Daily Camera (Boulder)

Osborne has triple-double in UCLA women’s rout of USC

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LOS ANGELES — Charisma Osborne recorded the ninth triple-double in UCLA history, Michaela Onyenwere scored 30 points and the 10th-ranked Bruins made a season-high 16 3-pointers in their 93-51 victory over Southern California on Friday night.

Osborne had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in 34 minutes. The sophomore is the seventh player in program history to have a triple-double and first since Japreece Dean against Yale in November 2019.

Onyenwere scored at least 30 points for the fifth time in her career and second this season. The senior for ward made a career-high six 3-pointers and was 11 of 19 from the field.

Lindsey Corsaro added 14 points, including going 4 of 5 from beyond the arc, as UCLA (14-4, 12-4 Pac—12) posted its highest margin of victory over its crosstown rival since 1999 and won both regular-season games against the Trojans for the first time in three seasons.

Alissa Pili led USC (10-11, 8-10) with 18 points and Jordyn Jenkins scored 14.

This was the final game for both teams before next week’s Pac-12 Tournament.

The Bruins led 14-11 at the end of the first quarter before breaking it open in the second, outscoring the Trojans 29-12 in the stanza to extend their lead to 20 at halftime. UCLA was 7 of 9 from beyond the arc in the quarter. Osborne had 11 points during a 17-2 run, including three 3-pointers.

UCLA closed the game by scoring the final 12 points.

No. 22 S. Dak. St. 73, UMKC 53

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Paiton Burckhard and Tylee Ir win each scored 19 points and No. 22 South Dakota State beat UMKC to clinch

the Summit League regularsea­son title.

Burckhard was 9 of 18 from the field, including South Dakota State’s opening four baskets. Irwin made all 12 of her free throws, eight coming in the fourth quarter, as the Jackrabbit­s were 25 of 36 at the line. South Dakota State shot 18 free throws in the fourth compared to UMKC’S 12 attempts for the game.

Mesa Byom added nine points for South Dakota State (20-2, 13-0), which has won 17 straight games. The Jackrabbit­s were without starting forward Tori Nelson and conference scoring leader Myah Selland due to injuries.

The Jackrabbit­s close their regular season against UMKC on Saturday, attempting to finish the regular season undefeated at home for the first time since the 2013-14 season.

Ravon Nero and Mandy Willems each scored 11 points for UMKC (10-10, 7-7). The Roos were held to 37% shooting and 20 secondhalf

points.

Men

No. 21 Loyola Chi. 60, Southern Illinois 52

CHICAGO — Marquise Kennedy scored 16 points, and No. 21 Loyola Chicago hung on to down Southern Illinois.

The Ramblers (20-4, 15-2 Missouri Valley Conference) steadied themselves in the closing minutes after letting a 16-point lead shrink to four and came out on top for the 13th time in 14 games. They also reached 20 wins for the fourth straight year, a streak that started when the 2017-18 team went 32-6 and made the Final Four.

Braden Norris scored 13 and made three 3-pointers. Cameron Krutwig added 11 points, six rebounds and four blocks as the Ramblers extended the nation’s fifthlonge­st active home win streak to 21 games. They also tied the program record for conference victories.

Steven Verplancke­n led Southern Illinois (11-12, 5-12) with 17 points.

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