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LOS ANGELES – No. 14/15 UCLA (21-7, 13-4) concludes the 2015-16 season with No. 9 Arizona State (25-4, 16-1) on Sunday, Feb. 28. Tip-off is slated for 11:06 a.m. PT/2:06 p.m. ET on the Pac-12 Networks. It is "Senior Day" and the Bruins will be honoring seniors Kacy Swain, Nirra Fields and Lauren Holiday, so make sure you arrive early as the ceremony will begin immediately after the National anthem, 10 minutes prior to tip.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: No. 9 Arizona State (25-4, 16-1)
Venue: Pauley Pavilion (13,800)
Game Date: Feb. 28, 2016
Game Time: 11:06 a.m. PT/2:06 p.m. ET
Game Info.: This is the final regular season home game of the 2015-16 campaign.
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Talent: Anne Marie Anderson (play-by-play), Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (analyst)
Internet Audio Broadcast: uclabruins.com
Talent: Dave Marcus (play-by-play)
STORYLINES
l The Bruins are currently ranked No. 14 in the AP Poll, No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and at No. 15 in the College Sports Madness Poll.
l The Pac-12 Conference is ranked No. 1 in the RPI with four members in the Top 10 and 10 members in the Top 100. Oregon State is at No. 7 followed by Arizona State at No. 8, UCLA at No. 9 and Stanford at No. 10. Washington (32), USC (43), Oregon (60), Washington State (73), Utah (78) and California (95) round out the 10 teams in the Top 100.
l UCLA currently has the No. 3 strength of schedule in the country while Stanford is at No. 8, Colorado is at No. 10, USC is at No. 11 and Washington is at No. 12. Arizona State (15), California (22), Washington State (32), Utah (36), Arizona (39) and Oregon State (41) round out the 11 Pac-12 teams with strength of schedules rated in the Top 50 in the country (as of Feb. 23, 2016).
SERIES HISTORY
This is the 78th meeting between UCLA and Arizona State with the Bruins leading the series 49-28. The Bruins have won eight of the last 11 overall meetings, but the Sun Devils have won the last three, including a 65-61 win in Tempe, Ariz., this year (Feb. 5) and defeating UCLA in 2014 in a 59-57 thriller in Tempe, Ariz., and then posting a 68-56 come-from-behind win in Pauley Pavilion in 2015. In this year's meeting, Jordin Canada had 16 points and six assists but UCLA couldn't rally past ASU. Katie Hempen became ASU's career leader in 3-pointers made, going 4-for-7 to finish with 20 points. Elisha Davis added 10 points and seven assists and Quinn Dornstauder had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Sun Devils, who led by 17 in the second quarter (28-11). But the Bruins slowly fought and consecutive buckets by Lajahna Drummer gave UCLA its first lead at 44-42 with 1:34 left in the third quarter. Davis scored on three driving layups in an 8-0 run to start the fourth quarter to put Arizona State ahead 59-49. Davis' jumper with 47.3 seconds left made it 61-56 and Hempen's bucket with 17.7 seconds remaining made it 63-58.
TRENDING
l This is the 13th-straight week UCLA has been ranked in the AP Top 25.
l UCLA is a perfect 17-0 this year when leading at the half (4-7 when trailing).
l UCLA is 17-3 this year when outrebounding its opponent (4-4 when outrebounded).
l Jordin Canada has recorded at least one steal in 22 straight games.
l Nirra Fields has scored in double figures in 21 straight games.
l Jordin Canada has had at least five or more assists in 23 of the 27 games she has played this year.
NATIONAL STATISTICS
As a team, UCLA ranks in the top 100 nationally in 20 different categories: No. 6 Rebounds (1,233); No. 10 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (17.0); No. 10 Rebounds Per Game (44.04); No. 12 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense (.263); No. 16 Free Throw Attempts (591); No. 19 Steals (285); No. 25 Free Throws Made (405); No. 25 Scoring Offense (75.2); No. 26 Steals Per Game (10.2); No. 42 Blocks (135); No. 43 Blocks Per Game (4.8); No. 45 Won-Lost Pct. (.750); No. 45 Scoring Margin (+10.8); No. 47 Turnover Margin (3.29); No. 54 Turnovers Forced (18.43); No. 55 Rebound Margin (+5.2); No. 65 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. (.338); No. 81 Field Goal Pct. Defense (.375); No. 87 Field Goal Pct. (.417) and No. 100 Assists (385).
MORE NATIONAL STATISTICS
l Four of the five Bruin starters rank in the Top 100 in 14 national statistical categories.
l Jordin Canada ranks in the Top 100 in seven different categories: No. 14 Assists Per Game (6.0 apg); No. 17 Assists (163); No. 34 Steals (69); No. 40 Steals Per Game (2.56 spg); No. 59 Assist Turnover Ratio (1.96); No. 94 Field Goal Attempts (386) and No. 97 Free Throw Attempts (130).
l Nirra Fields ranks in the Top 100 in four categories: No. 79 Steals Per Game (2.26 spg); No. 82 Steals (61); No. 83 Field Goals Attempted (394) and No. 86 Field Goals Made (169).
l Kari Korver ranks in the Top 100 in two categories: No. 48 Three Point Field Goal Pct. (39.6) and No. 93 Three Point Field Goals Made (61).
l Monique Billings ranks in the Top 100 in one category: No. 100 Blocked Shots (41).
FIELDS CLIMBING THE BRUIN CHARTS
Senior guard Nirra Fields ranks seventh on UCLA's career scoring list with 1,784 points. She needs 14 points to pass Nikki Blue (1,797 - 2003-06) for 6th. She is 7th in 20-point scoring games (35) and needs one more to move into 6th. She is 4th in three-point field goals made (132) and 3rd in attempts (431). She is currently 3rd in field goal attempts (1,726) and is 8th in made field goals (682). She is also 9th in steals with 250 and 9th in free throws attempted (446).
KORVER CLIMBING CAREER CHARTS
Junior guard Kari Korver is currently at No. 1 on UCLA's career free throw percentage list at 83.3 percent (140-for-168). She also ranks in the top 10 in all three categories for three-point shooting, ranking No. 3 in three-point percentage (.391), at No. 2 in makes (173) and at No. 2 in attempts (443).
CANADA NAMED TO 2015-16 JOHN R. WOODEN LATE SEASON TOP 20
UCLA point guard Jordin Canada was one of six sophomores and one of three Pac-12 players to be named to the 2015-16 John R. Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 (announced Feb. 17). After not appearing on either the Preseason Top 30 or the Midseason Top 20 lists, Canada appears on the Late Season Top 20. Likewise, players not on this most recent list are still eligible for the final ballot, which will consist of 15 top players. The list is chosen by a poll of national women's college basketball media members. The Wooden Award All-American Team, consisting of the nation's top five players, will be announced the week of the Final Four.
CANADA NAMED TO NAISMITH WATCH LIST
Jordin Canada was one of eight sophomores and one of eight Pac-12 players to be named to the Naismith Trophy's Early Season Watch List by the Atlanta Tipoff Club (announced Dec. 10). The watch list includes 50 of the top women's collegiate basketball players who will be in the conversation for the prestigious honor. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the Naismith Trophy recognizes the top Men's and Women's College Basketball Players of the Year.
BOMBS AWAY
The Bruins have two three-point shooting contest winners on the roster this year as freshman guard Kennedy Burke won the 2015 high school three-point shooting contest, a competition won by junior guard Kari Korver in 2012. Right now, the pair have combined to make 77 of the team's 126 three-pointers (61.1% -- Korver has made 61, Burke has made 16).
BIG MACS ON CAMPUS
UCLA's roster features a school-record-tying four McDonald's All-Americans in 2015-16 as freshman forward Ashley Hearn joins sophomores Jordin Canada and Lajahna Drummer as well as senior guard Nirra Fields.
BRUINS IN THE POLLS
UCLA is currently ranked tied for 12th in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll with 416 points with Texas A&M. The Bruins also received 359 points for 14th in the USA TODAY Sports Top 25 women's basketball coaches poll. UCLA has received votes in both polls every week in 2015-16. The Bruins have been ranked for 12 straight weeks Several 2015-16 opponents are also ranked or receiving votes in the AP Top 25 Poll as Notre Dame is No. 2 and South Carolina is at No. 3. Oregon State is ranked No. 7 while Arizona State is No. 9. Stanford is at No. 15 while Oregon (7 points) and Washington (1 point) both received votes in the AP Poll this week. UCLA's season-opening opponent St. John's (18 points) also received points in this week's USA Today Coaches Poll.