CORVALLIS, Ore. — Even an hour before UCLA men’s basketball tipped off its game at Oregon State Thursday night, it was clear things were not going to go as planned. As the Bruins shuffled out of the tunnels in their warmup gear to loosen up and hoist some practice shots, noticeably absent from the gaggle […]
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UCLA men’s basketball trails Oregon State 29-19 at halftime
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Minus one of its biggest pieces, UCLA looks to be in big trouble on the road against Oregon State. The Bruins delivered a dismal first half performance on offense and trail the Beavers 29-19 at the break. Freshman center Thomas Welsh started in place of junior forward/center Tony Parker, who was ruled […]
Men’s basketball hopes to break defensive dam built by Beavers
In the afterglow of UCLA men’s basketball’s win over USC on Jan. 14, sophomore guard Bryce Alford took to Twitter to share his excitement. “Mission Complete #9D3W on to the next!” Alford tweeted, referencing UCLA’s three consecutive wins over a nine-day span. The Bruins accomplished their short-term goal of winning those three games after their […]
Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Jan. 21
With the third week of Pac-12 conference play in the books, Daily Bruin Sports delivers its third installment of its Pac-12 power rankings. 1. No. 7 Arizona (16-2, 4-1) The Wildcats silenced any doubts regarding their conference hegemony on Saturday, as they trounced the conference’s emergent power – the Utah Utes – 69-51. In that […]
UCLA men’s basketball struggles with player injury, ineligibility
The road has not been kind to UCLA men’s basketball. The Bruins are 2-6 away from Pauley Pavilion this season and were 5-5 in road games a year ago. Now, as UCLA heads into the final leg of its five of seven road games to open Pac-12 play, it will look to turn its road […]
UCLA men’s basketball defeats USC to accomplish mission
In a matchup of two teams struggling to shoot, UCLA at first opted not to and, in doing so, finally found its rhythm. Behind a dominant performance in the paint and a revitalized effort from guards Bryce Alford and Norman Powell, UCLA took down crosstown rival USC 83-66 Wednesday night. While jump shots failed to […]
UCLA leads USC 36-31 at halftime
In the final stage of its task to win three straight games after its five-game losing streak, UCLA men’s basketball put itself in a good position to accomplish that, leading USC 36-31 at halftime. The Bruins’ frontcourt led the way early. Within the first three minutes of the game, UCLA already had accumulated five offensive […]