UCLA head coach Cori Close, right, speaks with forward Angela Dugalic during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Nebraska Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

UCLA guard Kiki Rice, left, and center Lauren Betts, center, speak with head coach Cori Close during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Nebraska Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

UCLA guard Kiki Rice (1) dribbles around Michigan forward Alyssa Crockett (20) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)