LAS VEGAS — The game-clinching free throws made, the visit to the Pac-12 Networks set for a postgame interview complete, Sabrina Ionescu sat at her locker following Oregon's epic overtime victory Saturday over UCLA in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament and took stock of things.
Her body, after a 45-minute war, was tired. Her stomach, running on empty since the pregame meal, was growling. Her ankle, sore after a second-half slip, was being iced.
Ionescu's eyes were alight, though, energized by the emotions of the 88-83 win over the Bruins, and the prospect of facing Stanford for the tournament championship on Sunday (5 p.