No. 10 UCLA Survives Late Rally to Beat Southern California

Charisma Osborne (20), Lauryn Miller (33), Emily Bessoir (11) and Michaela Onyenwere (21) of the UCLA Bruins celebrate a basket during the first half against the Texas Longhorns in the second round game of the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on March 24, 2021. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Emily Bessoir scored 16 points and No. 10 UCLA survived a late rally to beat Southern California 59–56 on Thursday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.

Charisma Osborne added 14 points and 13 rebounds and Kiki Rice scored 14 points for the Bruins (10-1), who won despite shooting 32.9% from the field.