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STANFORD “”mdash; Amid the loudest roar of the night from the Maples Pavilion crowd in what was UCLA’s first true road game of the season, the Bruins had no timeouts down one point with nine seconds to play.
On a night when he served as almost half the team’s offensive output, it was once again Lazeric Jones’ time to take the ball in his hands.
STANFORD “”mdash; Senior guard Lazeric Jones, singlehandedly accounting for almost half of the UCLA men’s basketball team’s point total, was unquestionably getting the ball with UCLA down a point.
STANFORD “”mdash; UCLA trails Stanford at the half here at Maples Pavilion, 24-23, but the Bruins have slowly climbed back into the game thanks to another mid-game switch to a zone defense.
UCLA coach Ben Howland switched away from man-to-man less than six minutes into the game with UCLA trailing by seven.
UCLA will head into conference play on a five-game winning streak capped by the Bruins’ best win of the year, a 71-63 defeat of Richmond on Friday night at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.
After an ugly first half that saw both teams put up 24 points each, the Bruins (7-5) blitzed to seven straight points out of the break and would not trail for the rest of the game.
UCLA’s changing of the two-guard was a rough one. With sophomore Tyler Lamb too hurt and freshman Norman Powell too green, the Bruins couldn’t replicate the production lost when Malcolm Lee declared for the NBA draft.
ANAHEIM “”mdash; Most seasons, the UCLA men’s basketball team uses winter break to collect wins over smaller non-conference schools, gift-wrapped and handed to the Bruins as early Christmas presents.
Between the lack of a home arena, a starter expelled and a slow start to the year, this season hasn’t been like most.
It was beginning to look a lot like the winters of the past Saturday at the Honda Center where UCLA trashed UC Davis, 82-39.
Eastern Washington’s trip to the Los Angeles Sports Arena started off as a tribute to “stall ball.”
The Eagles would routinely hold the ball for 20 seconds on offensive possessions before running plays, turning their matchup with the Bruin men’s basketball team into a glorified staring contest.
“The slow pace was something we’re not usually used to.
