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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michelle Greco scored 18 of her 22 points in
the second half and had six steals to lead UCLA (No. 23 ESPN/USA Today, No. 24 AP) to an 80-66 victory over Arizona (No. 14 ESPN/USA Today, No. 15 AP) on Saturday.
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Greco shot 7-of-7 from the field and 8-of-8 from the foul line
as UCLA (15-7, 9-3 Pac-10) surged in the final eight minutes for
the victory.
Monika Crank came off the bench to score 13 points to lead the
Wildcats (20-5, 9-4), who were tied with UCLA at halftime.
Greco, a reserve, scored nine points in less than two minutes
during a critical UCLA run midway through the second half that put
the Bruins up 64-51 with 6:27 to play.
With the win, the Bruins jumped ahead of Arizona in the conference standings. Arizona entered the game in a three-way tie for first with Stanford and Oregon.
Nicole Kaczmarski added 12 points for UCLA, and Maylana Martin scored 16, including a jumper with 12:09 to play that put the Bruins up for good at 46-44.
Arizona, which committed 29 turnovers, pulled to 56-51 on a layup by Angela Lackey with 7:52 remaining. But the Wildcats could muster only five points over the next 5:30. When Crank's jumper ended the slump with 2:12 remaining, Arizona was down 70-58.
Lackey finished with 10 points, and Elizabeth Pickney also added 10 for Arizona, which led by as many as six in the first half.
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ALSO SEE
Womens College Basketball Scoreboard
Arizona Clubhouse
UCLA Clubhouse
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