UCLA Drops 67-65 Heartbreaker to Indiana

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Michaela Onyenwere collected her second double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

UCLA Drops 67-65 Heartbreaker to Indiana

December 02, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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LOS ANGELES – The UCLA women's basketball team suffered another tight contest on Sunday, falling to unbeaten Indiana by a count final of 67-65 at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom.

UCLA (3-5) led by as many as 10 early on but saw Indiana (7-0) use a 20-3 run to close the first half.

Senior Kennedy Burke scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds en route to becoming the fourth Bruin in women's basketball history with 1,000+ points, 500+ rebounds and 100+ blocks.

In 34 minutes, senior Japreece Dean tallied a team-high 16 points, while sophomore Michaela Onyenwere collected her second double-double of the year with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

The Storyline
It was a game of runs for both teams in the first half. UCLA's swarming defense included three blocks in the first two minutes, helping the Bruins take an early 9-3 lead. Burke scored seven of UCLA's first 13 points, but Indiana responded with an 8-0 run to knot the affair at 17 apiece.

The Bruins mustered a 10-0 run to extend their lead to double digits. Burke continued her offensive tear in the second quarter, capping a three-point play to move into double figures and make it 27-17 Bruins. Over the next six minutes, however, Indiana fired back with a 20-3 run to go up seven (37-30), forcing UCLA to go scoreless in the final 5:56 of the first half.

Sophomore Chantel Horvat, who made her first appearance of the 2018-19 season, opened the fourth quarter with a strong take to the rim to trim the gap to three (53-50). A block by senior Lajahna Drummer translated to a layup on the other end for Burke, and then Dean buried a jumper on the inbounds play to make it 54-53 UCLA, giving the Bruins their first lead of the second half.

In crunch time, redshirt freshman Lindsey Corsaro drilled a clutch three-pointer to put UCLA up 62-60 with 2:31 left, however, Indiana responded with a bucket to tie it.

Onyenwere hauled in one of her six offensive rebounds and scored a put-back to put the lead back in the hands of the Bruins, but once again, the Hoosiers had an answer, as Jaelynn Penn connected on a corner trey to put Indiana up one (65-64) with 29 seconds remaining.

Indiana gave UCLA chances, as the Hoosiers missed two of four free throws in the final 13 seconds, but the Bruins fell just short of the comeback.

Key Stats of the Game
17 – Indiana outscored the Bruins by 17 in the final six minutes of the second quarter to go up seven at the half.
10 – For the fourth time this season, UCLA outrebounded its opponent by 10 or more. The Bruins, who lead the Pac-12 in offensive rebounds, collected 21 on the day.

Up Next
The Bruins host Fresno State on Friday at 7 p.m. (PT).