Behind Emily Bessoir’s first career double-double, the fifth-seeded Bruins pull away from the fourth-seeded Wildcats in the third quarter of a 73-59 victory
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 on Thursday in the Pac-12 Tournament.
UCLA, a No. 5 seed, advances to Friday’s 6 p.m. semifinal after handing Arizona its first three-game skid of the season. It will play the winner of No. 9 seed Oregon and top-seeded Stanford. 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 made only 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 . 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.
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