Saturday, March 25
Bridgeport, CT
11:00 AM
UCLA
25-9
71
vs
86
Connecticut
35-0
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2
3
4
F
UCLA
13
18
21
19
71
UConn
22
26
17
21
86
Jordin Canada finished the NCAA Tournament with 38 assists compared to just seven turnovers.
Photo by: UCLA Athletics
No. 1 UConn Defeats No. 4 UCLA, 86-71
March 25, 2017 | Women's Basketball
The Bruins won the second half, but the Huskies won their 110th-consecutive game.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- No. 4 UCLA battled and won the second half, proving to be a tough out, but No. 1 and top-seeded UConn (35-0) won its 110th-straight game, 86-71, on Saturday afternoon at Webster Bank Arena.
UCLA, which ended the season at 25-9, was led by double-doubles from juniors Jordin Canada (20 points, 11 assists) and Monique Billings (17 points and 16 rebounds). Senior Kari Korver was the only other Bruin to reach double figures with 15 points (5-for-11 from three-point range).
The Bruins came out red-hot and built a 9-2 lead with points from Canada, Billings, Korver and Kennedy Burke with 7:20 remaining in the first. But UConn used a 7-0 run to tie the game at 9-9 and broke open an 11-11 tie (4:11) with an 11-2 run to build a 22-13 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Canada scored the first points of the second quarter and Kelli Hayes hit a three-pointer, but all while UConn was in the midst of a 15-5 run to push the lead to 37-18 (6:07). Korver got hot down the stretch of the second quarter and hit back-to-back treys, but both were answered by 3-pointers from Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson for the Huskies. UConn led 48-31 at the break and held a sizeable advantage on the glass, 24-11.
The third quarter started off well with the Bruins cutting the lead to 14 (52-38) on a three by Nicole Kornet (7:26). But UCLA endured another three-minute scoring drought. Kornet hit a second three in the period (2:21) followed by a layup from Billings (1:42) that helped UCLA cut the deficit to 12 (62-50). But the Huskies entered the fourth quarter leading 65-52. When the dust settled, UCLA had won the third quarter, 21-17.
The Bruins battled in the fourth quarter, losing the period 21-19, but UCLA could never cut the deficit to single digits. Down by as many as 20 points (76-56) with 6:15 to go, the Bruins got a fifth three-pointer of the game from Korver, which put her tied in the top spot on UCLA's career record list with Lisa Willis (2003-06) with 256 career treys.
The Huskies were led Collier's double-double of 27 points and 14 rebounds. Gabby Williams had 17 points and nine rebounds while Saniya Chong added 16 points for UConn. Samuelson rounded out the quartet of UConn players in double figures with 15 (just one point in the second half).
Canada, who had 38 assists compared to just seven turnovers in three games of the NCAA Tournament, had double-doubles in all three games and finished the season with a new UCLA single-season mark for assists (242). That record was held by Mary Hegarty (240), established 36 seasons ago (1980-81).
Billings finished second all-time in single-season rebounds with 357 this year, just three behind Denise Curry (360, 1980-81). Billings managed to tie the UCLA single-season lists in free throws made with 154 on the year (Maylana Martin, 1998-99).
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| #4 UCLA | 13 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 71 |
| #1 UConn | 22 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 86 |
Team Stats
UCLA
UCONN
FG%
.382
.556
3FG%
.333
.450
FT%
.714
.654
RB
32
40
TO
6
14
STL
8
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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