University of Georgia Athletics
No. 14 Georgia Holds Off UCLA, 91-83
December 06, 2002 | Women's Basketball
Dec 6, 2002
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Kara Braxton scored a career-high 30 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead No. 14 Georgia to a 91-83 victory over UCLA.
Christi Thomas had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Lady Dogs (3-2). Mary Beth Lycett added 17 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.
Julia Pitts led UCLA (4-2) with 20 points. Michelle Greco and Lisa Willis had 12 points apiece for the Bruins and Nikki Blue added 11.
Georgia hit seven of eight free throws down the stretch to hold off the Bruins. Tina Taylor's two free throws with 26.2 seconds left put Georgia up by five, followed by one by Braxton with 16 seconds to go.
UCLA's Gennifer Arranaga made two free throws with 11.1 seconds to play, but Lycett and Taylor closed out the game with four straight free rows.
Trailing by 20 points at the break, UCLA opened its offense in the second half, launching 18 3-point attempts. Willis made four of her 3-point attempts before fouling out, trimming Georgia's lead to 66-51 with 10:43 to play.
Capitalizing on Georgia's 25 turnovers, UCLA whittled the margin to 74-65, with 6:05 to play after two free throws by Blue.
The game ended a four-game winning streak by UCLA and a two-game losing streak by Georgia.
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