The No. 1 overall seed Bruins generally win by playing through their All-American 6' 7" center. They made it to the Final Four because of how they can play without her.

The UCLA Bruins fell to LSU in the Sweet 16 last season, but they weren’t going to let it happen again. Their 72-65 victory in the Elite 8 avenges the prior loss and sends them to the program’s first-ever Final Four.

UCLA women's basketball star Lauren Betts has been carrying the Bruins through March Madness and video from the sideline showed how much it's taking it's toll.

Lauren Betts had 17 points and seven rebounds despite spending the entire second quarter on the bench, and top overall seed UCLA reached its first Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament with a 72-65 victory over LSU.

UCLA, which entered Friday averaging 15 turnovers per game, finished with 19 against Ole Miss. The Rebels cashed in on 15 points off them. That’s fine when Betts dominated the way she did, but the margin for error only gets smaller as the tournament continues.

If Ole Miss managed to push her out far enough from the basket where she couldn’t back down from her defender, Betts would go out on the perimeter and set a screen for her ballhandler, clearing the runway for a drive to the basket, a tactic that junior point guard Kiki Rice used to great effect.

Betts still piled up the numbers despite spending the entire second quarter on the bench after committing two first-quarter fouls.

Mychal Thompson, who won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers, was inspired by Lauren Betts' performance in UCLA's win over Richmond.