LOS ANGELES – UCLA Women’s Basketball (26-9, 11-7 Pac-12) advanced to the second round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament after defeating Sacramento State 67-45 Friday.
With the win, the Bruins are set host No. 5-seed Oklahoma (27-6, 14-4 Big 12) on Monday inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. This will be the seventh matchup in the series between the teams; each program holds three wins over the other. UCLA holds a 2-1 advantage in games played at Pauley.
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Tip-off Time: 7 p.m. PT
TV: ESPN 2
TV Talent: Ann Schatz, Meghan McKeown
Radio: ucla.leanplayer.com
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus
LAST TIME OUT (W, 67-45 vs. No. 13-seed Sacramento State – Mar. 18)
Charisma Osborne recorded her sixth double-double of the season (11 PTS, 12 REB) and added five assists as the Bruins downed Sacramento State in Pauley Friday. Kiki Rice led UCLA in scoring (15 PTS, 6-11 FG, 3 STL) and Emily Bessoir added 14 points and a pair of blocks in the 22-point first-round victory.
KEY NOTES ON THE BRUINS
• UCLA has made 438 free throws this season, shooting 77.4% on the year. UCLA is on pace for its best FT shooting season performance in team history (2021-22: .767 FT%). After leading the Pac-12 all season in o-boards (14.9 ORPG), the Bruins rank 9th in ORPG in the NCAA tournament (16.0 ORPG). UCLA boasts a nation-best 3.40 Assist/Turnover Ratio with their first-round performance, and the Bruins are 7th in the nation in RPG in the tournament (47 REB).
• UCLA is one of four teams in Division I women’s basketball with a scoring margin of -7.0 or less in its losses (min. 5 losses): Houston (16 L, -4.9), UCLA (9 L, -5.9), Colorado State (11 L, -6.5), Fordham (12 L, -6.6).
• Charisma Osborne has scored 521 points (4th – Pac-12) in 34 games, averaging 15.3 ppg (8th – Pac-12). She is 5th in the Pac-12 in field goals made (184 FGM) on the second-most field goal attempts (481 FGA) in the Pac-12. Osborne ranks 1st the Pac-12 in minutes played (1,120 MIN), 7th in FT% (81.6%), and 6th in FTM (102). The senior has 1,748 career points, trailing Anita Ortega (11th: 1,751 PTS) and Monique Billings (10th: 1,761 PTS) on UCLA’s all-time scoring list.
• Kiki Rice has started 34 of her 35 games during the freshman’s first collegiate season,…
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