SPOKANE, Washington — Don't sleep on UCLA.
I don't mean don't overlook them. I mean don't let your guard down even for a second. Do it, and you'll get an idea of what it feels like to be roadkill.
Ole Miss went toe to toe with the overall No. 1 seed for the first half Friday night, no doubt sparking ideas of another NCAA tournament upset by the Rebels. Two minutes into the second half, however, it was obvious UCLA is nothing like that No. 1-seeded Stanford team Ole Miss stunned two years ago.
Londynn Jones opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer, Kiki Rice scored on a driving layup and then drained a 3 after Lauren Betts kicked the ball out to her.