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No. 10 UCLA Falls at No. 8 Oregon in OT, 101-94
February 19, 2018 | Women's Basketball
The Bruins lost their second straight game in the state of Oregon in overtime.
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EUGENE, Ore.ย โ Bruin seniors Jordin Canada (26 points and 13 assists) and Monique Billings (26 points, 10 rebounds) each had double-double performances to lead No. 10 UCLA, but it wasn't enough as the eighth-ranked Oregon Ducks posted a 101-94 victory in overtime on Monday night in Matthew Knight Arena.
The Oregon Ducks made their first seven shots to open the game on fire, which included making their first three three-pointers. The Ducks scored 31 points in the opening quarter, which was the most points UCLA has given up in the first quarter in any game.
The Bruins gave up 26 more points in the second quarter and trailed 57-41 at the break.
But UCLA rallied in the second half, scoring 30 points in the third to cut the lead to just seven points (78-71) with 10 minutes remaining in regulation.
UCLA won the fourth quarter, 19-12,ย to send the game into overtime, tied at 90-90ย after missing a potential game-winning layup at the buzzer.
Sabrina Ionescu scored seven of her 23 points in overtime and sheย added 12 assists for the Ducks (25-4, 14-2 Pac-12). Oregon's 14th conference win matched its best from 1999-2000 when it won the Pac-10 title.
Oregon built a huge first half lead before UCLA rallied while holding the Ducks without a field goal for the final 6:18 of regulation. With the game tied at 90, the Bruins had a chance for the win in regulation, but they missed a layup just before the buzzer.Ionescu took over in OT. She scored the first four points in the extra session and the Ducks didn't look back.
Satou Sabally led the Ducks with 25 points on seven 3-pointers, and Maite Cazorla had 24 points and seven assists. Cazorla also hit seven 3-pointers and surpassed 1,000 points for her career.
Ruthy Hebard finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds. She made her first three shots to set an NCAA men's and women's record with 33 consecutive field goals over four games.
Jordin Canada and Monique Billings each scored 26 points and had double-doubles for the Bruins (21-6, 13-3). Canada's 13 assists gave her 765 for her career, breaking the Pac-12 record of 757 by Stanford's Sonja Henning in 1988-91.
Billings had 10 rebounds and was 11 of 15 from the field.
UCLA shot 55 percent in the first half, including 6 of 11 from 3-point range, and still trailed by 16 because the Ducks couldn't be stopped. Oregon made 20 of 28 overall and 9 of 13 from the arc to lead 57-41 at the break.
BIG PICTURE
Oregon is up by one game on Stanford atop the Pac-12 and by two on UCLA and Oregon State, but the Ducks may still need to sweep their Arizona road trip to avoid sharing their first conference title in 18 years. The Cardinal won the only meeting with Oregon and hold the tiebreaker for the top seed in the Pac-12 tournament.
UCLA's two losses in Oregon leave it tied with Oregon State for third in the Pac-12 standings with visits by Colorado and Utah to end the regular season. The Bruins were picked to win the conference in the preseason coaches poll.
UP NEXT
UCLA hosts Colorado on Thursday, Feb. 22.
Oregon is at Arizona State on Friday, Feb. 23.
