One day after handling No. 9 Southern California in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament, the No. 8-seeded University of Washington women's basketball team couldn't put together a full 40 minutes in a quarterfinal loss against top-seeded UCLA on Friday morning.

The Huskies led the No. 2-nationally ranked Bruins 22-12 in the second quarter, but ultimately couldn't hold it together before falling 78-60 in Indianapolis, Ind.

The Huskies are now 21-10 on the campaign. Expected to make the NCAA Tournament as a mid-level seed regardless of this outcome, they'll wait for the brackets to be officially revealed on Monday, March 15.

The NCAA Tournament begins on March 18.

Here's what you need to know.

When Washington reflects on this game, they really will look back at the lead they couldn't hold in the second quarter.

After taking the 22-12 lead, the Huskies surrendered a 15-0 run and trailed 27-24 at the half.

Washington kept it close throughout the third quarter and early in the fourth, but was ultimately outscored 29-19 in the final frame as UCLA pulled away for good.

--The Huskies had four players in double-figures in the loss: Avery Howell led the team with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting while Brynn McCaughy had 12 and both Sayvia Sellers and Elle Ladine had 10.

--The Huskies were 24-of-53 (45 percent) from the floor and 6-of-22 (27 percent) from three-point range in defeat. They only shot eight free-throws, going 6-of-8.

--UCLA shot 54 percent from the floor but just 10 percent (1-of-10) from three-point range.

--Lauren Betts, a candidate for national Player of the Year, had 26 points on 13-of-20 shooting for the Bruins.

--The Huskies were out-rebounded by 11, 36-25.

--UW had 14 turnovers while forcing 10.

Washington continues to move the ball well, as evidenced by their 16 total assists for the game. Sellers had eight on her own as she runs the show from the point guard position. Fourteen turnovers are too many, but the ball movement is there overall.

Outside of limiting turnovers, the Huskies have to do a better job at getting to the foul line. Eight free-throws against a team like UCLA just won't cut it, and UW will have to be more aggressive inside in the NCAA Tournament.

Furthermore, Washington needs more production from its bench, which only produced five points on 2-of-5 shooting.

The UW men will close out the regular season on Saturday night against Oregon. Washington is going to finish anywhere between 11 and 13 in the Big Ten regular season standings.

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