It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t impressive. It wasn’t near good enough for what UCLA will need later in the schedule. But it was over. And it was a win. For the second consecutive game UCLA overcame an ugly first half, grinding out a 77-66 victory over UC Riverside. Senior guard Norman Powell and junior forward/center […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
UCLA trails UC Riverside 36 to 28 at halftime
After falling behind at halftime Sunday against San Diego, UCLA men’s basketball found itself in a similar situation Wednesday, trailing UC Riverside 36-28 at halftime. A layup from junior forward/center Tony Parker gave the Bruins a 2-0 lead 35 seconds into the game. They didn’t lead again after that. UCLA got off to a bit of a slow start, […]
UCLA men’s basketball schedules home-and-home series against Kentucky
UCLA men’s basketball and Kentucky have agreed to a home-and-home series over the next two seasons, UCLA announced Monday. It will be the first time the two storied programs will face each other in their current respective home arenas. UCLA will play host first, with Kentucky coming to Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 3, 2015, then […]
Men’s basketball’s first-half lapse against USD shows need for focus
After UCLA men’s basketball’s win over Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 3, coach Steve Alford told reporters he was concerned it could have been a trap game for his team, with upcoming matchups against No. 9 Gonzaga and No. 1 Kentucky on the horizon. The Bruins won that game by 28 points. It seems Alford’s […]
UCLA stages 75-68 comeback over USD
With match ups against No. 9 Gonzaga and No.1 Kentucky looming, UCLA got a tough challenge against a less heralded opponent Sunday. UCLA came back to beat San Diego 75-68 after trailing by two at halftime. After jumping out to an early six-point lead behind sophomore guard Bryce Alford’s hot shooting, UCLA’s offense began to stagnate. […]
UCLA trails USD 35-33 at the end of the first half
With UCLA men’s basketball’s string of mid-major opponents nearing an end, the Bruins faced one of their peskier opponents this season in the University of San Diego Sunday and trail 35-33 at halftime. Sophomore guard Bryce Alford led the way early for the Bruins, scoring 12 of UCLA’s first 19 points and dishing two assists during that […]
Men’s basketball looks to form bench identity in final mid-major games
It’d be tough to blame UCLA if it started to look ahead. No. 9 Gonzaga comes to town in eight days, and a trip to Chicago to take on vaunted No. 1 Kentucky follows a week after that. Both games offer a bit of redemption for the Bruins, after UCLA (6-2) dropped its first two […]