Notre Dame defeated UCLA, 71-70, on January 18, 1974 to end UCLA's winning streak at 88.
January 23, 1971: Notre Dame 89 - UCLA 81 January 19, 1974: Notre Dame 71 - UCLA 70
Princeton beat UCLA, 43-41 in the first round.
Technically, the previous record prior to UCLA's 88 wins was 87 (by UCLA). The team's astounding 88-winning streak beat University of San Francisco's 60-game streak by a long shot, but came to an unfortunate end on January 14, 1974 with a close loss to Notre Dame (71-70).
Notre Dame
UCLA vs. University of Arkansas UCLA beat U of A 89 - 78
Notre Dame won 71-10 on January 19, 1974. Dwight Clay made the winning shot.
March 14, 1996
1971 at the Astrodome. UCLA beat Villanova.
Florida beat UCLA 73-57 to win the NCAA Title Miami Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks 4 games to 2 for the NBA Title.
Stanford, who ironically were the last ones to beat them before their winning streak began.
University of Hawaii defeated UCLA and then LMU, which had eliminated UCLA, to win a berth in the NCAA womens softball super regional tournament. Therefore, the question as posed, is confusing, since it implies that by defeating UCLA, Hawaii advanced to the super regionals.
No. The only time Purdue has made it to the Championship game was in 1969 against UCLA. UCLA beat them 92-72