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UCLA women lead USC, 26-13, at halftime

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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The No. 12-ranked UCLA women’s basketball team closed the first half on an 18-5 run to take a 26-13 halftime lead over USC on Saturday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion in a battle of cold-shooting teams.

Junior forward Jasmine Dixon had 12 points on six-for-seven shooting for the Bruins, who otherwise made six of 26 shots and finished the half shooting 36.4% as a team. UCLA forced 10 turnovers while committing only four and outrebounded the Trojans, 23-16.

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The Trojans made 22.7% of their shots, hitting more shots (three) from beyond the three-point arc than they made inside it (two). USC guard Jacki Gemelos had six points, making two of three three-pointers but missing both of her shots from inside the arc.

UCLA rattled off an 8-0 run after the score was tied, 8-8, to take control. There was a layup by Atonye Nyingifa, a Dixon jumper, a Dixon spin move for a layup and a jump shot by Christina Nzekwe.

-- Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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