Coach Steve Alford talked Tuesday about the need for his team to not force things so much from deep. He saw his team at its best when patient, when making the extra pass for higher-percentage shots. The Bruins took 25 mostly forced attempts from three-point range against Colorado last Thursday. They took 21 in a Saturday loss to Utah. But […]
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Men’s basketball leads Stanford at halftime
If it’s not a scoring slump, as coach Steve Alford said, then it must be a shooting delay. UCLA leads Stanford 42-31 at the break, but the result is hardly due to a strong long-range shooting game. UCLA had two of its worst overall shooting performances last Thursday against Colorado and Saturday at Utah. Through one half of play, […]
Men’s basketball must break recent half-court offensive struggles
Where film and practice fall short, a little UCLA basketball history appears to be helping break a recent trend of sluggish offensive performances for the Bruins. In analyzing what went wrong in the first half of a Saturday loss to Utah, in which UCLA shot just 31 percent from the field, the Bruins have been […]
An eye on the court: UCLA v. Stanford
Having dropped two of the past four games, UCLA men’s basketball has found itself in a bit of a rut as of late. Just as the offense has hit a roadblock, so has the shooting of sophomore guard Jordan Adams. UCLA’s leading scorer and primary offensive option has seen a dip in his field goal […]
UCLA basketball hits obstacles on the road against Utah, Colorado
For a team that predicates itself on its offensive firepower, the absence of much offense proved a novel concept for UCLA basketball over the weekend. In a 69-56 victory at Colorado on Thursday and a 74-69 loss to Utah on Saturday, the Bruins shot 39.4 percent and 42.9 percent from the field, respectively, marking their […]
UCLA runs out of luck in disappointing 74-69 loss to Utah
On Thursday at Colorado, the No. 25 Bruins (14-4, 3-2) shot under 40 percent but managed to play effective defense down the stretch and claw out a win. On Saturday against Utah, the shots again didn’t fall, but UCLA’s intensity did.
Utes lead Bruins 36-26 at halftime in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY—Utah has lost three conference games already this season, but looks can be deceiving.