The UCLA men’s basketball team overcame a slow start again Thursday night, defeating Oregon 64-54.
Junior guard Malcolm Lee led the way for the Bruins with 25 points on 10 of 19 shooting, including two 3-pointers.
Junior guard Jerime Anderson continued his improved play off the bench, scoring 10 points and distributing three assists.
The Bruins trailed by five early in the second half but took a 44-41 lead that they would not relinquish on an Anderson 3-pointer with 8:43 to play.
UCLA (17-7, 8-3 Pac-10) is now alone in second place in the conference and one game behind first-place Arizona. They will take on Oregon State (9-14, 4-8) Saturday at 1 p.m. at Pauley Pavilion.