USC students were lined up two and a half hours before tipoff, eager to get into the Galen Center on Thursday night for the rivalry game against UCLA. Once inside, they were handed a black t-shirt to “blackout the Bruins.” The Trojans fans didn’t have to wait long for the party to start, as their […]
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Alfords take blame for men’s basketball’s loss to Washington
Both Alfords took the blame for the first 20 minutes of UCLA’s game against Washington Thursday night. By halftime, it seemed like the game was all but over. The Bruins (12-9, 3-5 Pac-12) came out of the gates flat and careless, falling behind the Huskies (14-6, 6-2) by as many as 19 points with just […]
Men’s basketball secures second Pac-12 win with strong final minutes
Sophomore center Thomas Welsh jumped to the ball and wrestled it away from two Arizona State Sun Devils, grabbing the offensive rebound and immediately whisking it to the top of the key. There, freshman guard Aaron Holiday found himself wide open, rose up and made a crucial 3-pointer to break a 74-74 tie with 1:10 […]
Westbrook’s presence sparks high-energy performance in Arizona win
Coach Steve Alford was in the middle of his pregame speech when Russell Westbrook walked into the UCLA locker room. Immediately, Alford sensed that his players had tuned him out to pay attention to the ex-Bruin and current NBA star. “The man had arrived,” Alford said. Westbrook, who was honored at Thursday’s game for his […]
Bruins look to bounce back after conference opening losses
A matchup with No. 7 Arizona might not have come at a better time for an unranked UCLA team that dropped two straight games to begin Pac-12 conference play. Thursday night’s conference home-opener serves as a litmus test to discover if the Bruins (9-6, 0-2 Pac-12) are a team college basketball needs to keep an […]
UCLA loses second straight Pac-12 matchup to Washington State 85-78
PULLMAN, Wash. – This isn’t the same UCLA men’s basketball team that toppled then-No. 1 Kentucky and then-No. 20 Gonzaga. That team might have been left back in 2015. The Bruins came out flat to start Pac-12 conference play. Friday night it was too many turnovers and lack of execution. Sunday night turned into a […]
Men’s basketball’s inconsistency nets 96-93 loss against Washington
SEATTLE — UCLA came out not with a bang, but with a whimper on New Year’s Day. It was nine days since the Bruins last played a game – coupled with a winter break – and it showed Friday night on the road. No. 25 UCLA men’s basketball opened Pac-12 play falling to unranked Washington […]