INDIANAPOLIS — One saying that’s repeated this time of year in college basketball is that it’s hard to beat the same team three times in a season.
UCLA can show the saying has merit.
Or USC can show it’s as easy as A-B-C, 1-2-3.
Each team will have a chance to spin its preferred narrative when the crosstown rivalry gets renewed halfway across the country Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament championship game.
The second-seeded Bruins ensured they would get another rematch by dispatching third-seeded Ohio State with ease in a semifinal Saturday, building an early double-digit lead on the way to a runaway 75-46 victory.