Saturday, December 30
Los Angeles, CA
5:00 PM
UCLA
vs
USC
Photo by: Caren Nicdao
Women’s Basketball to Host Crosstown Rivals Saturday
December 28, 2023 | Women's Basketball
Women's Basketball to Host Crosstown Rivals Saturday
LOS ANGELES – No. 2/2 UCLA Women's Basketball (11-0, 0-0 Pac-12) is set to host crosstown rival USC (10-0, 0-0) to open conference play on Saturday, Dec. 30. The Bruins and Trojans will tip off at 5 p.m. inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom in front of a sell-out crowd. Fans are encouraged to wear Bruin Blue to the "Blue Out" game.
The game will be broadcast to the Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Los Angeles with Anne Marie Anderson and Mary Murphy on the call. Dave Marcus will provide play-by-play on UCLA Digital Radio for audio listeners.
Saturday's game will mark the start of the final Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season. UCLA women's basketball has been a participating member of the Pac-12 since the 1985-86 season (then the "Pac-West," before becoming the Pac-10 in 1986-87 and the Pac-12 in 2011-12).
TICKET INFORMATION
UCLA Women's Basketball announced on social media Wednesday that the game against the Trojans has officially sold out.
There will be a limited number of free tickets available for UCLA Alumni who show UCLA Alumni ID, UCLA Health and children 18 and under. Click here for instructions on how to print your UCLA Alumni Association Member ID. After those limited tickets are distributed, the UCLA Central Ticket Office will form a standby line to accommodate remaining fans if general admission room becomes available.
Doors open at 3:30 p.m. PST, and it is encouraged that fans purchase a Bruin ePermit for parking ahead of time. Fans can also pay for parking on arrival using ParkMobile – instructions can be found here.
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Tip-off Time: 5 p.m. PST
TV: Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Los Angeles
TV Talent: Anne Marie Anderson, Mary Murphy
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus
MATCHUP HISTORY: UCLA vs. USC
UCLA has won eight-consecutive games against the Trojans dating back to January 17, 2020 (L, 2OT: 68-70 at USC). The Bruins hold a slight advantage in the all-time series, winning 56 of the 106 matchups in program history.
Saturday's game will be the first time in history both teams will be undefeated heading into the matchup. The last time both teams were ranked in the top 10 for a rivalry game was No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 9 USC on March 13, 1981 in the AIAW West Regional. The Bruins and Trojans had three top-10 matchups that year (Feb. 6: No. 5 UCLA at No. 7 USC; Feb. 25: No. 9 UCLA vs. No 8 USC), with UCLA capturing wins in both February games before dropping the March matchup.
CONFERENCE COMPARISONS
• UCLA continues to sit at its highest ranking in program history, coming in at No. 2 on both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls for the sixth-consecutive week. There are three additional Pac-12 programs in the top 10 of the respective polls (No. 6/5 USC, No. 8/8 Colorado, No. 9/9 Stanford), and No. 12/10 Utah sits just outside.
• Five Bruins are in the top 20 scorers in the Pac-12 Conference through the first eight games. Betts leads the way with 16.9 PPG (7th, Pac-12), followed by Osborne (14.5 PPG, 13th); Jaquez (13.5 PPG, T-18th), Rice (13.5 PPG, T-18th) and Jones (13.4 PPG, 20th). UCLA has five players in double-digit scoring, the most in the Pac-12; Dugalic (9.4 PTS) is on the cusp of double digits. Colorado has the next-most in the Conference with four student-athletes in double-figure scoring.
• Betts is shooting a conference- and nation-leading .771 FG% through 11 games (1st, Pac-12; 1st, NCAA). The center has corralled 101 rebounds in her first 11 appearances with the Bruins, averaging 9.2 rebounds per game this season (23.0 MPG). The center ranks 6th in the conference in RPG (G. Jaquez: 6.6 RPG, 19th - Pac-12).
• Sophomore Kiki Rice has thrown 72 assists in 11 appearances this season; her 6.5 APG ranks 3rd in the Conference, 12th in the NCAA in assists per game. Osborne has dished 50 AST (9th, Pac-12), good for 4.5 APG (7th, Pac-12).
BRUINS ON THE BOARDS
• The Bruins have been active on the glass, rebounding with a purpose early this season. UCLA's 16.6 offensive rebounds per game ranks 1st in the Pac-12, 12th in the NCAA so far.
• UCLA is grabbing 47.6 RPG, which is second in the Pac-12 (6th, NCAA). Five Bruins are averaging 5.0 or more RPG: (L. Betts, 9.2; G. Jaquez, 6.6; A. Dugalic, 6.1; K. Rice, 5.6; C. Osborne, 5.5).
• The Bruins lead the nation in two rebounding categories: rebound margin (+20.9 RPG) and offensive rebounding percentage (.485 OREB%). Only Stanford (.439 OREB%) in the Pac-12 has an offensive rebounding percentage over .400.
LOS ANGELES – No. 2/2 UCLA Women's Basketball (11-0, 0-0 Pac-12) is set to host crosstown rival USC (10-0, 0-0) to open conference play on Saturday, Dec. 30. The Bruins and Trojans will tip off at 5 p.m. inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom in front of a sell-out crowd. Fans are encouraged to wear Bruin Blue to the "Blue Out" game.
The game will be broadcast to the Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Los Angeles with Anne Marie Anderson and Mary Murphy on the call. Dave Marcus will provide play-by-play on UCLA Digital Radio for audio listeners.
Saturday's game will mark the start of the final Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season. UCLA women's basketball has been a participating member of the Pac-12 since the 1985-86 season (then the "Pac-West," before becoming the Pac-10 in 1986-87 and the Pac-12 in 2011-12).
TICKET INFORMATION
UCLA Women's Basketball announced on social media Wednesday that the game against the Trojans has officially sold out.
There will be a limited number of free tickets available for UCLA Alumni who show UCLA Alumni ID, UCLA Health and children 18 and under. Click here for instructions on how to print your UCLA Alumni Association Member ID. After those limited tickets are distributed, the UCLA Central Ticket Office will form a standby line to accommodate remaining fans if general admission room becomes available.
Doors open at 3:30 p.m. PST, and it is encouraged that fans purchase a Bruin ePermit for parking ahead of time. Fans can also pay for parking on arrival using ParkMobile – instructions can be found here.
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Tip-off Time: 5 p.m. PST
TV: Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Los Angeles
TV Talent: Anne Marie Anderson, Mary Murphy
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus
MATCHUP HISTORY: UCLA vs. USC
UCLA has won eight-consecutive games against the Trojans dating back to January 17, 2020 (L, 2OT: 68-70 at USC). The Bruins hold a slight advantage in the all-time series, winning 56 of the 106 matchups in program history.
Saturday's game will be the first time in history both teams will be undefeated heading into the matchup. The last time both teams were ranked in the top 10 for a rivalry game was No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 9 USC on March 13, 1981 in the AIAW West Regional. The Bruins and Trojans had three top-10 matchups that year (Feb. 6: No. 5 UCLA at No. 7 USC; Feb. 25: No. 9 UCLA vs. No 8 USC), with UCLA capturing wins in both February games before dropping the March matchup.
CONFERENCE COMPARISONS
• UCLA continues to sit at its highest ranking in program history, coming in at No. 2 on both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls for the sixth-consecutive week. There are three additional Pac-12 programs in the top 10 of the respective polls (No. 6/5 USC, No. 8/8 Colorado, No. 9/9 Stanford), and No. 12/10 Utah sits just outside.
• Five Bruins are in the top 20 scorers in the Pac-12 Conference through the first eight games. Betts leads the way with 16.9 PPG (7th, Pac-12), followed by Osborne (14.5 PPG, 13th); Jaquez (13.5 PPG, T-18th), Rice (13.5 PPG, T-18th) and Jones (13.4 PPG, 20th). UCLA has five players in double-digit scoring, the most in the Pac-12; Dugalic (9.4 PTS) is on the cusp of double digits. Colorado has the next-most in the Conference with four student-athletes in double-figure scoring.
• Betts is shooting a conference- and nation-leading .771 FG% through 11 games (1st, Pac-12; 1st, NCAA). The center has corralled 101 rebounds in her first 11 appearances with the Bruins, averaging 9.2 rebounds per game this season (23.0 MPG). The center ranks 6th in the conference in RPG (G. Jaquez: 6.6 RPG, 19th - Pac-12).
• Sophomore Kiki Rice has thrown 72 assists in 11 appearances this season; her 6.5 APG ranks 3rd in the Conference, 12th in the NCAA in assists per game. Osborne has dished 50 AST (9th, Pac-12), good for 4.5 APG (7th, Pac-12).
BRUINS ON THE BOARDS
• The Bruins have been active on the glass, rebounding with a purpose early this season. UCLA's 16.6 offensive rebounds per game ranks 1st in the Pac-12, 12th in the NCAA so far.
• UCLA is grabbing 47.6 RPG, which is second in the Pac-12 (6th, NCAA). Five Bruins are averaging 5.0 or more RPG: (L. Betts, 9.2; G. Jaquez, 6.6; A. Dugalic, 6.1; K. Rice, 5.6; C. Osborne, 5.5).
• The Bruins lead the nation in two rebounding categories: rebound margin (+20.9 RPG) and offensive rebounding percentage (.485 OREB%). Only Stanford (.439 OREB%) in the Pac-12 has an offensive rebounding percentage over .400.
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