How Do You Solve a 6-Foot-7 Problem Like U.C.L.A.’s Lauren Betts?

SPOKANE, Wash. — At a certain point, you had to feel sorry for the Ole Miss defense. The team that prides itself on suffocating opposing offenses and making it difficult to even dribble the ball, let alone move it in the half court, was at a loss.

The defense that usually forces other teams into second-guessing themselves was instead faced with the biggest riddle of all: How do you solve a problem like Lauren Betts?

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On Friday night, there were no answers.

Betts scored 31 points, her second straight game clearing the 30-point barrier and the fourth time this season, and added 10 rebounds and three blocks. Her efficiency was preposterous, as

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