No. 2 UCLA women top No. 11 Ohio State to reach Big Ten Tournament final

INDIANAPOLIS — The top-seeded UCLA women’s basketball team never felt pressure Saturday.

On multiple occasions, fifth-seeded Ohio State would cut the deficit to single digits. It didn’t matter.

The Bruins, ranked second in the country, would punch back on all of the Buckeyes’ momentum en route to a 72-62 victory in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals as they search for a second consecutive conference championship.

“I thought our responses were really good and we started out the right way,” UCLA coach Cori Close said.