The Gophers women's basketball team kept it close for a while, but it ultimately wasn't able to keep up with top-ranked UCLA over the final two quarters in what became a 79-53 blowout Sunday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.

The Bruins use a balanced attack with Lauren Betts handing out 11 assists to remain the nation’s only unbeaten college women’s basketball team.

Minnesota was within five points of the UCLA women's basketball team at the half before the Bruins rallied for program best 20th straight double-digit win.

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Minnesota (18-5, 6-5 Big Ten) held UCLA star center Lauren Betts to just six points — 14 below her season average — but the junior used the added defensive attention to her teammates’ advantage. Betts finished with 11 assists on a day when the Bruins hit 13 triples on 40 percent shooting from deep.

The Gophers poured defenders on Bruins star Lauren Betts, so she settled for six points and piled up 11 assists.

UCLA women's basketball had shared the lead in the Big Ten women's basketball standings for most of the past month. Now, the Bruins stand alone. USC women's basketball lost at Iowa on Sunday. Coupled with UCLA's 79-53 win over Minnesota,