LAS VEGAS — The Bruins may have arrived in Las Vegas with a different kind of hangover after winning the Pac-12’s regular season championship as top-seeded UCLA trails No. 9 seed Arizona State at halftime 41-33 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. Arizona State led by as many as 13 in the half but […]
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Bruins, Sun Devils to cross paths again at Pac-12 Tournament
LAS VEGAS — Of all the things Shabazz Muhammad will see when he returns to his hometown for the Pac-12 Tournament this week – family, friends, his mother’s cooking – he has one thing on his mind. “Winning it,” Muhammad said. After receiving a bye for the opening round by winning the regular-season championship, Muhammad […]
UCLA basketball to face Arizona State in quarterfinal matchup
LAS VEGAS — Arizona State kicked off Pac-12 Tournament play on Wednesday by beating Stanford in overtime, 89-88, to advance to the quarterfinals, where the Sun Devils will face the top-seeded UCLA Bruins on Thursday at noon. The teams split the season series, but Arizona State dealt UCLA its worst loss of the season, a […]
Coach Ben Howland pleased with Pac-12 tournament’s move to Las Vegas
Coach Ben Howland may have won a Pac-10 tournament in the comfort of his own backyard with UCLA in 2008, but he has no problem with the event moving to Las Vegas this season.
“I think it’s a great move,” Howland said Tuesday at his weekly press conference. “I couldn’t be happier.”
Bruins receive Pac-12 awards, honors
Two days after winning the Pac-12 regular season championship, UCLA was handsomely rewarded when the Pac-12 announced its all-conference awards on Monday, as selected by the conference’s coaches.
Bruins seal up Pac-12 title with victory over Washington Huskies
SEATTLE — Larry Drew II had done this before, but never had the stakes been this high, the stage this large, the crowd this deafening.
UCLA basketball clinches Pac-12 regular-season title
For the first time since 2008, UCLA has won the Pac-12 regular season championship. The No. 23 Bruins clinched at least a share of the crown by beating the Washington Huskies 61-54, the first time they’ve won at Alaska Airlines Arena since 2004.