UCLA had gone 0-5 against teams in the top four of the conference heading into the Pac-12 Tournament. The Bruins are now 1-5 after defeating Arizona 73-59 in Las Vegas on Thursday afternoon.
As befitting a fifth-year player who has started 150 games for Arizona, Cate Reese fought. In one play she was down on the floor fighting for a loose ball, got the ball to a teammate, and got the offensive rebound of the missed shot, and drew a foul on Charisma Osborne. At halftime, she had six rebounds—three offensive and three defensive—exceeding her per game average of 5.