Belt game 1,373 · March 9, 2025
UCLA takes the belt
UCLA beat USC 72–67 on a neutral floor to start reign 221 of the Women's College Basketball belt, the 3rd for the program.
USC had held it since February 13, 2025, with 6 defenses over 24 days.
UCLA held it for 26 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to UConn on April 4, 2025.
221Reign number
3Team's reign
4Defenses
26Days held
Box score
UCLA
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Betts | 38 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Londynn Jones | 28 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 4-4 |
| Kiki Rice | 33 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Timea Gardiner | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 |
| Angela Dugalic | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Janiah Barker | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Gabriela Jaquez | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kendall Dudley | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Elina Aarnisalo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
USC
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JuJu Watkins | 40 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9-28 | 2-8 | 9-10 |
| Kiki Iriafen | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Talia von Oelhoffen | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-1 |
| Avery Howell | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Malia Samuels | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Rayah Marshall | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kennedy Smith | 30 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-7 | 0-0 |
| Clarice Akunwafo | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: ESPN, via the sportsdataverse wehoop project (CC BY 4.0), 2013–14 on.