Jaylen Hands had seen the play before. The freshman guard knew where the next pass was going and sprang into the passing lane to tap the ball away. From there, it was a foot race, with Hands getting to the ball first and taking off for a breakaway tomahawk dunk. The play was a microcosm […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
Men’s basketball to play Detroit Mercy as it dominates transition season
Mercy is coming to Pauley Pavilion on Sunday. But no one is asking for forgiveness, and it will probably only rain for 40 minutes instead of 40 days and nights – 3-pointers, that is. Detroit Mercy (4-3), which is tied for 31st in the country in attempted 3-pointers per game, and its fast-paced offense will […]
UCLA men’s basketball relies on defense, defeats Cal State Bakersfield
It wasn’t pretty, but UCLA men’s basketball grinded out yet another win against a non-Power Five opponent. The Bruins trailed for the majority of the first half against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (4-4), but scraped out a two-point advantage at halftime. UCLA (6-1) eventually went on a 9-0 run early in the second half […]
Around the League: Pac-12 teams pack a punch in NCAA, national championships
Men’s basketballDavid Gottlieb, Sports editor Pac-12 teams won’t start facing off against one another for another month, so they are still fighting through nonconference schedules. Three Pac-12 schools have gotten off to undefeated starts, with No. 20 Arizona State, Colorado and Washington State all sporting 6-0 records. All three teams had a player selected as […]
UCLA men’s basketball looks to control pace in Cal State Bakersfield game
Last year’s UCLA basketball team boasted the fastest offense of any power-conference program in the country, with its possessions lasting an average of just 14.5 seconds, per kenpom.com. This year’s Bruins are even faster – at least for now. Heading into Wednesday’s home matchup against Cal State Bakersfield (4-3), UCLA (5-1) is averaging just 14.2 […]
Men’s basketball shoots for free throws, overwhelms UC Irvine 87-63
UCLA struggled to shoot from the field through the first 30 minutes of Sunday’s contest against UC Irvine. So instead of repeatedly clanking jump shots off the rim, the No. 23 Bruins (5-1) drove the ball inside the paint and sought contact to earn their way to the free-throw line. That effort culminated in a […]
UCLA basketball wins 72-70 in close competition against Wisconsin
Aaron Holiday dribbled past a Thomas Welsh screen and had the ball poked away. For a split second, the junior point guard nearly lost UCLA’s chance to go ahead in the final seconds of its tied game against Wisconsin. But Holiday regained his dribble, blew past Badger Ethan Happ and laid the ball off the backboard […]