David Singleton and Jules Bernard have both ended up on the floor of Pauley Pavilion more often than they anticipated. The 6-foot-6-inch Bernard is an aggressive slasher who specializes in driving to the hoop and drawing contact. As for Singleton, he simply fell asleep on the hardwood floor after a tiring summer workout. Soon, both […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
UCLA men’s basketball fails to cut down Cardinal lead in 104-80 romp by Stanford
It’s safe to assume the Bruins would have liked that broken rim delay to last a little longer. UCLA men’s basketball (13-13, 6-7 Pac-12) entered the second half down just nine. But after a 35-minute delay to fix a loose rim before play started back up, Stanford (14-11, 7-6) opened up the frame with a […]
Men’s basketball forfeits early lead to Stanford, lagging 9 points at the half
Three and a half minutes in, the UCLA-Stanford matchup looked a lot like it did when the Bruins won by 22 on Jan. 3. Fast-forward seven minutes, and the Cardinal used a 22-point swing to flip the script. UCLA men’s basketball (13-12, 6-6 Pac-12) trails Stanford (13-11, 6-6) at halftime 49-40. Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands […]
Men’s basketball heads north in hopes of season’s second win against Stanford
The Bruins have momentum. Coming off a 75-67 overtime win against California on Wednesday night, UCLA men’s basketball (13-12, 6-6 Pac-12) will head to Palo Alto to take on Stanford (13-11, 6-6) on Saturday. The Bruins and Cardinal are tied for sixth in the conference standings, with the Cardinal most recently overcoming a 14-point deficit […]
Bruins barely escape ruin at Berkeley against not-so-Golden Bears
This post was updated Feb. 14 at 2:31 p.m. It wasn’t pretty, but the Bruins are back in the win column. UCLA men’s basketball (13-12, 6-6 Pac-12) came back from a nine-point halftime deficit to California (5-19, 0-12) 75-67 in Berkeley on Wednesday night. With the win, the Bruins also moved up from tenth to […]
UCLA men’s basketball trails conference-worst Cal seven points at the half
The Bruins couldn’t buy a basket, but neither could the Golden Bears. UCLA men’s basketball (12-12, 5-6 Pac-12) trails California (5-18, 0-11) 34-25 at halftime after the two teams combined to shoot 30.1 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes Wednesday night. The Bruins missed their first nine attempts from the floor, and […]
Men’s basketball to play winless Cal in conference game
The Bruins are at risk of stringing together their second four-game losing streak of the season. But interim coach Murry Bartow said they’re done looking in the rearview mirror. “There’s just no time to sit around and whine about it,” Bartow said. “You’ve got to move to the next game.” UCLA men’s basketball (12-12, 5-6 […]