Ionescu adds ‘milestone’ as No. 3 Oregon defeats UCLA
No. 8 Stanford routs Utah
LOS ANGELES, Feb 15, (AP): Ruthy Hebard scored 30 points, Sabrina Ionescu had 18 points and added another milestone to her amazing collegiate career as third-ranked Oregon defeated No. 7 UCLA 80-66 in a matchup of the top two women’s teams in the Pac-12 Conference.
Ionescu - who also had eight assists and seven rebounds - joined former Gonzaga standout Courtney Vandersloot as the only players in NCAA history to have 2,000-plus points and 1,000-plus assists. Both played for Kelly Graves, who was at Gonzaga before coming to Oregon.
Stanford 97, Utah 64 In Salt Lake City, Lexie Hull scored 24 and Kiana Williams added 19 to lift Stanford to a win over Utah.
Fighting to keep pace with UCLA and Oregon - who played later on Friday - at the top of the Pac-12 standings, the Cardinal (22-3, 11-2 Pac-12) ran off quick outlets on rebounds and 12 takeaways into a 25-2 advantage on fast break points.
It was the most points Stanford had scored in a conference game since 2011. S. California 72, Oregon St 66 In Los Angeles, Alissa Pili scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season, and Southern California beat Oregon State.
Kayla Overbeck halted a 9-0 Oregon State run with a basket in the lane for a 65-61 lead and on USC’s next possession, Pili made 1 of 2 free throws for a five-point lead.
Oregon State had three chances at a basket until Pili secured the rebound and was fouled with 51.5 seconds left. She made both free throws to seal it.
Arizona 64, Washington 53 In Tucson, Arizona, Aari McDonald scored nine of her 19 points in the third quarter when No. 12 Arizona pulled away from Washington for the Wildcats’ 20th win.
Helena Pueyo had four 3-pointers and 14 points for the Wildcats (20-4, 9-4 Pac-12), who have won seven of their last eight games. Cate Reese had 13 points and a game-high seven rebounds, Amari Carter scored 10 points and Sam Thomas blocked a career-high six shots.
The Wildcats shot 49% and made half of their 18 3-point attempts.
Depaul 89, Butler 60 In Chicago, Sonya Morris scored 23 points, Kelly Campbell had nine points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, and DePaul beat Butler to snap the Bulldogs’ fivegame winning streak.
It was a matchup of the top-scoring offense in the league against the best defense. DePaul entered averaging 84.9 points per game and the Bulldogs allow just 58.7 points. Arizona St 62, Washington St 59 In Tempe, Arizona, Reili Richardson scored 13 of her 22 points in the final five minutes to help Arizona State take the lead and hold off Washington State.
Ula Motuga tied it at 50 with a 3-pointer for Washington State with 3:20 left in the game. Richardson answered with back-to-back 3s to make it 56-50 and made 5 of 6 free throws in the final 28 seconds to secure the win for the Sun Devils (17-8, 7-6 Pac-12), even as the Cougars (11-14, 4-9) rallied twice to within a point.