With the second week of Pac-12 conference play in the books, Daily Bruin Sports gives its take on which teams are the best and worst in the conference. Read more...
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January 13, 1:32 am
Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Jan. 13
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January 12, 12:59 am
Strong defense by UCLA men’s basketball smothers Cal in 73-54 victory
In Thursday’s victory over Stanford, UCLA utilized a suffocating defensive effort over the final 10 minutes of regulation to send the game into the first of two overtimes. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Bryce Alford continued to struggle offensively, missing his first seven shots, but he contributed to UCLA’s victory over Cal with nine assists and six rebounds. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
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January 11, 5:26 pm
UCLA men’s basketball leads Cal 31-26 at halftime
After snapping a five-game losing streak with a double-overtime win over Stanford on Thursday, UCLA men’s basketball looked to build on that positivity with another win against a Cal team that has lost four of five. Read more...
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January 8, 11:02 pm
Men’s basketball snaps losing streak with 86-81 Stanford win
It took nearly everything they had in the tank, but the Bruins did it. UCLA needed two overtimes, a Willis Reed moment from senior guard Norman Powell and the performance of a lifetime from freshman forward Kevon Looney, but the team got a win, finally. Read more...
Photo: Forward Kevon Looney powered UCLA to an 86-81 victory over Stanford on Thursday, as he frequently drove to the paint and pressured the Cardinal defense. The freshman finished with 27 points and 19 rebounds – both career highs. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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January 8, 6:59 pm
UCLA men’s basketball trails Stanford 37-32 at halftime
It seems the return to Pauley Pavilion has offered the hoped-for rejuvenation of UCLA’s long stagnant offense. Whether or not it’s good enough to take down Stanford remains to be seen, however. Read more...
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January 8, 6:25 am
Men’s basketball aims to bounce back from loss streak with Cardinal game
As a number of UCLA players find themselves in uncharted waters, it’s sink or swim time for the Bruins. UCLA returns to Pauley Pavilion Thursday to take on Stanford following a four-game road trip that saw the Bruins’ offense flounder at a historic level in extending UCLA’s losing streak to five games. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Kevon Looney has hit a slump in the Bruins’ recent four-game road series, failing to register double figures in scoring or rebounding after averaging a double-double in the previous games. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
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January 7, 12:38 am
Lack of depth forces men’s basketball to rely heavily on starters
Throughout UCLA men’s basketball’s train wreck of a season, perhaps no player has better represented the Bruins’ recent derailing better than sophomore guard Bryce Alford. In the team’s 4-0 honeymoon phase start to the year, Alford played some of the best games of his young career, logging his first two career double-doubles. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Bryce Alford is currently mired in one of the worst shooting slumps of his career. He’s missed 34 of his last 39 field goals dating back to the Dec. 28 game at Alabama. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)