We win 75-55 and take home the Pac-12 Tournament Championship! We righted the ship in the last quarter after a frustrating 3rd quarter, outscoring UCLA 21-15 in the last ten.
Williams definitely gets the game ball, she started hot and kept on going, finishing with 26 points including 6/7 from long range.
Lexie finished with a quiet 24 points. I didn't realize she had that many until one of the announcers remarked on it and I checked the box score, she provided a much needed second scorer to complement Kiana.
Haley was the third double digit scorer with 10 points, but she grabbed 13 rebounds for a double-double. Everyone else didn't have too much of an offensive night though Anna's defense and taking charges helped stem some of the Bruins' momentum.
Onyenwere finished with 30 points and Osborne had 13 points, but unlike our loss, we held everyone else in check this time around, as the rest of their team had a combined 14 points on 4/18 shooting.
Another key was limiting their second chance opportunities; we limited UCLA to under double digit offensive rebounds, which I think was an accomplishment.
I think this game is good for us going into the NCAA tournament, in the sense that the first half showed what we are capable of when we are playing well, but the second half and especially the 3rd quarter demonstrated that we still have work to do and we can lapsed back into bad habits if we are not careful. Fortunately, our large lead helped us, but next time, we might not be as lucky.
The fouls didn't help us in the 3rd quarter but our halfcourt offense slowed dramatically down and everyone was taking half looks at the basket and then passing the ball. Play smart, but also confidently, and we were able to regain that mojo in the fourth quarter fortunately.
Williams definitely gets the game ball, she started hot and kept on going, finishing with 26 points including 6/7 from long range.
Lexie finished with a quiet 24 points. I didn't realize she had that many until one of the announcers remarked on it and I checked the box score, she provided a much needed second scorer to complement Kiana.
Haley was the third double digit scorer with 10 points, but she grabbed 13 rebounds for a double-double. Everyone else didn't have too much of an offensive night though Anna's defense and taking charges helped stem some of the Bruins' momentum.
Onyenwere finished with 30 points and Osborne had 13 points, but unlike our loss, we held everyone else in check this time around, as the rest of their team had a combined 14 points on 4/18 shooting.
Another key was limiting their second chance opportunities; we limited UCLA to under double digit offensive rebounds, which I think was an accomplishment.
I think this game is good for us going into the NCAA tournament, in the sense that the first half showed what we are capable of when we are playing well, but the second half and especially the 3rd quarter demonstrated that we still have work to do and we can lapsed back into bad habits if we are not careful. Fortunately, our large lead helped us, but next time, we might not be as lucky.
The fouls didn't help us in the 3rd quarter but our halfcourt offense slowed dramatically down and everyone was taking half looks at the basket and then passing the ball. Play smart, but also confidently, and we were able to regain that mojo in the fourth quarter fortunately.