No. 12/15 UCLA Host Trojans in Conference Rivalry Rematch

Sunday, January 8

Los Angeles, CA

2:00 PM

UCLA

USC

Christeen Iwuala passes the ball at Oregon State (Jan. 1)

Photo by: Carlie Heuple

No. 12/15 UCLA Host Trojans in Conference Rivalry Rematch

January 06, 2023 | Women's Basketball

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LOS ANGELES – UCLA Women's Basketball (13-2, 2-1 Pac-12) is set to take on USC (11-3, 1-2 Pac-12) on Sunday, Jan. 8, in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. The game will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Los Angeles with Tracy Warren and Tammy Blackburn on the call, and on UCLA Digital Radio with Dave Marcus providing play-by-play. Tip off is set for 2:06 p.m. PST.

The teams last met on Dec. 15 when the Bruins claimed a 59-56 victory over the Trojans inside the Galen Center. Emily Bessoir led the Bruins in scoring with 16 points, and Kiki Rice and Charisma Osborne added 14 points apiece. Osborne claimed a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double in the December win.

BLUE OUT

UCLA women's basketball student-athletes will don blue uniforms on Sunday to face their crosstown rivals, and UCLA kindly asks that all fans wear blue in support of the Bruins. There will be a number of giveaways at Sunday's game; the first 1,000 fans inside Pauley Pavilion will receive a Blue Out T-shirt and light-up bracelets. The first 1,000 students inside Pauley will also receive a slice of pizza. At halftime, two randomly-selected contestants will compete in a skills challenge with an $8,000 prize for the winner.

GAME INFORMATION

Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Tip-off Time: 2:06 p.m. PST
TV: Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Los Angeles
TV Talent: Tracy Warren, Tammy Blackburn
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus

LAST TIME OUT (L, 72-77 at Oregon State - Jan. 1)

Kiki Rice put up her second-consecutive 20+ point performance (20 PTS, 7-13 FG, 5 REB) against the Beavers before fouling out in the fourth. Londynn Jones had a season-high 17 points on a career three-point shooting night (5-10 3FG) and Gina Conti added 19 points (4-9 3FG) and six assists to the tally. The Bruins suffered their first conference loss of the season as senior Charisma Osborne was sidelined due to an injury sustained in the final quarter against then-No.17 Oregon (Dec. 30).

KEY NOTES ON THE BRUINS

• UCLA has made 193 free throws through 15 games (6th - Pac-12), shooting 75.1% on the year (3rd - Pac-12, 193- 257 FT). The Bruins rank 1st in offensive rebounds per game in the Pac-12 (16.1 ORPG, 10th - NCAA). UCLA is 4th in the Pac-12 in total rebounding (42.6 RPG).
• The Bruins, averaging 9.1 steals per game, have swiped at least seven steals in each of their 13 victories this season. UCLA had a season-high 15 steals against Oregon on Friday, Dec. 30.
• Kiki Rice has started all 15 games of her first collegiate season, averaging 30.0 minutes per game (450 MIN, most among Pac-12 freshmen). The first-year floor general ranks second on the team in assists (49 AST), which is the second most among freshmen in the Pac-12. Rice has totaled 201 points on the season, which ranks third among first-year players in the Pac-12 (14th among all players). The freshman has had two-consecutive games with 20-plus points for the first time in her career after she scored 21 points against the Ducks and 20 in the effort against Oregon State.
• Charisma Osborne leads the team in points scored (252 PTS), rebounds (86 REB), 3PM (25) and FTM (47) despite missing the Jan. 1 matchup against Oregon State. Osborne boasts the third-most steals (19 STL) on the team and is fourth in FG% (.439 FG, min. 15 FGA). The senior sits at 1,479 total points in her career; Osborne ranks No. 20 for UCLA all time, chasing Kennedy Burke (1,513 PTS, 2015-19) for the No. 19 spot for the Bruins.