Author Archives: Ben Azar

A crushing loss to Stanford on Sunday had only minor repercussions for the UCLA basketball team’s ranking in the Associated Press Poll. The Bruins dropped two spots from No. 3 to No. 5 in the poll on Monday. This week marks the 11th consecutive week the Bruins have been rated in the top five in […]

PALO ALTO “”mdash; With UCLA up 37-20 against Stanford toward the end of the first half, it looked like the Bruins would cruise to their fifth consecutive victory. But in a sudden, stunning turn of events, UCLA’s offense went stagnant, the Cardinal began to hit shots and the Bruins couldn’t stop the bleeding. No. 3 […]

BERKELEY “”mdash; Arron Afflalo is a man on a mission these days. Afflalo carried the Bruins on his back once again, scoring a game-high 25 points, including 20 in the second half, to lead No. 3 UCLA (18-1, 7-1 Pac-10) to a 62-46 victory over Cal (12-8, 4-4). “I want to play well every night,” […]

As the UCLA men’s basketball team heads to the Bay Area to face versatile California and Stanford teams, it could definitely use a lift from Luc Richard Mbah a Moute. But the status of the sophomore forward, who missed the Bruins’ last game against Arizona because of a sprained knee, is still up in the […]

After UCLA’s narrow victory over Arizona State on Thursday, the same old question naturally presented itself. What is it about the zone defense that UCLA has so much trouble with? For the first 14 minutes against Arizona on Saturday, UCLA’s struggles against the zone continued, and Arizona jumped out to a 25-17 lead ““ a […]

With sophomore forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute inactive, UCLA faced a defensive dilemma against Arizona. Who was going to guard Marcus Williams? The 6-foot-7-inch sophomore forward for the Wildcats came into Saturday’s game leading the Pac-10 in scoring at 18.5 points per game and was averaging 22 points per game in conference play. UCLA […]

Josh Shipp wasn’t even sure if he was going to play until right before the game. When he found out he would be playing, he made sure his return to the court was a memorable one. Shipp, who missed last Saturday’s game against USC with a right hamstring tear, scored 12 points, outplaying his freshman […]