Category Archives: Men’s Basketball

Tony Parker sees double-digit minutes at USC game

For much of the season, Tony Parker has found himself on the bench watching his fellow freshman teammates play extended minutes. He’s expressed his disappointment before, but had to keep much of the frustration inside, waiting for a chance to contribute. Throughout conference play, Parker’s minutes have barely broken double digits, but on Sunday against […]

UCLA revives tradition, defeats USC in managers’ game

Shoe-squeaks pierced the silence of the empty Pauley Pavilion, and the single row of courtside fans squeaked almost as loudly. The ball bounced up and down, across the court, but the heads of five-or-so onlookers – seated far up – didn’t do much bouncing. Then the UCLA managers scored the first basket, and they all […]

Court Visions: Bruins need to stay cool as competition heats up

If someone hits you, do you hit back? Do you start a fight? Or do you handle it diplomatically? When Norman Powell was shoved Sunday afternoon, he shoved back. After the whistle had stopped a second-half play, the UCLA backup guard was harassed by USC’s Renaldo Woolridge, who stripped the ball away from Powell. The […]

Men’s basketball defeats Trojans with career-best performances

Larry Drew II had that look in his eye. Right after he hit his second 3-pointer less than four minutes into the game, it was clear that he wasn’t going to leave UCLA without beating USC. Drew scored eight of UCLA’s first 14 points as the Bruins (20-7, 10-4 Pac-12) dominated the USC Trojans (12-15, […]