University of Oregon
19-7, 8-7P12
UCLA
20-6, 12-3P12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 14 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 77 |
| Oregon | 19 | 10 | 25 | 18 | 72 |
02/20/16 | Women's Basketball
EUGENE – The Oregon women's basketball team came up short, 77-72, to No. 12 UCLA Friday night at Matthew Knight Arena. The loss snaps a five-game win streak for the Ducks (19-7, 8-7 Pac-12)
How It Happened: Despite being held to only two rebounds in the first quarter, senior Jillian Alleyne scored eight points to lead the Ducks to a 19-14 lead over the Bruins after the first 10 minutes of play.
Oregon's lead was spoiled in the second quarter, however, as UCLA ended the first half on a 12-1 run over the final four-and-a-half minutes of the period to take a 33-29 lead into the locker room. The Ducks shot only 3-of-10 in the second quarter, unable to match the Bruins' 7-of-14 mark.
Alleyne finished the first half with 10 points on perfect 4-of-4 shooting from the field to lead the Duck offense. With Alleyne limited to only two boards in the opening 20 minutes, Oregon was outrebounded 19-14, and 9-2 on the offensive glass.
The Ducks opened the second half on a 17-5 run to take a 46-38 lead, but UCLA responded with seven unanswered to cut the Duck advantage back to one. Oregon went 1-of-6 to end the quarter, allowing UCLA to seize the lead and take a 56-54 edge into the final frame.
Trailing 69-65 with 2:47 to play, Oregon's Lexi Petersen finished through contact for a lay-in and converted the and-one free throw to cut the Bruin lead to one. After UCLA's Nirra Fields hit a free-throw on the other side of the floor, it was Alleyne that gathered and tipped in her own miss to tie the game at 70. Just seconds later, Jordin Canada hit a short jumper to put UCLA back on top for good.
Notable: The combined win-loss record of Oregon's opponents in seven losses this season is 144-36 (80 percent). That's Oregon State (twice), UCLA (twice), USC, Stanford and ASU. All but USC ranks in the top-10 of the RPO.
Who Stood Out: Four Ducks finished the night in double-figures, led by Jillian Alleyne, who added 25 points and 11 rebounds for her 91st career double-double. Lexi Bando and Lexi Petersen each finished with 15 points. Kat Cooper scored 11 points, while gathering 4 rebounds. Although she had a tough shooting night, freshman Maite Cazorla made her mark in other areas, dishing off seven assists and collecting five boards.
Quotable – Jillian Alleyne: “As far as getting their rebounds and those live ball turnovers, that's where (UCLA) gets the majority of their points from…When you're in the game there's a lot of stuff you can say on paper but when you're in the game you have to get it done.”
Up Next: The Ducks return to Matthew Knight Arena Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. to host USC in their final home game of the season.
