Jan. 10, 1997
Bruins No Match for No. 3 Cardinal, 74-62
LOS ANGELES -- Kate Starbird poured in 27 points to pace third-ranked Stanford to a 74-62 Pac-10 victory over UCLA.
The Cardinal (15-1, 3-0 Pac-10) shot 43 percent (25-of-58) from the field, including an 8-of-17 effort from Starbird, who was 2-of-5 from three-point range.
Takiyah Jackson had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bruins (7-5, 1-2) and was their only player to score in double figures.
Naomi Mulitauaopele added 15 points and 17 rebounds for Stanford, which got 11 points from Olympia Scott but only two from Vanessa Nygaard and Jamila Wideman, the other members of the starting five. The Cardinal bench contributed 19 points.
UCLA shot just 39 percent (23-of-59) from the field and turned the ball over 23 times, including seven by Tawana Grimes. Stanford turned the ball over 14 times.
STANFORD (74) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp Scott 23 4-7 3-4 2-5 1 5 11 Nygaard 22 0-4 0-0 0-3 3 3 0 Mulitauaopele 34 7-12 1-3 1-7 1 1 15 Starbird 39 8-17 9-11 2-2 3 1 27 Wideman 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 Owen 11 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 4 2 Mcnamee 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Peterson 7 0-2 0-2 1-2 0 2 0 Batastini 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Flores 11 2-5 2-3 1-1 2 4 6 Smith 27 1-4 1-3 1-7 3 0 4 Benton 6 1-3 5-6 1-2 0 1 7 Harrington 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 25-58 21-32 9-30 15 22 74 _______________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.431, FT-.656. 3-Point Goals: 3-10, .300 (Nygaard 0-3, Starbird 2-5, Peterson 0-1, Smith 1-1). Team rebounds: 6. Blocked shots: 7 (Mulitauaopele 2, Starbird 2, Owen, Peterson, Benton). Turnovers: 14 (Peterson 3, Smith 3, Starbird 2, Wideman 2, Batastini, Flores, Mulitauaopele, Scott). Steals: 8 (Nygaard 2, Peterson 2, Benton, Flores, Mulitauaopele, Starbird). UCLA (62) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp Jackson 20 5-8 8-8 4-10 2 1 18 Hubbard 23 2-9 2-4 6-9 0 2 6 Funicello 22 4-6 0-1 0-2 0 4 8 Martin 32 4-13 1-3 4-5 2 3 9 Grimes 40 4-8 0-1 0-1 1 4 8 Veasley 26 2-8 1-2 1-7 1 3 5 Philman 11 1-3 2-2 2-2 0 2 4 Pearson 19 1-4 0-0 0-2 1 2 2 Houser 7 0-0 2-2 1-3 0 2 2 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 23-59 16-23 18-41 7 23 62 _______________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.390, FT-.696. 3-Point Goals: 0-5, .000 (Jackson 0-1, Grimes 0-2, Pearson 0-2). Team rebounds: 5. Blocked shots: 2 (Jackson, Funicello). Turnovers: 23 (Grimes 7, Jackson 3, Martin 3, Funicello 2, Hubbard 2, Pearson 2, Philman 2, Veasley 2). Steals: 6 (Veasley 2, Grimes, Jackson, Martin, Pearson). __________________________________ Stanford 46 28 - 74 UCLA 29 33 - 62 __________________________________ Technical fouls: None. A: 3,343. Officials: Kim Balque, Tom Little, Garrett.