Kiki Rice leads UCLA to a stunning comeback win over top-seeded Stanford in the Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament semifinals
UCLA guard Gina Conti handles the ball against Arizona State during the first round of the Pac-12 women’s tournament Wednesday.
“At this time of year, we just found a way to win,” Close said after UCLA’s 81-70 win in overtime. “And we earned another game. That’s all I care about.”The Bruins need a victory against the Wildcats to keep hope alive for a top-four seed in the NCAA tournament, which would secure hosting rights for the first two rounds. UCLA was a No. 5 seed inEarly in the conference season, it seemed that UCLA would coast to the postseason home-court advantage. The Bruins rose to as high as No.
Freshman Kiki Rice scored the game-tying basket with 1:27 remaining in regulation then sent the game into overtime with key block as time expired against ASU’s Jaddan Simmons, who finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds.Rice, the top point guard prospect in her recruiting class, finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Senior Charisma Osborne, UCLA’s lone All-Pac-12 honoree, scored 16 points with eight in overtime to help the Bruins pull away late.
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