CORVALLIS, Ore.—With an 11:30 a.m. local tip, it appeared many Oregon State faithful failed to set an alarm. Whether from yet-to-be-purchased Super Bowl hors d’oeuvres or a late Saturday night on the town, UCLA closed its Oregon road trip in front of a sleepy Gill Coliseum. Somewhere, a marketing intern should have advertised “good seats still available.”
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UCLA looks to avoid misstep on road against Oregon State
EUGENE, Ore. f— Three days after an emotional, up-again, down-again win over Oregon, UCLA visits the home of one of the least talked about programs in the Pac-12. Oregon State sits No. 6 in the conference standings at 4-4 and needed overtime on Thursday night to scratch out a one-point victory over 10-11 USC. The Beavers, in a word, have been quiet. Maybe too quiet.
UCLA pulls off 70-68 victory on road against Oregon
Call it Jordan Adams jumping to the right place at the right time. Call it sound positioning in the paint. Call it a fortuitous held ball that resuscitated UCLA after a disastrous closing stretch.
UCLA men’s basketball holds off Cal’s rally, wins 76-64
Leading by 18 with just over 15 minutes to play, UCLA basketball had Cal on the ropes Sunday night with sole possession of second place in the Pac-12 just about wrapped up. But first, to close out an eventual 76-64 victory, they had to overcome a Bird problem.
UCLA men’s basketball leads Cal 40-29 at halftime
If Sunday’s first half proved anything, it’s that David Wear gets over his colds quickly. In a Thursday win over Stanford, the redshirt senior forward was limited by foul trouble and a common cold that coach Steve Alford said would be cleared up by game time.
UCLA defeats Stanford 91-74
Coach Steve Alford talked Tuesday about the need for his team to not force things so much from deep. He saw his team at its best when patient, when making the extra pass for higher-percentage shots. The Bruins took 25 mostly forced attempts from three-point range against Colorado last Thursday. They took 21 in a Saturday loss to Utah. But […]
UCLA runs out of luck in disappointing 74-69 loss to Utah
On Thursday at Colorado, the No. 25 Bruins (14-4, 3-2) shot under 40 percent but managed to play effective defense down the stretch and claw out a win. On Saturday against Utah, the shots again didn’t fall, but UCLA’s intensity did.