Court Visions: Arizona State win a sluggish start saved by a wild card

LAS VEGAS — In a place known for its slow starts, the UCLA men’s basketball team fit right in. If you hadn’t watched the Bruins play before Thursday’s Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal matchup with Arizona State, you might have thought they had spent a night on the town and woken up hungover. Maybe they were still reeling from […]

UCLA defeats ASU in Pac-12 quarterfinals, 80-75

LAS VEGAS — The first half of UCLA’s quarterfinal Pac-12 Tournament game against Arizona State was a replay – and not one UCLA cared to see again. The Bruins lacked energy, content to let the Sun Devils do whatever they wanted on either end of the floor. The setting – MGM Grand Garden Arena – […]

Bruins, Sun Devils to cross paths again at Pac-12 Tournament

LAS VEGAS — Of all the things Shabazz Muhammad will see when he returns to his hometown for the Pac-12 Tournament this week – family, friends, his mother’s cooking – he has one thing on his mind. “Winning it,” Muhammad said. After receiving a bye for the opening round by winning the regular-season championship, Muhammad […]