USC
13-8, 5-5
UCLA
19-2, 9-1
USC Women Fall To Crosstown Rival UCLA 74-67
February 06, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 6, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jacki Gemelos scored 16 points, and Cassie Harberts and Ashley Corral had 13 each for the Trojans (13-8, 5-5), who lost to No. 10 UCLA 74-67 Sunday.
Darxia Morris scored a career-high 24 points, Jasmine Dixon added 23 and No. 10 UCLA pulled away in the closing minutes to beat Southern California, giving the Bruins a fourth consecutive victory over their crosstown rivals.
Dixon grabbed 14 rebounds and Antonye Nyingifa added 13 points for the Bruins (19-2, 9-1 Pac-10), who won their fourth straight. UCLA continued its best start since the 1976-77 squad won 20 of its first 22 games.
It was the first time this season the Bruins had two players score 20 or more in the same game. Dixon did it for the second straight game.
The Bruins won 61-42 with a big defensive effort against the Trojans last month at Pauley Pavilion.
This one was much closer.
UCLA never owned a double-digit lead. The Bruins were up by nine midway through the second half only to see the Trojans twice cut it to two on 3-pointers by Stefanie Gilbreath and Corral. Gilbreath's basket came while playing in her first game since Dec. 5 after being out because of a foot injury.
After Corral's basket, the Bruins outscored the Trojans 10-7 over the final 3:18 to put the game away. Behind Dixon, UCLA dominated the boards, 37-25.
UCLA missed its first four shots to open the game, which was tied three times in the first half. Leading by one, the Bruins closed the half on a 10-7 run to lead 37-33 at the break. Dixon briefly left the game holding her right shoulder, but she quickly returned and scored the Bruins' final basket of the half.
