GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
UCLA 73, Arizona 59
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS - Emily Bessoir had 18 points and 13 rebounds for her first career double-double, Charisma Osborne also scored 18 points and No. 19 UCLA beat No. 21 Arizona 73-59 in the Pac-12 Tournament.
Londynn Jones made her only 3-pointer with 5:18 left in the third quarter to put UCLA ahead 47-35 and the Bruins led by double figures the rest of the way. Arizona only made two field goals in the third quarter - both in the opening three minutes.
Bessoir made two 3-pointers to start the fourth quarter and Gina Conti added another 3 to give UCLA a 17-point lead with 7:30 left. The Bruins didn't make another field goal but connected on 11 of 12 free throws to secure it.
Senior Camryn Brown added a career-high nine points with six rebounds and four assists for UCLA (24-8). Kiki Rice also scored nine points and dished out seven assists. The Bruins outrebounded Arizona 46-27 for a 17-4 advantage in second-chance points.
Bessoir was coming off a 17-point, five 3-pointer performance in an overtime victory over Arizona State in a tournament opener.
Shaina Pellington, Lauren Fields and Jade Loville each scored 10 points for Arizona (21-9). Cate Reese struggled from the floor, going 0 for 6 from the field, but she went 9 of 10 at the free-throw line and grabbed nine rebounds.
March 2, 2023
| UCLA | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| E. Bessoir | F | 30 | 7-15 | 2-2 | 2-7 | 2-13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| G. Conti | G | 32 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2-5 | 1-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| C. Osborne | G | 32 | 6-13 | 6-7 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| C. Brown | G | 31 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| K. Rice | G | 25 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| G. Jaquez | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| L. Jones | 13 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| B. Masikewich | 8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| L. Sontag | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| C. Iwuala | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199 | 23-55 (.418) |
22-24 (.917) |
5-18 (.278) |
17-46 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 73 | |
| Arizona | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| C. Reese | F | 30 | 0-6 | 9-10 | 0-1 | 4-9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| E. Martinez | F | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| L. Fields | G | 30 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| S. Pellington | G | 27 | 4-11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| J. Loville | G | 23 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| H. Pueyo | 29 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| M. Nnaji | 12 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| P. Clark | 11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| M. Conner | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Gilbert | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Totals | 197 | 18-56 (.321) |
18-21 (.857) |
5-15 (.333) |
11-27 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 59 | |
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