Friday, March 8
Las Vegas, NV
11:30 AM
UCLA
20-11
73
vs
69
Arizona State
20-10
1
2
3
4
F
Arizona State
14
17
25
13
69
UCLA
22
19
16
16
73
UCLA collected its fourth straight 20-win season.
No. 25 UCLA Defeats No. 20 Arizona State, 73-69, to Advance to Pac-12 Semifinals
March 08, 2019 | Women's Basketball
LAS VEGAS – Both Japreece Dean and Michaela Onyenwere eclipsed the 20-point mark, as 25th-ranked UCLA used a hot start to ultimately take down No. 20 Arizona State, 73-69, in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament presented by New York Life.
With the win, UCLA collected its fourth straight 20-win season.
In addition to her seven assists, Dean scored a game-high 24 points, connecting on nine of her 20 shots. Onyenwere played just 20 minutes due to foul trouble but had 20 points on 7-for-8 shooting, and Kennedy Burke added 15 points, three blocks and four steals.
Lindsey Corsaro tallied a career-high five steals, and Lajahna Drummer went 6-for-6 from the line en route to 10 points.
The Storyline
UCLA (20-11) came out of the aggressor, hitting 5-of-7 to start and using a 6-0 run to take a 10-4 lead after a layup by Burke.
The Bruins stayed hot, extending their advantage to 20-8 following a jumper by Dean and free throws by Drummer.
Thanks to a 58.8 percent (10-for-17) shooting effort in the first quarter, UCLA charged to 22-14 lead, led by six points apiece from Onyenwere and Drummer.
Onyenwere became the first player of the day in double figures with 10 points, going 2-for-2 at the stripe to put the Bruins up 30-20.
Four Sun Devil turnovers propelled the Bruins to a 37-22 advantage, as Dean struck with a pull-up jumper.
UCLA took a 41-31 advantage into the locker room and then scored the first four points of the third frame to extend it to 14.
The Sun Devils (20-10) clawed their way back in the game to begin the third quarter, mustering a 13-0 run to pull within one (45-44). The Bruins went cold in the frame, going scoreless for over five minutes.
Burke responded with a strong drive to the hoop, and UCLA remained in front for the remainder of the frame, taking a one-point (57-56) edge into the fourth.
An 8-2 run to open the fourth frame gave the Bruins a little bit of breathing room, as Dean nailed a 17-footer to reach the 20-point mark.
She continued to break down the Sun Devil defense with her crafty ball handling, scoring on a drive to the hoop to extend the Bruin lead to 69-60.
After Arizona State scored six in a row to pull within three (69-66) with less than a minute remaining, UCLA subbed in Onyenwere, who scored on an iso-play to make it a two-possession game.
Key Stat of the Game
58.8 – UCLA shot 58.8 percent in the first quarter to attain a 22-14 advantage, and the Bruins shot over 50 percent in the first half to build a 10-point halftime lead.
Up Next
UCLA will play either top-seeded Oregon or ninth-seeded Arizona in the semifinals tomorrow at 6 p.m. (PT).
With the win, UCLA collected its fourth straight 20-win season.
In addition to her seven assists, Dean scored a game-high 24 points, connecting on nine of her 20 shots. Onyenwere played just 20 minutes due to foul trouble but had 20 points on 7-for-8 shooting, and Kennedy Burke added 15 points, three blocks and four steals.
Lindsey Corsaro tallied a career-high five steals, and Lajahna Drummer went 6-for-6 from the line en route to 10 points.
The Storyline
UCLA (20-11) came out of the aggressor, hitting 5-of-7 to start and using a 6-0 run to take a 10-4 lead after a layup by Burke.
The Bruins stayed hot, extending their advantage to 20-8 following a jumper by Dean and free throws by Drummer.
Thanks to a 58.8 percent (10-for-17) shooting effort in the first quarter, UCLA charged to 22-14 lead, led by six points apiece from Onyenwere and Drummer.
Onyenwere became the first player of the day in double figures with 10 points, going 2-for-2 at the stripe to put the Bruins up 30-20.
Four Sun Devil turnovers propelled the Bruins to a 37-22 advantage, as Dean struck with a pull-up jumper.
UCLA took a 41-31 advantage into the locker room and then scored the first four points of the third frame to extend it to 14.
The Sun Devils (20-10) clawed their way back in the game to begin the third quarter, mustering a 13-0 run to pull within one (45-44). The Bruins went cold in the frame, going scoreless for over five minutes.
Burke responded with a strong drive to the hoop, and UCLA remained in front for the remainder of the frame, taking a one-point (57-56) edge into the fourth.
An 8-2 run to open the fourth frame gave the Bruins a little bit of breathing room, as Dean nailed a 17-footer to reach the 20-point mark.
She continued to break down the Sun Devil defense with her crafty ball handling, scoring on a drive to the hoop to extend the Bruin lead to 69-60.
After Arizona State scored six in a row to pull within three (69-66) with less than a minute remaining, UCLA subbed in Onyenwere, who scored on an iso-play to make it a two-possession game.
Key Stat of the Game
58.8 – UCLA shot 58.8 percent in the first quarter to attain a 22-14 advantage, and the Bruins shot over 50 percent in the first half to build a 10-point halftime lead.
Up Next
UCLA will play either top-seeded Oregon or ninth-seeded Arizona in the semifinals tomorrow at 6 p.m. (PT).
Team Stats
ASU
UCLA
FG%
.475
.481
3FG%
.250
.000
FT%
.769
.778
RB
34
27
TO
17
10
STL
7
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Players Mentioned
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