TEMPE, Ariz. — It took UCLA 44 seconds to frustrate Arizona State. The Sun Devils returned the favor the rest of the way. Arizona State dominated in the paint and on the glass, and forced UCLA into foul trouble as the Bruins dropped a critical conference match-up 68-66 Wednesday night. Senior guard Norman Powell led […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
Bo Knows: Patience is key as Pac-12 struggles with loss of top players
UCLA men’s basketball’s struggles this season have been well documented. Just last week, I wrote that the Bruins’ NCAA tournament hopes were looking dim after their last-minute loss to the Cal Golden Bears. Yet now, somehow, the Bruins are tied for third in the Pac-12, seem to be in very good position to earn a […]
UCLA hangs on to 36-32 lead over ASU at halftime
The first 44 seconds were perfect; the remaining 19:16 of the first half was a battle. UCLA men’s basketball scored two straight baskets and forced a turnover in the opening minute but had to fight the rest of the half, as it leads Arizona State 36-32 at halftime. After an Arizona State timeout in the opening minute, […]
Men’s basketball rides playoff mentality in NCAA tournament push
Five games. That’s all that remains for UCLA men’s basketball to fix its problems, strengthen its weaknesses and make one final push to improve its seeding before the postseason begins. Any room for error that existed earlier in the season has long since gone. The Bruins have to be as close to perfect as possible […]
Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Feb. 18
With another week of Pac-12 men’s basketball in the books, Daily Bruin Sports returns with its weekly installment of Pac-12 power rankings. 1. No. 7 Arizona (22-3, 10-2)(Last week: 1) Not much change here. Another week, another pair of 20-plus-point wins. Arizona dismantled both Washington and Washington State with hyper-efficient offensive efforts and smothering one-on-one […]
Former UCLA basketball player Zach LaVine dominates NBA Slam Dunk contest
Bothell High School boy’s basketball coach Ron Bollinger had already wrapped up nearly two hours of grueling practice, but he couldn’t go home. Instead, he had to supervise a private, impromptu slam dunk contest. Then-senior guards Perrion Callandret – who now plays for Idaho – and Zach LaVine, as well as junior big man Josh […]
UCLA redeems itself against Oregon 72-63 with strong second-half play
A little less than a month later, UCLA still couldn’t slow Oregon down. Instead, the Bruins sped right past them. After a dizzying back and forth first half, UCLA dominated the final 20 minutes to avenge its January loss and move into a third-place tie in the Pac-12 with Oregon by virtue of the Bruins’ […]