CORVALLIS, Ore. “”mdash; After a rocky, back-and-forth first half of basketball here at Gill Coliseum, UCLA trails Oregon State 39-38 at the break.
The Beavers’ pressure defense has forced the Bruins to turn the ball over six times, including an embarrassing fumbled pass from senior guard Jerime Anderson to freshman guard Norman Powell that resulted in an embarrassing backcourt violation.
Redshirt sophomore forward Traivs Wear leads the Bruins in scoring with 10 and is the only Bruin in double figures.
The Pac-12’s leading scorer, Oregon State guard Jared Cunningham, has been held in check and only scored five points in the first half. He did, however, miss an extended portion of the half with an injury. He has since returned to the game.