No. 9 Oregon Meets No. 14 UCLA on Sunday at Pauley Pavilion

LOS ANGELES - The No. 9 ranked Oregon women's basketball team meets No. 14 UCLA at 5 PM on Sunday in a key Pac-12 Conference showdown.

#9 OREGON DUCKS (14-2, 3-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 88.0 | FG%: 50.5 | 3FG%: 40.4 | FT%: 76.6
Notable: Oregon is looking to start conference play 4-0 for the first time since the 2000-01 season. The Ducks bring one of the nation's top offenses into Pauley Pavilion, ranking No. 4 in scoring (88.0 ppg), No. 3 in field goal percentage (50.5%) and No. 5 in three-point field goal percentage (40.4%). Setting up all that offense are UO's guard duo of Sabrina Ionescu and Maite Cazorla, who rank No. 5 (7.8 apg) and No. 28 (5.8 apg) nationally in assists per game, respectively.

#14 UCLA BRUINS (11-3, 2-1 Pac-12)
PPG: 76.6 | FG%: 44.4 | 3FG%: 31.2 | FT%: 72.5
Series Record: UO trails, 28-36 (10-22 in LA)
Last Game: UO won, 84-75 (2/10/17 in Eugene)
Notable: UCLA is coming off a dominating, 84-49, win against No. 16 Oregon State. The Bruins forced OSU into 21 turnovers and the Beavers shot just 2-of-12 from three-point range. UCLA is led by the senior tandem of guard Jordin Canada (14.6 ppg) and forward Monique Billings (15.4 ppg, 8.7 rpg). As a team, the Bruins shoot 44.4% on field goals but just 31.2% from three.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - Pac-12 National, Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 LA with Anne Marie Anderson and Mary Murphy
Stream - Pac-12.com with a cable login
Radio - Terry Jonz on the call at KUGN 590 (Eugene), KUIK 1360 (Portland) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon IMG" in the TuneIn app or online at TuneIn.com.
Live Stats - oregon.statbroadcast.com

TV GAMES
Starting with Oregon's Dec. 31 date with Washington, each of the Ducks' final 17 games of the regular season will be broadcast on either Pac-12 Networks or the ESPN family of networks.

LAST TIME OUT
Oregon defeated USC, 70-66, on Friday night at the Galen Center. Oregon shot just 2-of-14 in the first quarter but went 21-of-35 in the final three quarters and held on late to win.

A WIN WOULD...
- Give Oregon a road sweep of the LA schools for the first time in program history.
- Give Oregon a win at UCLA for the first time since Jan. 5, 2015 (62-46).
- Give UO a 4-0 start to Pac-12 play for the first time since 2000-01, when the Ducks defeated Oregon State, California, Stanford and Washington.

LAST YEAR VS. UCLA
- The Ducks split the season series with UCLA last year, with both teams winning at home.
- Oregon lost, 79-63, at No. 17 UCLA on Jan. 15, 2017 but rebounded with an 84-75 win over No. 15 UCLA on Feb. 10, 2017.
- In Oregon's win in Eugene, Sabrina Ionescu posted the fourth triple-double of her career with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Lexi Bando was the star of the game, however, with a team-high 25 points including five three-pointers. Oregon shot 60 percent from three in the game (9-of-15) and 50 percent from the field. The Ducks led by as much as 16 points and never trailed in the game.
- In the loss at Pauley Pavilion, the Ducks were done in by a 26-10 UCLA edge in the second quarter. Oregon trailed 40-29 at halftime and could never battle back. Monique Billings had a monster game with 30 points and 14 rebounds while Jordin Canada also had a double-double with 13 points and 13 assists. Oregon turned the ball over 20 times, Ionescu had eight.

UCLA SERIES HISTORY
- Oregon trails UCLA in the all-time series, 28-36
- UO is 3-5 vs. UCLA under Kelly Graves
- Oregon swept UCLA in the season series two years ago, winning 62-46 in Los Angeles on Jan. 5, 2015 and 67-65 in Eugene on Jan. 31, 2015. Before then, the last time Oregon swept a home-and-home season series with UCLA was during the 2001-02 campaign.
- Oregon's longest win streak against UCLA is six games, coming from 1993-96.
- UCLA's longest win streak in the series is six games, coming just before UO's six-game run (1990-93).
- UCLA won the first meeting between the teams, 92-88, on Dec. 6, 1980, in Los Angeles.

NCAA RECORD EIGHTH TRIPLE-DOUBLE
Just 48 games into her collegiate career, sophomore Sabrina Ionescu became the NCAA's all-time leader in triple-doubles. Ionescu posted her record-breaking eighth career triple-double on Dec. 31, 2017 with 24 points, 10 assists and a career-high 14 rebounds against rival Washington. Needing one more assist for the record, Ionescu drove and kicked to Lexi Bando for an open corner three-pointer with 1:50 left in the game.

BREAKING DOWN IONESCU'S TRIPLE-DOUBLES
- Averaging 18.6 points, 11.1 rebounds and 12.5 assists in eight games where she gets a triple-double
- All eight have come in wins
- Five at home, two on the road, one neutral site
- Two against top-25 teams (#19 TAMU, #15 UCLA)
- Six against Power 5 teams
- Most points scored 29 (vs. Drake)
- Most rebounds 14 (vs. Washington)
- Most assists 14 (vs. Ole Miss)

IONESCU, SABALLY SWEEP AGAIN
For the third time this season, Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally swept the Pac-12's player and freshman of the week awards, respectively.
- Ionescu averaged 24.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 9.0 assists and her triple-double against Washington, with 24 points, 10 assists and a career-high 14 rebounds, gave her a NCAA record eight in her career.
- Sabally averaged 13.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.5 steals in wins against Washington State and Washington. Sabally had five steals against the Cougs and seven assists versus the Huskies.

THE SCOREBOARD, IT'S LIT
- Oregon ranks fourth in the NCAA, averaging 88.0 points per game.
- UO has outscored their opponents by 25.9 points per game, which ranks sixth in the nation.

SHARE THE ROCK
- Oregon ranks second in the NCAA with 341 assists.
- The Ducks are averaging 21.3 assists per game this year, good for seventh in the NCAA.
- Individually, Sabrina Ionescu ranks fourth in the NCAA in total assists (125) and fifth in assists per game (7.8). Ionescu is 20th in the NCAA, with a 2.78-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Maite Cazorla is 21st in the NCAA with 87 total assists. She's 28th in the country, averaging 5.8 assists per game.

SHARP SHOOTERS
- Oregon ranks third in the NCAA, shooting 50.7 percent from the floor.
- The Ducks are also fifth in the country, shooting 40.4 percent from three-point range.
- Individually, Ruthy Hebard ranks third in the NCAA, shooting 66.5 percent on field goals. Sabrina Ionescu is No. 19 in the country, shooting 46.4 percent from three. Lexi Bando is No. 23 at 45.6 percent from deep.

BANDO ON RECORD PACE
Senior guard Lexi Bando is close to setting multiple three-point percentage records. The guard is a career 45.7 percent three-point shooter (244-for-534), the best among active players in the NCAA.
- The NCAA career record is 47.6 percent (262-of-550), set by Notre Dame's Alicia Ratay from 2000-03.
- The Pac-12 career record is 45.2 percent (191-of-423), set by Stanford's Jennifer Azzi from 1988-90.
- The Oregon career record is 44.6 percent (66-of-148), set by Jennifer Bourn from 1987-91.
- Bando's 244 made three-pointers are the second most in UO career history. Taylor Lilley has the record with 270 made from 2007-2010.

DUCKS CRUSH WASHINGTON STATE
Oregon's 33-point win (89-56) over Washington State on Dec. 29 was their largest in a conference game since also taking down the Cougars by 33-points (85-52) on Feb. 20, 2003. It was the Ducks' seventh largest overall since joining the Pac-12/10 in 1986-87.

IONESCU MATCHES UO ASSISTS RECORD
With 14 assists on Dec. 2 against Weber State, Sabrina Ionescu matched the UO single-game assists record, also held by Corrie Mizusawa (at Gonzaga, Nov. 25, 2003) and Vanessa Selden (vs. NMSU, Dec. 7, 1990). Ionescu did it again on Dec. 17 against Ole Miss, with 14 assists as part of her seventh career triple-double.

NAISMITH, WADE TROPHY WATCH LISTS
- Both Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard were been named to the 50-player Naismith Trophy watch list. The award, organized by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, goes to the top player in the NCAA.
- Ionescu was also named to the Wade Trophy watch list. The Wade Trophy is presented by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and is also awarded to the top player in the NCAA.

THE PAC-12'S YOUNGEST TEAM
Despite being picked second in the Pac-12 preseason coaches poll, Oregon is tied with Oregon State with the youngest roster in the conference. Both the Ducks and Beavers each have just four upperclassmen this season.

THE PAC-12'S TALLEST TEAM
With seven players standing 6-foot-2 or taller, Oregon is the tallest team in the Pac-12 for the 2017-18 season. California, Stanford, Colorado and Utah are just behind with six.