UCLA
12-4, 3-2
Utah
12-4, 3-2
No. 14 UCLA Holds Off Utah, 81-74
January 12, 2018 | Women's Basketball
The Bruins won their 11th in a row over the Utes and haven't lost to Utah since they joined the Pac-12 in 2011.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Michaela Onyenwere and Jordin Canada scored 20 points each to lead No. 14 UCLA past Utah for an 81-74 win Friday night at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Clinging to a 67-66 lead in the fourth quarter, UCLA (12-4, 3-2 Pac-12) got a layup from Canada to spark a 5-0 spurt and hung on from the free-throw line over the final four minutes to seal it. The Bruins shot just 36 percent from the field but controlled the glass 46-36, including a 20-7 edge in offensive rebounds. UCLA also made 23-of-27 free throws for the game including 18-of-21 in the second half.
Onyenwere also had 11 rebounds to get her first career double-double and Canada dished out eight assists and had four steals.
With Canada sidelined In the third quarter with an undisclosed injury, Utah (12-4, 3-2) used a 7-0 run fueled by Daneesha Provo to tie the game at 47 before Onyenwere put UCLA back on top with a layup. The Utes tied it up twice more before edging into their first lead of the second half on Tilar Clark's layup to make it 53-51, but Kennedy Burke drained a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter to put UCLA back on top for good, 59-57.
Megan Huff led Utah with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Provo and Emily Potter added 16 points apiece and Tori Williams scored 10.
UP NEXTUtah: Hosts USC on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.
UCLA: Plays at Colorado on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.
