David Singleton entered the game with the second-best offensive rating by a UCLA freshman guard this decade. In his first career start, the Bruins hit the ground running on the offensive end. UCLA men’s basketball (13-13, 6-7 Pac-12) leads Oregon State (16-8, 8-4) 40-31 at halftime at Pauley Pavilion. Both teams started 8-of-11 from the […]
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Around the League: Feb. 21
Men’s basketballSam Connon, assistant Sports editor With three weekends left on the Pac-12 slate, one team stands above the rest. Washington (21-5, 12-1 Pac-12) may have lost its bid at an undefeated conference season against Arizona State (18-8, 9-5) on Feb. 9, but the Huskies still have a 3.5-game hold on first place. Arizona State […]
UCLA men’s basketball fails to cut down Cardinal lead in 104-80 romp by Stanford
It’s safe to assume the Bruins would have liked that broken rim delay to last a little longer. UCLA men’s basketball (13-13, 6-7 Pac-12) entered the second half down just nine. But after a 35-minute delay to fix a loose rim before play started back up, Stanford (14-11, 7-6) opened up the frame with a […]
Men’s basketball forfeits early lead to Stanford, lagging 9 points at the half
Three and a half minutes in, the UCLA-Stanford matchup looked a lot like it did when the Bruins won by 22 on Jan. 3. Fast-forward seven minutes, and the Cardinal used a 22-point swing to flip the script. UCLA men’s basketball (13-12, 6-6 Pac-12) trails Stanford (13-11, 6-6) at halftime 49-40. Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands […]
Weekend in Preview: Feb. 15
BaseballSam Connon, assistant Sports editor The Bruins’ first test in 2019 will be a big one. No. 5 UCLA baseball will open its season at home against St. John’s on Friday with sophomore right-hander Zach Pettway taking the mound for the Bruins. Pettway was projected to be coach John Savage’s No. 2 starter before junior […]
With hype and hopes high, baseball sees chance to contend for championship
Michael Toglia made it clear the Bruins were all in on a championship in 2019. “That’s the goal, pretty simple,” said the junior first baseman. UCLA baseball has had more preseason hype than it’s had in years – the Bruins were ranked inside the top five by every major polling outlet and were picked to […]
Men’s basketball to play winless Cal in conference game
The Bruins are at risk of stringing together their second four-game losing streak of the season. But interim coach Murry Bartow said they’re done looking in the rearview mirror. “There’s just no time to sit around and whine about it,” Bartow said. “You’ve got to move to the next game.” UCLA men’s basketball (12-12, 5-6 […]