The Bruins have their second road win of the season.

UCLA men’s basketball (12-9, 5-3 Pac-12) cruised to an 87-67 victory over Washington State (8-13, 1-7) on Wednesday night for its second straight win. It was also the Bruins’ fifth straight win over the Cougars.

UCLA shot a blistering 59 percent from the floor, and knocked down nine of its 19 attempts from deep.

The Bruins, however, did not break the game open until the second half, where they outscored the Cougars 43-30.

Five different players scored in double figures for UCLA.

(Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
(Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)

Redshirt junior guard Prince Ali, sophomore guard Kris Wilkes and freshman center Moses Brown each scored 16 points.

The Bruins also hit 18 of their 24 attempts from the free throw line and turned the ball over just 11 times.

Washington State was led by forwards Robert Franks and CJ Elleby, who combined for 36 of the team’s 67 points on 14-of-30 shooting.

The loss marked just the second time all season in which the Cougars have lost at home. They entered the contest with an 8-1 home record.

UCLA will next head to Seattle to take on Washington (16-4, 7-0), which has yet to lose a conference game this season.

 

Published by Ryan Smith

Ryan Smith was the 2018-2019 Sports editor. He was previously an assistant Sports editor in 2017-2018 and has covered women's basketball, men's water polo, baseball, men's golf and women's golf during his time with the Bruin.

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