For nearly 10 minutes, Arron Afflalo stood by himself on the court following the conclusion of Saturday’s game. It certainly wasn’t by the doing of Afflalo, who has always been known to be humble and refuse to take any credit for himself. But due to a delay by the TV cameras that were supposed to […]
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Bruin offense takes control
If the Bruins keep playing like they did on Thursday, the 100-point mark and free Chipotle burritos for the students might be a real possibility. Fresh off their convincing victory over Arizona on Saturday, the No. 4 Bruins rode on the backs of Josh Shipp and Lorenzo Mata en route to a Pac-10 season-high 85 […]
Make-or-break games ahead
Coach Ben Howland usually has one very important rule: Focus on your next opponent and never look ahead. On Monday afternoon, however, Howland made an exception. Howland took the moment to look ahead to the last four games of the Pac-10 season and stress the importance of receiving a favorable seed for the NCAA Tournament. […]
Team seeks to beat Cal in Pauley
Of all the things the Bruins’ 2004 freshman class ““ Josh Shipp, Arron Afflalo and Lorenzo Mata ““ have accomplished during their three years at UCLA, one surprising thing has eluded them. Defeating Cal at home. The Bruin juniors will have their chance to end the streak tonight as the Bruins host injury-riddled seventh-place Cal […]
Sun Devils could be trouble for men’s basketball
The men’s basketball team’s quest for success on the road continues tonight as the No. 5 Bruins (21-3, 10-2 Pac-10) face conference cellar dweller Arizona State in Wells Fargo Arena. On paper, the game looks like a glaring mismatch. The Sun Devils (6-18, 0-13) are winless in the Pac-10, while the Bruins are currently tied […]
UCLA triumphs in final minutes
The Trojans were the better team for 35 minutes. They were the aggressors, attacking the Bruins at will and taking UCLA’s boisterous home crowd out of the equation. But as has happened many times in the team’s crosstown rivalry, including the two teams’ first matchup this season, the No. 2 Bruins were the better team […]
Shipp back to help team commandeer ‘SC
Junior Arron Afflalo was face-guarded and double-teamed. He was constantly being hounded by USC’s athletic guards Gabriel Pruitt and Nick Young. And all sophomore forward Josh Shipp could do was watch from the bench. But after missing UCLA’s previous matchup with the Trojans in mid-January, Shipp will be back in the lineup against USC on […]