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Why the Buffs misplaced: UCLA managed the paint, outscoring the Buffs 36-22 and outrebounding them 44-27. The Bruins additionally took benefit of late CU foul bother.
Three stars:
1. UCLA’s Lauren Betts: Regardless of some uncommon capturing struggles early, the 6-foot-7 heart had 20 factors and 13 rebounds.
2. CU’s Jaylyn Sherrod: Posted 17 factors and two assists to guide a balanced assault by the Buffs.
3. UCLA’s Charisma Osborne: Scored a game-high 22 factors and had 4 steals.
Up subsequent: The Buffs conclude their four-game homestand towards No. 6 USC on Sunday at 1 p.m. on the CU Occasions Middle.
Colorado obtained the kind of crowd it has dreamed of drawing on Friday evening.
A program document for attendance wasn’t sufficient to gas the Buffaloes to a victory, nonetheless.
Foul bother hit the third-ranked Buffs within the fourth quarter they usually have been dominated on the boards as No. 5 UCLA used a late run to tug off a 76-68 victory in entrance of 11,338 followers on the CU Occasions Middle.
“How about 11,000 individuals displaying up for these guys?” CU head coach JR Payne mentioned. “Clearly actually happy with quite a lot of issues we did, however very, very dissatisfied and pissed off with our rebounding as a result of I do suppose that decided the result of the sport.
“Two heavyweights. Two of the very best groups within the nation. First top-five matchup. I assumed we competed on each single possession, however I believe our offense obtained stagnant, which we haven’t seen actually in any respect this yr. After which the defensive rebounding simply completely crushed us. However (the Bruins) are an ideal workforce, very effectively coached.”
Within the first top-five battle in CU basketball historical past, males or girls, the Buffs had their first sold-out crowd since March 17, 1995. It was the fifth sellout in CU girls’s historical past however the first in an everyday season sport. The earlier 4 have been in NCAA Event video games.
“To have 11,000 individuals right here is exceptional,” Payne mentioned.
Jaylyn Sherrod had 17 factors to guide CU (15-2, 5-1 Pac-12) and Frida Formann added 16, whereas Charisma Osborne had 22 to guide the Bruins (15-1, 4-1). Lauren Betts, from Grandview Excessive Faculty in Aurora, added 20 factors and 13 rebounds for UCLA in her homecoming.
There have been 20 lead modifications all through the evening and CU pulled inside 63-62 on a pair of Quay Miller free throws with 4 minutes, 18 seconds to play. The Bruins, nonetheless, answered with a 13-3 run, with Betts scoring 5 straight factors in that run.
The Buffs handled foul bother within the fourth, taking part in the ultimate 7 minutes with three gamers, together with Sherrod, having 4 fouls and three others with three. UCLA took benefit and buried the Buffs late.
“Yeah, it’s behind your thoughts,” mentioned Sherrod, who obtained her fourth foul with 9:17 to go, “however on the finish of the day, it simply goes again to taking part in good. I believe me and Kindyll (Wetta) have been in foul bother, however we sort of simply tried to play as good as doable, understanding that our workforce wanted us to be on the ground. However on the finish of the day, to educate J’s level, we simply obtained to be higher in different areas and I believe it’ll be fantastic.”
UCLA by no means led by greater than three factors till its late run and led by as many as 11.
Among the best rebounding groups within the nation, UCLA outrebounded the Buffs 44-27, together with 18 offensive rebounds. The Bruins additionally went 8-for-10 from the ground within the fourth and scored on a put-back after a type of misses.
CU was simply 6-of-14 within the fourth quarter and managed solely six offensive boards on the evening.
Regardless of having their nine-game successful streak snapped, the Buffs stay atop the Pac-12 standings and gave the sold-out crowd a present with one other elite workforce, No. 6 USC, coming to city Sunday.
“Within the huddle with the guards earlier than the sport, I mentioned, ‘Let’s give all these individuals a purpose to maintain coming again,’” Sherrod mentioned. “Despite the fact that we didn’t give you the win, I believe on the finish of the day, we’re gonna be higher from this. I believe there’s quite a lot of issues to study from this, and I do know this left a foul style in all people’s mouth. We actually play higher when there’s a foul style in our mouth.”
No. 5 UCLA 76, No. 3 Colorado 68
UCLA (15-1, 4-1 Pac-12)
Rice 4-11 3-3 12, Jones 1-7 0-0 3, Osborne 6-12 9-12 22, Dugalic 3-12 4-4 11, Betts 8-16 4-7 20, Sontag 1-1 0-0 2, Iwuala 0-0 0-0 0, Jaquez 1-2 4-4 6, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-61 24-30 76.
COLORADO (15-2, 5-1 Pac-12)
Sherrod 5-16 6-9 17, Formann 4-9 5-5 16, Miller 3-6 4-4 10, Vonleh 5-7 0-0 10, Nolan 0-2 0-0 0, Sadler 2-7 2-4 7, Wetta 2-4 0-0 4, McLeod 0-0 1-2 1, Whittaker 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 22-52 18-24 68.
UCLA 15 17 17 27 – 76
Colorado 19 16 13 20 – 68
3-point targets – UCLA 4-16 (Jones 1-6, Dugalic 1-4, Rice 1-3, Osborne 1-3), Colorado 6-20 (Formann 3-7, Sherrod 1-6, Sadler 1-2, Whittaker 1-1, Miller 0-2, Nolan 0-1, Wetta 0-1). Rebounds – UCLA 44 (Dugalic, Betts 13), Colorado 27 (Vonleh 7). Assists – UCLA 5 (Rice, Osborne 2), Colorado 14 (Wetta 5). Steals – UCLA 5 (Osborne 4), Colorado 4 (Wetta 2). Turnovers – UCLA 14, Colorado 16. Complete fouls – UCLA 19, Colorado 27. Fouled out – Sontag, Miller. Attendance – 11,338.