Defense wins championships.
No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball (36-1, 18-0 Big Ten) bested No. 1 seed Texas (35-4, 13-3 SEC) 51-44 in a Final Four affair Friday night at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix.
Limiting standout Longhorn forward Madison Booker to 3-for-23 shooting, the Bruins avenged their sole loss on the season and advanced to their first-ever national championship game in the NCAA era.
