No. 5 UCLA women overcome slow start to beat No. 17 Louisville 66-59 in Paris

Lauren Betts had 18 points and 4 blocks arsenic No. 5 UCLA hit No. 17 Louisville 66-59 successful nan 2nd lucifer of a season-opening doubleheader successful France

PARIS -- Lauren Betts had 18 points and 4 blocks arsenic No. 5 UCLA hit No. 17 Louisville 66-59 successful nan 2nd lucifer of a season-opening doubleheader successful France connected Monday.

Timea Gardiner had 15 points and Londynn Jones contributed 13 for UCLA.

Tajianna Roberts had a game-high 21 points for Louisville, which opened up an 18-13 lead astatine nan extremity of nan first 4th but past proved wasteful successful attack.

Louisville was 6 of 29 from 3-point scope compared to 8 of 23 for UCLA. Gardiner made 5 of them and Jones was a cleanable 4 of 4 from nan free-throw line.

The 8,000-capacity Adidas Arena, location to nan men’s Paris Basketball team, was conscionable complete half afloat for nan 2nd game.

Earlier Monday, No. 3 Southern California scored successful nan last seconds to hit Mississippi 68-66.

UCLA: The imposing physicality of Betts and Gardiner connected defense did overmuch to incorporate Louisville's speedy attacks. The standout brace besides mixed astatine nan different extremity for Gardiner's neat 3-pointer from wide correct precocious successful nan game.

Louisville: Louisville had immoderate bully scoring bursts but could not prolong them agelong capable to put UCLA nether important pressure.

Betts recovered Jones pinch a cross-court walk for a 3-pointer connected nan second-quarter buzzer, arsenic UCLA took a 32-29 halftime lead to stem Louisville’s momentum.

75 — Betts' shooting percentage, making 9 of her 12 shots.

Louisville has a short turnaround earlier hosting Southern Indiana connected Friday and UCLA is astatine location to Colgate astatine Pauley Pavilion connected Sunday.

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