah Parchment had a career-high 26 points and seven rebounds
for Illinois (15-6, 5-5) before fouling out with 36 seconds
left. She was 10 of 13 from the field.
Destiny Jackson had 15 points and six assists, Maddie Webber
scored 12 points and Berry Wallace had 11 for the Illini.
Illinois, which played without injured Gretchen Dolan, has lost
five of seven after an 11-game winning streak.
UCLA led 45-31 at halftime. Illinois cut the lead to five points
twice in the third quarter, but didn't get any closer.
The Bruins won despite making just one 3-pointer, going 1 of 10
from distance. They had 48 points in the paint to Illinois' 24
and also doubled the Illini in bench points, 24-12.
UCLA hasn't lost since it fell 76-65 to No. 4 Texas on Nov. 26
in Las Vegas.
In the 10 games before facing Illinois, the Bruins beat their
opponents by an average of nearly 40 points and scored an
average of more than 91 points a game.
Up next
UCLA: Hosts No. 8 Iowa on Sunday.
Illinois: At No. 25 Washington on Sunday.
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