# 2012–13 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

The 2012–13 California Golden Bears women's basketball team will represent University of California, Berkeley during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by second-year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, played their home games at the Haas Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 32–4 overall, 17–1 in Pac-12 play to tie for the conference regular season title with Stanford. They lost in the semifinals of the 2013 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament to UCLA. They were invited to the 2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they reached the first Final Four in program history.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2012* | No. 9 | Vanguard | | | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2012* | No. 13 | Lehigh | W 80–48 | 1–0 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Nov 15, 2012* | No. 12 | Saint Mary's | W 89–41 | 2–0 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Nov 19, 2012* | No. 11 | Cal Poly | W 87–61 | 3–0 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Nov 23, 2012* | No. 11 | Eastern Washington | W 91–58 | 4–0 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Nov 24, 2012* | No. 11 | Georgetown | W 72–56 | 5–0 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Nov 30, 2012* | No. 10 | at Old Dominion | W 63–47 | 6–0 | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 2, 2012* | No. 10 | at No. 4 Duke | L 63–77 | 6–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| Dec 7, 2012* | No. 11 | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 84–46 | 7–1 | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA |
| Dec 17, 2012* | No. 8 | at Northwestern | W 71–65 | 8–1 | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Dec 21, 2012* | No. 8 | No. 19 Kansas | W 88–79 | 9–1 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Dec 28, 2012* | No. 8 | George Washington | W 70–43 | 10–1 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Jan 4, 2013 | No. 7 | at Utah | W 55–50 | 11–1 (1–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Jan 6, 2013 | No. 7 | at No. 20 Colorado | W 53–49 | 12–1 (2–0) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Jan 8, 2013 | No. 7 | No. 5 Stanford | L 53–62 | 12–2 (2–1) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Jan 13, 2013 | No. 7 | at No. 5 Stanford | W 67–55 | 13–2 (3–1) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| Jan 17, 2013 | No. 7 | USC | W 71–63 $^{OT}$ | 14–2 (4–1) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Jan 20, 2013 | No. 7 | No. 14 UCLA | W 70–65 | 15–2 (5–1) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Mar 2, 2013 | No. 5 | at Washington | W 78–50 | 27–2 (17–1) | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA |
| Pac-12 Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2013* | No. 5 | USC Quarterfinals | W 78–59 | 28–2 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| Mar 9, 2013* | No. 5 | No. 14 UCLA Semifinals | L 58–70 | 28–3 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 23, 2013* | (2 SPK) No. 6 | vs. (15 SPK) Fresno State First round | W 90–76 | 29–3 | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX |
| Mar 25, 2013* | (2 SPK) No. 6 | vs. (10 SPK) South Florida Second round | W 82–78 $^{OT}$ | 30–3 | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX |
| Mar 30, 2013* | (2 SPK) No. 6 | vs. (6 SPK) LSU Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 73–63 | 31–3 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA |
| Apr 1, 2013* | (2 SPK) No. 6 | vs. (4 SPK) No. 14 Georgia Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 65–62 | 32–3 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA |
| Apr 7, 2013* | (2 SPK) No. 6 | vs. (5 OKC) No. 16 Louisville National Semifinal – Final Four | L 57–64 | 32–4 | Smoothie King Center New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SPK=Spokane. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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