No. 11 UCLA women post 82-46 win at No. 20 California

Posted December 31, 2017 6:00 am

The Associated Press

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Monique Billings scored 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds for her third straight double-double and No. 11 UCLA beat 20th-ranked California 82-46 on Sunday.

Jordin Canada, who is third in the NCAA in assists (5.8), had 16 points and nine assists for UCLA (10-3, 1-1 Pac-12). Kennedy Burke added 10 points, five assists and four steals as the Bruins had 26 assists on 34 field goals.

The Bruins finished the second quarter on a 13-1 run for a 34-19 halftime lead. The Golden Bears were held without a field goal for 9:25 of the second quarter for a record-low-tying four points.

Kristine Anigwe opened Pac-12 play with back-to back double-doubles to pace Cal (10-3, 1-1). She had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Asha Thomas added 12 points and Mikayla Cowling had 11 points and nine rebounds. The Golden Bears were just 1 of 12 from 3-point range.

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