UCLA basketball picked up a massive win on Friday night as Mick Cronin secured the services of New Mexico guard Donovan Dent. Dent hit the transfer portal after

No. 1 overall seed UCLA continued its tournament run against No. 5 Ole Miss behind Lauren Betts. Check out all the updates, scores and highlights:

Lauren Betts was so dominant inside that she barely missed, scoring 31 points on 15-of-16 shooting to lead UCLA past Mississippi 76-62 and sending the Bruins to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018.

As top overall seed UCLA and star center Lauren Betts prepared for a Sweet 16 meeting with Mississippi, the Bruins’ thoughts were also on a familiar foe. UCLA won’t get a rematch against JuJu Watkins further down the line in the NCAA Tournament because the Southern California star suffered a season-ending knee