UCLA 77 South Carolina 62
Jones 5-5 from three for 15 points, Aarnisalo 13 points 3 RBs, 4 Assists, Betts 11 points, 14 RBs and 3 Assists, Rice and Jaquez also 11 each. And on and on.
About 6 minutes to go we went cold shooting the ball, but we hustled and started getting rebound after rebound, tipping the ball to teammates. i was thinking this is much too good a team, South Carolina, for anyone to be able to do THAT to them - playing volleyball or tip drill against them! Dry spell finally ended when Rick missed a hard attempt in the paint but Betts tipped it out to her and she hit Dugalic who buried a three point shot.
This was even more than a coming out party, this was an announcement, putting the country on notice. UCLA today after Notre Dame's domination of SC (the local one) yesterday.
Betts is the most dominant post in the nation. Rice is back. Aarnisalo is a star. Jaquez is a Swiss Army knife. Gadner is a superb shooter. Dugalic does a bit of everything. Barker is that other big - you have no answer for her when she comes off the bench. They are all terrific - and we haven't even en seen Leger-Walker have a chance yet.
UCLA shot 47%, 48% from 3, 79% FTs, led RBs 41-34, 16 assists on 24 baskets made.
Celebration underway in Pauley