PARIS — Lauren Betts had 18 points and four blocks as No. 5 UCLA beat No. 17 Louisville 66-59 in the second match of a season-opening doubleheader in France on Monday.
Timea Gardiner had 15 points and Londynn Jones contributed 13 for UCLA.
Tajianna Roberts had a game-high 21 points for Louisville, which opened up an 18-13 lead at the end of the first quarter but then proved wasteful in attack.
Louisville was six of 29 from three-point range compared to eight of 23 for UCLA. Gardiner made five of them and Jones was four of four from the free-throw line.
The 8,000-capacity Adidas Arena, home to the men’s Paris Basketball club, was just over half full for the second game.
Earlier Monday, No. 3 USC scored in the final seconds to beat Mississippi 68-66.
Takeaways
UCLA: The imposing physicality of Betts and Gardiner on defense did much to contain Louisville’s speedy attacks. The standout pair also combined at the other end for …