UCLA - NC State Game Notes
March 22, 2010 | Women's Basketball
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- UCLA is making its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in school history, and the Bruins are now 9-9 in NCAA tournament play and 6-4 in first-round games.
- North Carolina State is making its 21st NCAA Tournament appearance in school history; the Wolfpack are now 19-21 all-time in NCAA Tournament play and 13-8 in NCAA first-round games.
- This is the seventh time North Carolina State and UCLA have met in history; N.C. State is 5-2 against the Bruins. The last time the teams met was on Nov. 25, 1994, a 58-55 N.C. State win at UCLA.
- This is the first time N.C. State has played in Minnesota since the 2008-09 season, when it played at Minnesota's Subway Classic, losing 65-61 to Yale on Nov. 22, 2008 and beating American 73-63 on Nov. 23, 2008.
- UCLA's last appearance at Minnesota's Williams Arena was a 92-81 loss to Minnesota in an NCAA first-round game on March 21, 2004.
- UCLA and N.C. State had a common opponent this season - USC. N.C. State topped USC 59-53 on Dec. 30 at USC. The Bruins were 2-1 against their Pac-10 rivals this season.
- All four No. 8 seeds in this year's tournament won their first-round games this weekend, and the 20-point margin of victory tonight was the largest among the four games.
- UCLA is now 25-8 on the season; with 25 wins, the Bruins now have their fourth-most victories in school history.
- UCLA forward Jasmine Dixon, a transfer from Rutgers (N.J.), finished with a team-high 17 points and has now scored in double-digits in 22 of her 26 games this season, after gaining her eligibility for the Bruins at the semester break. It's her 11th straight game scoring in double-digits. With a game-high 11 rebounds, it marked her seventh double-double of the season. UCLA is now 21-5 since Dixon made her Bruin debut on Dec. 15.
- UCLA guard Rebekah Gardner scored 13 points, marking the eighth time in her 33 games that she has scored in double-figures this season. Teammate Doreena Campbell scored 11 points, marking the 13th time in her 33 games that she has scored in double-figures this season.
- UCLA guard Erica Tukiainen scored 12 points, marking the ninth time in her 33 games that she has scored in double-figures this season. Tukiainen is now tied for fifth place on UCLA's single-season three-point field-goal record list with 49, and is tied for fifth on the school's carer three-pointer list with 103.
- UCLA forward Markel Walker had eight rebounds, moving her into 19th on the school's single-season rebounding list with 246. Walker's seven assists marks the third time this season she has had seven or more assists in a game. She came close to a triple-double, with eight points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
- UCLA led 26-25 at halftime; UCLA is 18-3 this season when leading at the half, while N.C. State is 3-7 when trailing at the half.
- N.C. State guard Nikitta Gartrell scored 13 points, marking her 21st double-figure scoring game in her 34 games this season. Gartrell finished her career with 1,176 points as the 26th Wolfpack player to reach the 1,000-point career scoring plateau.
- N.C. State freshman guard Marissa Kastanek, the ACC Freshman of the Year this season, scored a game-high 21 points, marking her 18th double-figure scoring game in her 34 games this season. Kastanek ended the season with 369 points.
- UCLA outrebounded N.C. State by a 41-26 margin, the 24th time the Bruins have outrebounded their opponents this season; the Bruins are 22-2 when holding a rebounding advantage. It's the 17th time this season that the Bruins have recorded 40 or more rebounds in a game.
- UCLA's 93.3 free-throw percentage (14-of-15) is a season-high.
- UCLA hit 50.9 percent from the field (28-of-55), the 11th time the Bruins have shot 50 percent or better from the field this season.
- UCLA outscored N.C. State 48-29 in the second half en route to the victory.
- N.C. State is the 37th consecutive opponent that has shot less than 50 percent from the field against UCLA.
- UCLA is now 25-0 when leading with five minutes to play, and 18-0 when scoring at least 64 points. UCLA has won its last 21 straight games under coach Nikki Caldwell when hitting the 64-point mark.