LAS VEGAS — The Bruins appeared to be in upset mode once again during the first half of the Pac-12 Tournament semifinal. No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball took a 30-26 halftime lead over No. 1 seed Arizona heading into the locker room Friday night at a T-Mobile Arena brimming with Wildcat fans. UCLA handed […]
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Gallery: UCLA men’s basketball defeats Stanford 88-77
UCLA dominates against Stanford in the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas.
UCLA advances to semifinals of Pac-12 Tournament with win over Stanford
LAS VEGAS— Aaron Holiday fell down after a foul with 1:56 left to go in the game. He laid on the ground for a few seconds, even rolling around a little before getting up. That was the only break he got all game long. The senior guard played all 40 minutes – as coach Steve Alford […]
UCLA men’s basketball to begin Pac-12 Tournament run against Stanford
Aaron Holiday can’t get a break, but he doesn’t want one either. The junior guard has played at least 40 minutes in 10 games, plus three additional games in which he’s played 39 minutes. He ranks within the top 20 nationally in minutes played per game, but there’s still plenty of juice in UCLA’s Energizer […]
The Rundown: March 6
Men’s basketballRyan Smith, assistant Sports editor The Pac-12 announced its All-Pac-12 teams Monday afternoon following the conclusion of the regular season over the weekend. UCLA men’s basketball had two of its players selected – junior guard Aaron Holiday and senior center Thomas Welsh. Holiday was named to the first team while leading the conference in […]
UCLA men’s basketball sweeps USC with come-from-behind 83-72 victory
This post was updated March 3 at 10:44 p.m. UCLA sure looked like a team that desperately wanted to state its case for the NCAA Tournament. After falling behind by double digits, the Bruins went on an 11-0 run to pull ahead of USC. And with eight minutes left, a 12-2 run put UCLA (20-10, […]
UCLA men’s basketball trails USC 43-40 in halftime
UCLA men’s basketball trailed by double-digits, and then it started playing like a team whose NCAA Tournament hopes were on the line. A subsequent 11-0 run got the Bruins (19-10, 10-7 Pac-12) back in the game, although they still trail the USC Trojans (21-9, 12-5) heading into halftime. Freshman guard Kris Wilkes and junior guard […]