Midway through the first half, Lonzo Ball limped off the floor. He landed awkwardly on senior guard Isaac Hamilton’s foot jumping to defend a deep 3, and headed to the locker room to retape his ankle. The freshman guard has been the catalyst for the men’s basketball team all year, and the Pac-12s and NCAAs […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
Men’s basketball set to push tempo against weak transition defense
This post was updated Feb. 23 at 5:40 p.m. If you – like most people – enjoy watching the Bruins’ offense, you may want to save your blinking for the commercial breaks during No. 5 UCLA men’s basketball’s (24-3, 11-3 Pac-12) Thursday night game at Arizona State (13-15, 6-9). With freshman guard Lonzo Ball always […]
Fixes in defense power UCLA men’s basketball to victory against USC
What a difference three weeks make. Seeking revenge for a January loss to USC that prompted a players-only meeting about the need for more defensive intensity, UCLA put forth a dominant defensive effort in Saturday night’s 102-70 win over its crosstown rival. “After our last ‘SC game, we talked about it as a team and […]
UCLA men’s basketball dominates USC 102-70
This post was updated Feb. 18 at 10:30 p.m. Four, but no more. No. 6 UCLA (24-3, 11-3 Pac-12) ended its four-game losing streak to USC (21-6, 8-6) with a dominating 102-70 win over its crosstown rival Saturday night. This was the full-force of the Bruins on display. The passes zipped around freely and the […]
UCLA men’s basketball leads USC 46-34 at halftime
The storm of the year may have already subsided in Los Angeles, but it’s still raining inside Pauley Pavilion. No. 6 UCLA drained 58 percent of its 3s en route to a 46-34 halftime lead over USC. The last time these crosstown rivals met in the Trojans 76-84 win, coach Steve Alford said that he […]
Basketball predictions: UCLA vs. USC
UCLA men’s basketball will take on its crosstown rival Saturday night in a game chock-full of playoff implications. The Bruins are third in the conference standings and will need to win their final five games to continue putting pressure on the Arizona Wildcats and the Oregon Ducks, while the Trojans are looking to bolster their […]
Men’s basketball offense on top, defense showing gradual improvement
The mental game is back and the offense is flowing again for No. 6 UCLA (23-3, 10-3 Pac-12). [Related: Men’s basketball’s recent wins due to rebooting of mental game.] The Bruins ended the first half of conference play with their first losing streak of the season, averaging 80.5 points, 18 assists and 11 turnovers in […]