The spotlight shined down on the point guard matchup of the season with more than 20 NBA scouts and executives eager to find the next star. Freshmen guards Lonzo Ball from UCLA and Markelle Fultz from Washington both rose to the top of the 2017 NBA draft rankings this season behind dynamic offensive play. They […]
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TJ Leaf powers men’s basketball to 95-79 victory over Washington State
The 3-ball wasn’t falling, so UCLA men’s basketball looked elsewhere to try and end its two-game skid. Freshman forward T.J. Leaf started the night hot, hitting his first five shots to score 12 points and finishing the game with a career-high 32 points and 14 rebounds for the double-double to lead No. 11 UCLA (20-3, […]
Men’s basketball leads Washington State 44-34 at halftime
Looking to end a two-game losing streak, freshman T.J. Leaf stepped up early. He scored 12 points in the first 8:15 of play – shooting a perfect 5-of-5 from the field – before finishing with 16 points and nine rebounds as UCLA heads into halftime with a 44-34 lead over Washington State. The Bruins’ offense […]
Arizona’s tough defense takes down men’s basketball 96-85
This post was updated Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. No. 14 Arizona beat No. 3 UCLA at its own game in the first half, shooting 7-of-12 from behind the 3-point line while holding the Bruins to just 3-of-14. But you can only keep prodding a hibernating bear for so long before it wakes up. Down […]
UCLA men’s basketball trails Arizona 48-37 at halftime
Behind the highest-energy crowd of the season at Pauley Pavilion, both No. 3 UCLA and No. 14 Arizona played frantically out of the gates. After taking just five shots all game Thursday night in the rout over Arizona State, freshman guard Lonzo Ball came out swinging. He started 3-for-3, hitting two 3s and glided in […]
UCLA men’s basketball cruises to 102-80 win over Arizona State
For a team that’s so fun and explosive, No. 3 UCLA is becoming awfully predictable. Jump out to quick double-digit leads behind sweet shooting at a breakneck pace and cruise into halftime sitting high and comfortable. There must be something in the snack at halftime because it’s as good of a bet as anything that […]
UCLA men’s basketball leads Arizona State 54-39 at halftime
Isaac Hamilton couldn’t beat Arizona State by himself. Sadly, despite holding a lead for the majority of the half, the Sun Devils finally caught up to the senior guard by halftime. Arizona State 39, Hamilton 25. He outscored the Sun Devils 25-23 with about four minutes left in the first half before Arizona State (9-9, […]