UCLA 72-67 USC (Mar 9, 2025) Play-by-Play

UCLA Bruins

30-2, 16-2 Conference

	1	2	3	4	T
UCLA	19	16	17	20	72
USC	24	21	9	13	67

TIME	UCLA	USC
10:00	Start game	0	0
9:55	Jump Ball won by USC	0	0
9:55	Jump Ball lost by UCLA	0	0
9:46	Talia von Oelhoffen Turnover.	0	0
9:30	Gabriela Jaquez made Layup. Assisted by Lauren Betts.	2	0
9:09	Kennedy Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Rayah Marshall.	2	2
8:49	Lauren Betts missed Jumper.	2	2
8:46	Kennedy Smith Defensive Rebound.	2	2
8:33	Kiki Iriafen missed Jumper.	2	2
8:30	Kennedy Smith Offensive Rebound.	2	2
8:28	Kennedy Smith Turnover.	2	2
8:28	Lauren Betts Steal.	2	2
8:02	Angela Dugalic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kiki Rice.	5	2
7:44	Rayah Marshall missed Layup.	5	2
7:41	JuJu Watkins Offensive Rebound.	5	2
7:40	Foul on Gabriela Jaquez.	5	2
7:40	JuJu Watkins missed Free Throw.	5	2
7:40	USC Deadball Team Rebound.	5	2
7:40	JuJu Watkins made Free Throw.	5	3
7:19	Lauren Betts made Layup. Assisted by Londynn Jones.	7	3
7:09	Foul on Gabriela Jaquez.	7	3
7:09	Gabriela Jaquez subbing out for UCLA	7	3
7:09	Timea Gardiner subbing in for UCLA	7	3
7:03	Talia von Oelhoffen Turnover.	7	3
7:03	Lauren Betts Steal.	7	3
6:37	Foul on Kennedy Smith.	7	3
6:37	Kiki Rice missed Free Throw.	7	3
6:37	UCLA Deadball Team Rebound.	7	3
6:37	Kiki Rice made Free Throw.	8	3
6:37	Talia von Oelhoffen subbing out for USC	8	3
6:37	Malia Samuels subbing in for USC	8	3
6:37	Kiki Rice subbing out for UCLA	8	3
6:37	Angela Dugalic subbing out for UCLA	8	3
6:37	Janiah Barker subbing in for UCLA	8	3
6:37	Elina Aarnisalo subbing in for UCLA	8	3
6:19	Kiki Iriafen made Layup. Assisted by JuJu Watkins.	8	5
5:55	Foul on Kiki Iriafen.	8	5
5:55	Rayah Marshall subbing out for USC	8	5
5:55	Clarice Akunwafo subbing in for USC	8	5
5:55	Kennedy Smith subbing out for USC	8	5
5:55	Avery Howell subbing in for USC	8	5
5:49	Londynn Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elina Aarnisalo.	11	5
5:39	JuJu Watkins made Jumper.	11	7
5:28	Janiah Barker missed Jumper.	11	7
5:26	JuJu Watkins Defensive Rebound.	11	7
5:21	JuJu Watkins made Three Point Jumper.	11	10
4:59	Elina Aarnisalo Turnover.	11	10
4:59	Malia Samuels Steal.	11	10
4:54	Kiki Iriafen made Layup. Assisted by Malia Samuels.	11	12
4:34	Janiah Barker missed Jumper.	11	12
4:31	JuJu Watkins Defensive Rebound.	11	12
4:22	JuJu Watkins made Layup.	11	14
4:21	UCLA Timeout	11	14
4:21	Official TV Timeout	11	14
4:21	Elina Aarnisalo subbing out for UCLA	11	14
4:21	Kiki Rice subbing in for UCLA	11	14
4:04	Londynn Jones missed Jumper.	11	14
4:01	Avery Howell Defensive Rebound.	11	14
3:46	Malia Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kiki Iriafen.	11	17
3:38	Janiah Barker Turnover.	11	17
3:30	Kiki Iriafen missed Layup.	11	17
3:28	Kiki Iriafen Offensive Rebound.	11	17
3:26	Avery Howell missed Three Point Jumper.	11	17
3:23	Malia Samuels Offensive Rebound.	11	17
3:19	JuJu Watkins missed Three Point Jumper.	11	17
3:16	Janiah Barker Defensive Rebound.	11	17
3:08	Timea Gardiner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kiki Rice.	14	17
2:34	Malia Samuels made Three Point Jumper.	14	20
2:14	Timea Gardiner Turnover.	14	20
2:14	JuJu Watkins Steal.	14	20
2:11	JuJu Watkins missed Layup.	14	20
2:09	Avery Howell Offensive Rebound.	14	20
2:09	Avery Howell made Layup.	14	22
1:41	Timea Gardiner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Londynn Jones.	17	22
1:15	Kiki Iriafen missed Jumper.	17	22
1:12	USC Offensive Rebound.	17	22
1:12	Avery Howell subbing out for USC	17	22
1:12	Kiki Iriafen subbing out for USC	17	22
1:12	Kennedy Smith subbing in for USC	17	22
1:12	Talia von Oelhoffen subbing in for USC	17	22
1:12	Janiah Barker subbing out for UCLA	17	22
1:12	Timea Gardiner subbing out for UCLA	17	22
1:12	Kendall Dudley subbing in for UCLA	17	22
1:12	Angela Dugalic subbing in for UCLA	17	22
1:07	JuJu Watkins missed Jumper.	17	22
1:02	Angela Dugalic Defensive Rebound.	17	22
1:02	Kiki Rice Turnover.	17	22
1:00	Foul on Londynn Jones.	17	22
0:41	Clarice Akunwafo made Layup. Assisted by Talia von Oelhoffen.	17	24
0:27	Londynn Jones Turnover.	17	24
0:27	Talia von Oelhoffen Steal.	17	24
0:27	Malia Samuels subbing out for USC	17	24
0:27	Avery Howell subbing in for USC	17	24
0:08	Avery Howell Turnover.	17	24
0:08	Kendall Dudley Steal.	17	24
0:04	Kiki Rice made Layup.	19	24
0:00	End of 1st Quarter	19	24

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Gainbridge Fieldhouse

4:30 PM, March 9, 2025Coverage: CBS/Paramount+

Indianapolis, IN

Line: USC -1.5

Over/Under: 142.5

Attendance: 8,358

Referees:
Brenda Pantoja
Maj Forsberg
Julie Krommenhoek

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
USC	17-1	-	28-3
UCLA	16-2	1	30-2
Ohio State	13-5	4	25-6
Maryland	13-5	4	23-7
Michigan State	11-7	6	21-9
Illinois	11-7	6	21-9
Michigan	11-7	6	22-10
Iowa	10-8	7	22-10
Nebraska	10-8	7	21-11
Oregon	10-8	7	19-11
Indiana	10-8	7	19-12
Washington	9-9	8	19-13
Minnesota	8-10	9	20-11
Wisconsin	4-14	13	13-17
Rutgers	3-15	14	11-19
Purdue	3-15	14	10-19
Northwestern	2-16	15	9-18
Penn State	1-17	16	10-19

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