Satou Sabally scored the game’s opening points, a layup assisted by Maite Cazorla, which was quickly answered by the Bruins’ Kennedy Burke. Then Sabrina Ionescu drained the game’s opening triple, which was again answered by Burke.
After the 5-5 tie, Oregon made an early statement by scoring 10 straight points. The Bruins were able to slowly tighten up on defense and cut the lead to one point with 6:58 in the second quarter, but Oregon went on a 7-0 near the end of the half.
Boley had 13 points and was 3-of-4 from beyond the arc, but UCLA’s Burke led all scorers with her 16 first-half points.