Bruins lead Matadors 38-24 at halftime

While off-the-court drama has taken the forefront of the recent attention when it comes to the UCLA men’s basketball team, the Bruins still had a game to play this evening against the CSU Northridge Matadors.

At halftime, the Bruins are up 38-24 as they look to set aside the distractions that came with two transfers earlier this week.

Freshman forward Shabazz Muhammad leads the team in scoring with 11 points while fellow freshman Kyle Anderson has filled the stat sheet with eight points, six rebounds, three steals, two blocks and an assist.

UCLA started out the game in a zone defense, something they haven’t done yet this season.

Junior center Joshua Smith leaves UCLA basketball program

For the second time in less than a week, the UCLA men’s basketball team has announced that one of its players is leaving the program.

Junior center Joshua Smith left the program and was granted an immediate release from UCLA.

“Joshua is a fine young man who has meant a lot to this program,” said UCLA coach Ben Howland.

Out of Bounds with Daily Bruin Sports – November 26, 2012

Assistant editor Andrew Erickson from Daily Bruin Sports joins the hosts to review a disappointing week for UCLA sports. They discuss UCLA football’s loss at the hands of Stanford on Saturday and what it means for the Pac-12 Championship game, women’s soccer’s run in the NCAA tournament, and Tyler Lamb’s decision to leave UCLA.

Long Story Short – November 26, 2012

This week, third year English majors Vrinda Gupta and Keith Blackmer come on the show to discuss the “Turkey Drop”, when people get dumped from their relationship after the Thanksgiving holiday. Cast members of “Urinetown” shed light on the meaning behind the curiously-named musical. Ramsey Ugarte from Daily Bruin Opinion joins the hosts live to talk about student debt and why federal loans may be too liberal. Later, students share their Black Friday experiences.