UCLA forward Jasmine Dixon, center, puts up a shot as LSU's Courtney Jones, left, tries to defend during the Bruins' 55-53 loss Tuesday at Pauley Pavilion. (Kirby Lee / U.S. Presswire / December 28, 2010)
LOS ANGELES -- Taylor Turnbow hit the go-ahead jumper with 14 seconds to go, lifting LSU to a 55-53 upset over No. 8 UCLA that ended the Bruins' 10-game winning streak Tuesday night.
Turnbow had a career-high 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Lady Tigers (10-4), who extended their streak to six in a row. Latear eason added 10 points.
Darxia Morris missed the potential tying jumper as time expired. She led the Bruins (10-1) with 16 points. Markel Walker added 11 points.
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LSU improved to 1-2 against Top 10 opponents this season, having lost to Ohio State and Connecticut.
Neither team led by more than six points in the second half, when the Bruins rallied to tie the game at 53-all on a jumper by Christina Nzekwe with 38 seconds left.
Turnbow answered with the go-ahead jumper. The Bruins had scoring chances in the waning seconds, but they missed two attempts before Morris failed to connect on their final shot.
UCLA was playing its first home game since Dec. 5. The Bruins were off to their best start since 1980-81, when they opened 12-0. Their 11-game home winning streak also ended in the teams' first meeting since 1984.
The Lady Tigers took their largest lead, 43-37, on a 5-0 run. The Bruins answered with five straight points of their own to close to 43-42. They again got within a point on Campbell's basket before LSU closed the game on a 10-9 spurt.
The Lady Tigers scored the game's first seven points while UCLA made one of its first five shots and turned the ball over. The Bruins regrouped during a 9-0 run in which they tied the game and eventually took a 17-11 lead. They got balanced scoring as usual, with five different players scoring. The Lady Tigers had 21 turnovers to UCLA's 13 in the game.
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