Just when it looked like the Bruins might return the favor, the Utes did what they had been doing all night – hit 3s. UCLA men’s basketball (16-15, 9-9 Pac-12) ended its regular season with a 92-81 loss to Utah (17-13, 11-7). The Bruins were down by 20 at the half, and trailed by as […]
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Buffaloes stampede past Bruins, bypass them in Pac-12 standings
This post was updated March 7 at 10:31 p.m. The Bruins failed to take advantage of a golden opportunity. UCLA men’s basketball (16-14, 9-8 Pac-12) had a chance to cement itself as a top-four seed in the conference at Colorado (18-11, 9-8) on Thursday night, but the Bruins fell to the Buffaloes 93-68. UCLA began […]
Despite rocky start, men’s basketball brings Colorado’s lead to 37-27 at half
The Bruins’ road trip didn’t get off to the best start Thursday night. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) trails Colorado (17-11, 8-8) 37-27 at the break after shooting just 33.3 percent from the floor in the first half. The Bruins missed 10 of their first 11 shots from the field and turned the ball […]
Around the League: March 7
GymnasticsAngie Forburger, assistant Sports editor The postseason is right around the corner. No. 2 UCLA (7-1, 6-0 Pac-12) suffered its first loss of the season to No. 1 Oklahoma on Sunday, falling to the Sooners by two-tenths of a point. The Bruins will next host No. 23 Stanford (1-5, 1-5), marking UCLA’s first home meet […]
UCLA, Colorado, Utah to vie for Pac-12 tournament first-round bye this week
The Bruins have one last road trip to prove they’re worthy of a first-round bye. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) will head out on the road to face Colorado (17-11, 8-8) Thursday night before rounding out the regular season at Utah (15-13, 9-7) Saturday. Despite UCLA falling to both schools at Pauley Pavilion in […]
Men’s basketball goes into final week of regular season with possible bye in sight
With a good week, UCLA men’s basketball could climb as high as the No. 3 seed for next week’s Pac-12 tournament. With a bad week, the Bruins are looking at the dreaded four-games-in-four-nights draw starting March 13 in Las Vegas. But to obtain the path of least resistance toward the conference’s automatic NCAA tournament bid, […]
Men’s basketball pushes past Trojans in overtime after back-and-forth battle
The Bruins needed a win in their final home game of the season and they got one. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) boosted its odds at clinching a first-round bye in the Pac-12 tournament with a 93-88 overtime victory over crosstown rival USC (15-14, 8-8) on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. In a game […]