UCLA
24-8
Boise State
25-8
No. 4 UCLA Routs No. 13 Boise State
March 18, 2017 | Women's Basketball
Jordin Canada ties UCLA single-game record with 16 assists.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Monique Billings scored 19 points and Jordin Canada had 15 points and 16 assists to help fourth-seeded UCLA roll to an 83-56 win over Boise State on Saturday in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament. The 27-point win was UCLA's largest margin of victory in NCAA Tournament history.
The Bruins (24-8) opened the game with a 15-0 run and were never seriously threatened the rest of the way.
UCLA used a balanced scoring attack, with four players finishing in double-figures. Kennedy Burke and Nicole Kornet each added 14 points for the Bruins. Burke finished the game with her first career double-double with 10 rebounds.
The victory snapped a 10-game winning streak for Boise State (25-8).
Guard Brooke Pahukoa 13 points for Boise State, but the Broncos' leading scorer hit only one of 11 3-point attempts. Riley Lupfer matched her with 13 points.
UCLA shot 58.2 percent for the game, to Boise State's 30.0 percent.
The Bruins led 44-27 at the half, doing most of its damage early in the opening two periods.
While UCLA was hitting its first five shots, the Broncos looked on the nervous side, missing their first nine. The Broncos got close enough to trail only 20-12 at the end of the first quarter, but UCLA opened the second period with a 15-3 run to regain command.
BIG PICTURE
Boise State: The Broncos are not the best shooting team (40.2 percent) but they struggled mightily against UCLA's defense. After missing their first nine shots, they were still shooting only 28.9 percent at the half and finished at 30.0 percent.
UCLA: The Bruins have two players averaging big points -- Canada (18.0) and Billings (16.8) -- but used a balanced scoring attack to take early command. Canada, who averages 5.3 assists per game, already had 10 assists at the half. She finished with 16 to tie the UCLA single-game record (Erica Gomez at Arizona State on Jan. 5, 1999). They also tied for the fifth-most in NCAA Tournament First and Second Round history and were the most by a Bruin in NCAA Tournament history.
UP NEXT:
The Bruins will play #5 Texas A&M on Monday at a time to be announced. The Aggies rallied from 17 down in the fourth quarter to sneak past #12 Penn, 63-61.
| SCOREBOARD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| #13 Boise State | 12 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 56 |
| #4 UCLA | 20 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 83 |
