Canada gives No. 14 UCLA women 63-59 win over Washington
M. Billings made Jumper. Assisted by J. Canada.
Q1 (5:54) UCLA Monique Billings made Jumper. Assisted by Jordin Canada.
LOS ANGELES -- Jordin Canada scored 16 points, including the game-clinching free throws with 2.3 seconds left, and added seven rebounds, nine assists and six steals as No. 14 UCLA edged Washington 63-59.
Canada's jumper gave the Bruins a 61-57 lead with 2:01 left and Kelsey Plum's free throws pulled the Huskies within two at 1:07. Both teams missed on their next two possessions, the last for Washington coming when Plum drove through the lane and her left-handed layup attempt came up short with 3.5 seconds remaining.
Monique Billings had 13 points and 13 rebounds for UCLA (19-6, 11-3), which has won three straight and eight of nine, and Nirra Fields had 13 points.
Plum finished with 32, giving her 2,135 career points for the Huskies (17-8, 8-6) and Talia Walton added 19. Chantel Osahor had 16 rebounds and four points.
Plum hit 7 of 10 shots in the first quarter as Washington took a 26-13 lead but was 4 of 17 after that. UCLA cut the deficit to 36-35 at halftime.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Rick Showers
- Brenda Pantoja
- Bart Baldwin
2023-24 Pac-12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Stanford | 15-3 | - | 30-6 |
USC | 13-5 | 2 | 29-6 |
UCLA | 13-5 | 2 | 27-7 |
Oregon State | 12-6 | 3 | 27-8 |
Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 24-10 |
Utah | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Arizona | 8-10 | 7 | 18-16 |
Washington State | 7-11 | 8 | 21-15 |
California | 7-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
Washington | 6-12 | 9 | 16-15 |
Arizona State | 3-15 | 12 | 11-20 |
Oregon | 2-16 | 13 | 11-21 |