South Carolina Gamecocks (36-3, 18-3 SEC) vs. UCLA Bruins (36-1, 22-0 Big Ten)Phoenix; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gamecocks -3.5; over/under is 130BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 UCLA takes on No. 4 South Carolina in the NCAA Tournament National Championship.The Bruins’ record in Big Ten play is 22-0, and their record is 14-1 in non-conference play. UCLA averages 21.8 assists per game to lead the Big Ten, paced by Charlisse Leger-Walker with 5.7.The Gamecocks are 18-3 against SEC teams. South Carolina is third in the SEC with 18.2 assists per game led by Raven Johnson averaging 5.2.UCLA makes 51.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 16.4 percentage points higher than South Carolina has allowed to its opponents (34.6%). South Carolina has shot at a 50.5% clip from the field this season, 14.5 percentage points above the 36.0% shooting opponents of UCLA have averaged.TOP PERFORMERS: Lauren Betts is averaging 17.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.1 blocks for the Bruins. Kiki Rice is averaging 14.1 points over the last 10 games.Popular ReadsTessa Johnson averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Gamecocks, scoring 12.8 points w …
