Another Pac-12 tournament seed has fallen.
UCLA upset the top-seeded Stanford 69-65 in the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament on Friday night. The Bruins will now face either Washington State or Colorado in Sunday’s championship game in Las Vegas.
The loss followed Utah’s shock upset at Washington State on Thursday night, which likely ended the Utes’ quest to claim a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Stanford led for most of the game and held a 16-point lead at its peak just before halftime. The Bruins, however, opened the fourth quarter on a 9-2 run, then held Stanford scoreless for more than three minutes to take their first lead since the opening seconds of the game on a Kiki Rice jumper.
Although the Cardinal made a pair of layups and two free throws in the final two minutes of the game, Rice and Charisma Osborne combined nine points during that streak to seal the victory in four points.
Rice led the way with 22 points, five rebounds and five assists for UCLA. Emily Bessoir finished with 14 points and six rebounds, and Osborne added 13 points.
Cameron Brink dropped 19 points and had 11 rebounds for Stanford in the loss, and Haley Jones finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds. They were the only two to reach double figures for the Cardinal, who shot just 4 of 11 from behind the arc as a team. Despite the defeat, by ESPN’s Charlie CremeStanford is still on track to claim a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
This post will be updated with more information shortly.
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