Jordin Canada powered the Bruins’ offense, scoring a team-high 27 points and making five steals to move into third place on UCLA’s career steals list with 327.
The best demonstration of California’s fighting spirit in its eventual 77-74 Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal defeat against fourth-seeded UCLA came in the third quarter.
Trailing the Bruins (24-6) by 11 points at KeyArena on Friday afternoon, the fifth-seeded Golden Bears (21-10) buckled down and leaned heavily on their star center Kristine Anigwe, who delivered 11 points in 10 minutes to give Cal a two-point edge heading into the game’s final quarter.