Wednesday, November 10
Los Angeles, CA
7:00 PM
UCLA
1-0
78
vs
69
Pepperdine
0-1
1
2
3
4
F
Pepperdine
22
20
12
15
69
UCLA
15
27
18
18
78
IImar'l Thomas
Photo by: Jesus Ramirez
UCLA Rides 78-69 Victory over the Waves in Season Opener
November 10, 2021 | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES โ Charisma Osborne scored a game-high 24 points and IImar'I Thomas, in her first game in a UCLA uniform, totaled 21 points as No. 20 UCLA (1-0, 0-0) defeated Pepperdine (0-1, 0-0) by a score of 78-69 Wednesday night in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom.
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Pepperdine jumped out to an 8-3 lead before Thomas registered her first basket as a Bruin to make it 8-5 (6:40). Natalie Chou tied the game with a triple before three-straight three-pointers from Pepperdine made it 17-9. The Waves led 20-13 before Jaelynn Penn hit a short jumper to cut the deficit to five. A jumper from Pepperdine beat the buzzer and the Waves took a 22-15 lead into the second quarter.
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The Bruins opened the second quarter on an 13-0 run to take a 26-22 lead, forcing a timeout from Pepperdine at the 7:01 mark. UCLA led 29-25 before a pair of triples from the Waves put Pepperdine back in front, 31-29 (5:22). UCLA trailed 37-31 before Thomas scored five-straight, cutting the deficit to one. Osborne connected on a short jumper to put the Bruins back in front before the Waves surged again, jumping back ahead, 42-40. A pair of free throws from the Bruins sent the teams into the locker rooms tied at 42.
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Thomas led the Bruins with 17 points at the break. Pepperdine was deadly from long range in the first half, connecting on 13 triples in the first 20 minutes.
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Osborne drained a triple to open the third quarter to give the Bruins a 45-42 lead. UCLA led 49-42 before Izzy Anstey and Osborne knocked down buckets to make 53-42, forcing a timeout from the Pepperdine bench. The Waves scored two-straight buckets out of the stoppage, but Thomas continued to dominate inside, scoring to make it 57-47. Pepperdine kept firing and cut it to 57-52, but Osborne answered with a triple from the elbow extended (60-52).
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A bucket from Pepperdine to start the fourth cut UCLA's led to 60-56. UCLA led 62-58 before a triple from Stedman cut the lead to one with seven minutes to play. The Bruins went up 67-61 ahead of another strong bucket inside from Thomas (69-61). Penn knocked down a short jumper to make it a 12-point game and UCLA held on for the remainder of the contest.
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Up Next
The Bruins return home to Pauley Pavilion to take on local foe CSUN on Thursday, Nov. 18. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00pm. An in-house live stream will be provided to cover the live action.
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Pepperdine jumped out to an 8-3 lead before Thomas registered her first basket as a Bruin to make it 8-5 (6:40). Natalie Chou tied the game with a triple before three-straight three-pointers from Pepperdine made it 17-9. The Waves led 20-13 before Jaelynn Penn hit a short jumper to cut the deficit to five. A jumper from Pepperdine beat the buzzer and the Waves took a 22-15 lead into the second quarter.
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The Bruins opened the second quarter on an 13-0 run to take a 26-22 lead, forcing a timeout from Pepperdine at the 7:01 mark. UCLA led 29-25 before a pair of triples from the Waves put Pepperdine back in front, 31-29 (5:22). UCLA trailed 37-31 before Thomas scored five-straight, cutting the deficit to one. Osborne connected on a short jumper to put the Bruins back in front before the Waves surged again, jumping back ahead, 42-40. A pair of free throws from the Bruins sent the teams into the locker rooms tied at 42.
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Thomas led the Bruins with 17 points at the break. Pepperdine was deadly from long range in the first half, connecting on 13 triples in the first 20 minutes.
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Osborne drained a triple to open the third quarter to give the Bruins a 45-42 lead. UCLA led 49-42 before Izzy Anstey and Osborne knocked down buckets to make 53-42, forcing a timeout from the Pepperdine bench. The Waves scored two-straight buckets out of the stoppage, but Thomas continued to dominate inside, scoring to make it 57-47. Pepperdine kept firing and cut it to 57-52, but Osborne answered with a triple from the elbow extended (60-52).
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A bucket from Pepperdine to start the fourth cut UCLA's led to 60-56. UCLA led 62-58 before a triple from Stedman cut the lead to one with seven minutes to play. The Bruins went up 67-61 ahead of another strong bucket inside from Thomas (69-61). Penn knocked down a short jumper to make it a 12-point game and UCLA held on for the remainder of the contest.
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Up Next
The Bruins return home to Pauley Pavilion to take on local foe CSUN on Thursday, Nov. 18. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00pm. An in-house live stream will be provided to cover the live action.
Team Stats
PEP
UCLA
FG%
.400
.443
3FG%
.577
.500
FT%
.750
.850
RB
36
36
TO
18
12
STL
6
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
7
Pts
21
FGM
10
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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