Court Visions: Luck of the draw puts ball in selection committee’s court

LAS VEGAS — Count on this city to make you feel like you’re riding high before dealing a devastating blow. In the Pac-12’s first trip out to Sin City for the conference tournament, the UCLA men’s basketball team left empty-handed and hurt. Instead of a hot roulette table, it was two straight comeback wins from […]

Hot-shooting Ducks lead Bruins 41-32 halfway through Pac-12 Championship game

LAS VEGAS — Consistent with its first two conference tournament performances, UCLA trails at the half of the Pac-12 Championship game against Oregon, 41-32. The Bruins jumped out to an eight-point lead by taking advantage of eight early Duck turnovers, but Oregon stormed back by hitting five 3-pointers to spark a 17-4 run. UCLA is […]

UCLA triumph tempered by loss of Jordan Adams

LAS VEGAS — UCLA had just beaten Arizona for the third time this season, a 66-64 triumph in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals. The win was arguably one of the Bruins’ most impressive performances of the season, but no one could have guessed that by peeking inside their locker room.

Jordan Adams injured in semifinal game against Arizona

LAS VEGAS — Jordan Adams jump-started a come-from-behind win that sent UCLA to the Pac-12 tournament championship game, but when the final buzzer sounded, Adams winced in pain and limped off the court. Soon after, the freshman guard found out his season was over. Adams said he broke his right foot after twisting it, without any other […]