UCLA
19-6, 11-3
Washington
17-8, 8-6
No. 14 UCLA Defeats Washington, 63-59
February 14, 2016 | Women's Basketball
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LOS ANGELES -- Monique Billings posted her sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds as No. 14 UCLA rallied from 17 points down in the first quarter to post a 63-59 win over Washington (17-8, 8-6) on Sunday afternoon in front of a nationally-televised audience on ESPNU.
UCLA (19-6, 11-3 Pac-12) trailed 6-5 after a turnaround jumper by Billings (5:54) but the Huskies responded with a 20-4 run to lead 26-9 on a traditional three-point play by Kelsey Plum with 0:54 left in the opening period. The Bruins scored the final four points of the first quarter, trailing 26-13. Plum single-handedly outscored UCLA with 17 points in the first 10 minutes.
The Bruins came out in the second quarter and engineered a 14-4 run to cut it to three (30-27) on a pair of free throws by Kari Korver with 5:26 remaining in the period. Nirra Fields' layup with 1:09 to go was the final bucket of the first half, trimming the Bruins' deficit to 36-35 at the break.
The lead changed hands three times in a tightly contested third period, which ended with both teams scoring 12 points. Washington entered the fourth quarter with a 48-47 advantage.
The fourth began with three lead changes and Talia Walton's three at the 4:52 mark of the final stanza tied the game at 54-54. Kennedy Burke hit a jumper and then drained a huge three-pointer (2:49), which put the Bruins up 59-55. UCLA never trailed in the final 6:46 of the quarter. Plum cut it to two with a pair of free throws to make it 61-59 with 1:07 to go. But after two misses and a turnover by UCLA down the stretch, Walton missed a three and Plum missed a layup, to keep the Bruins in front. Jordin Canada iced the game with two clutch free throws with two seconds to go, providing the 63-59 final.
Canada stuffed the stat sheet, finishing with a team-high 16 points, a game-high nine assists, a career-high-tying six steals to go with seven rebounds, playing all 40 minutes while committing just one turnover. Fields ended the game with 13 points to round out a trio of Bruins in double figures.
Plum finished with a monster game of 32 points and six rebounds. Walton was the only other Husky in double figures with 19 points. Chantel Osahor only scored four points, but had a game-high 16 rebounds.
TIP-INS
Washington: Saw its three-game winning streak over UCLA come to an end. ... The Washington bench was scoreless. ... Washington shot 13-for-15 from the free throw line (86.7%) but was outrebounded 49-44.
UCLA: Has been ranked for 11 straight weeks. ... Nirra Fields has scored in double figures in 18 straight games. ... UCLA improved to 15-3 when outrebounding its opponent. ... The 17 point deficit erased by the Bruins in victory was the largest deficit overcome this season.
UP NEXT
UCLA hits the road for the final road trip of the regular season. Up first is a date at Oregon on Feb. 19. Tip-off is slated for 6:00 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. ET on the Pac-12 Networks.
Washington travels to Arizona on Friday, Feb. 19.
Washington at No. 14 UCLA (Pac-12 Game)
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Washington | 26 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
59 |
| No. 14 UCLA | 13 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 63 |
