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Saturday, Jan. 29 4:00pm ET
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- UCLA coach Kathy Olivier hoped the technical foul she drew would inspire her team. Instead, it had just the opposite effect.
Shaquala Williams hit the ensuing two free throws to break a tie with 2:49 remaining and Oregon scored the next five points en route to a 67-58 upset of UCLA (No. 14 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, No. 10 AP) on Saturday. The defeat ended a seven-game Bruin winning streak. The bench was penalized for Olivier's protest of a free-throw lane violation call. "The technical was bad," Olivier said. "Obviously, it was a key time in the game and Oregon took advantage of it. I think I ended up sparking them instead of sparking us." A similar call had gone against UCLA earlier in the half. Maylana Martin was called both times for stepping across the free-throw line after her foul shots, hoping to get an advantage on a rebound. After scoring just five points in the first half, and missing six of eight shots, including all five three-point attempts, Williams took control in the final 2:49, scoring 10 of her game-high 22 points. "The rim was so unkind today," said Williams, who made five of her 19 shots, but 10 of 13 free throws. "My shots kept going in and out. My teammates and coaches just told me to keep attacking and stay aggressive and that's what I did." Williams followed her two free throws -- which put the Ducks ahead for good -- by making a jump shot and one of two free throws. Alyssa Fredrick then completed the 7-0 run with a lay-up. Martin's jump shot with 1:15 left cut Oregon's lead to 59-54, but Williams hit five consecutive free throws to clinch the victory. Jamie Craighead scored nine of her 11 points in the first half as the Ducks (14-5, 5-2 Pacific-10) rebounded from Thursday's 74-73 last-second loss at Southern California. Fredrick made all three of her shots and all four free throws for 10 points off the bench while Angelina Wolvert also had 10 for the Ducks. "At the end of the game, a lot of people stepped up and made free throws: Brianne (Meharry), Alyssa and Jamie," Williams said. "It was a real team effort. No one person did it all." Oregon made 21 of 27 free throws, while the Bruins made three of five. "We didn't get to the free throw line which meant we weren't aggressive," Olivier said. Michelle Greco had 14 points off the bench for UCLA (12-5, 6-1). Martin contributed 11 points and Janae Hubbard added 10. Facing Oregon's collapsing 2-3 defense, the Bruins made just 11 of 40 second-half shots, 27.5 percent, as they were held under 64 points for only the second time this season. The Ducks entered Saturday's play allowing a conference-low 61.2 points per game. UCLA missed 13 of their 16 three-point shots, including 12 of 14 in the second half. "It was a difficult game just because we weren't hitting our outside shots," Olivier said. The Bruins held 21-14 and 27-20 first-half leads and were up 31-28 at halftime. Oregon tied the score at 35-35 with 15:32 left, but were unable to go ahead until Meharry's two free throws with 4:44 to play gave them a 50-49 advantage. Martin made the first of two free throws, tying the score at 52 with 2:51 left. She missed the second and UCLA was called for a lane violation on the rebound. The technical foul was assessed to UCLA's bench two seconds later. Martin's 11 points left her needing seven to pass Rehema Stephens and move into second place on the school's all-time scoring list. | ALSO SEE Womens College Basketball Scoreboard
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