GymnasticsAngie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Pac-12 gymnastics competition is underway. No. 2 UCLA (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12) – the highest-ranked team in the conference – scored a season-best 197.775 against No. 19 Arizona State (1-1, 0-1) on Monday. UCLA will next travel to Stanford (0-1, 0-1) in a dual meet Sunday. The Cardinal took home two […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
Men’s basketball ready to rebound after two consecutive road losses
The Murry Bartow honeymoon phase ended with a pair of road losses last week, but the Bruins are still encouraged by the direction they are headed. “Obviously, we’re disappointed the last two on the road have not gone our way, but guys are practicing hard, their spirit is good, the energy is good,” the interim […]
Men’s basketball’s 3-point halftime deficit widens into 80-67 loss to USC
This post was updated Jan. 19 at 4:14 p.m. Once again, the zone defense was impenetrable. Not UCLA’s, against which USC made 16-of-30 field goal attempts in the second half and shot 46.9 percent overall. The Bruins (10-8, 3-2 Pac-12) struggled again to generate open looks against a 2-3 zone defense, shooting under 40 percent […]
Men’s basketball tails USC at 36-33 after turnover-heavy first half
Before a single minute passed, sophomore guard Chris Smith fumbled a fast-break pass with no one within five feet of him. Later in the first half, redshirt junior guard Prince Ali airballed a trail 3-pointer on another fast-break possession. Yet despite a multitude of miscues, UCLA men’s basketball (10-7, 3-1 Pac-12) only trailed 36-33 to […]
Men’s basketball freshmen prepare for first game against USC
Jalen Hill may not have taken on USC last year, but he said he is fully aware of what’s at stake this weekend. “It’s USC-UCLA: That’s historic,” said the redshirt freshman forward. UCLA men’s basketball (10-7, 3-1 Pac-12) will take on crosstown rival USC (9-8, 2-2) on Saturday night in their first matchup of the […]
Report Card: Men’s basketball sees overall improvement after Steve Alford’s departure
UCLA men’s basketball has reached the halfway point of the 2018-2019 season and its midseason grades are in. Here is a look at how well Daily Bruin Sports thought the Bruins performed on the court. Starting backcourtGrade: B UCLA’s starting backcourt of guards sophomore Jaylen Hands and redshirt junior Prince Ali has had its fair […]
Bruins drop first conference game with 79-66 loss at Oregon State
For a brief moment, the Bruins looked like they were back. But a 19-3 Beaver run put those hopes to bed. UCLA men’s basketball (10-7, 3-1 Pac-12) took its first lead with 15:48 left to play, but after five minutes of back-and-forth basketball, Oregon State (11-4, 3-0) pulled away en route to a 79-66 win […]