Sunday, December 21

Men’s basketball unable to catch up to Sun Devils at half, falling behind 45-29

The Bruins have 20 minutes to save their season. No. 7-seeded UCLA men’s basketball (17-15, 9-9 Pac-12) trails No. 2-seeded Arizona State (21-9, 12-6) 45-29 at halftime in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes scored 8 points on 3-of-8 shooting in the first half of UCLA men’s basketball’s quarterfinals matchup with Arizona State on Thursday night. The Bruins trail the Sun Devils 45-29 at the break. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)


Men’s basketball weathers second-half Cardinal comeback to uproot Stanford 79-72

The Bruins will live to see another day. No. 7-seeded UCLA men’s basketball (17-15, 10-9 Pac-12) defeated No. 10-seeded Stanford 79-72 in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament Wednesday night in Las Vegas. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands scored 22 points in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament on Wednesday night. Hands also reeled in 11 rebounds and dished out three assists. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA men’s basketball leads Stanford 36-22 at the half in first round of Pac-12

The Bruins didn’t get off to the strong start they had hoped for, but are still in control early. Despite missing 11 of its first 14 shots from the floor in the opening 20 minutes, No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Chris Smith scored seven points on 3-of-4 shooting in the first half of UCLA men’s basketball’s first-round matchup with Stanford at the Pac-12 tournament Wednesday night. The Bruins lead the Cardinal 36-22 at the half. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)


Basketball aims to overcome sluggish starts going into Pac-12 tournament

With all its distractions and bright lights seducing people around the clock, Las Vegas is an apt destination to determine UCLA men’s basketball’s postseason fate. If the Bruins (16-15, 9-9 Pac-12) want to overcome long odds and make their way into the NCAA tournament, they’ll need to focus. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball sophomore guard Jaylen Hands said the Bruins will have to avoid falling behind early if they want to keep their season alive at the Pac-12 tournament. UCLA will face Stanford in the first round on Wednesday night. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Pac-12 regular season ends for men’s basketball with failed comeback against Utah

Just when it looked like the Bruins might return the favor, the Utes did what they had been doing all night – hit 3s. UCLA men’s basketball (16-15, 9-9 Pac-12) ended its regular season with a 92-81 loss to Utah (17-13, 11-7). Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard David Singleton scored all 13 of his points in the second half of UCLA men’s basketball’s loss to Utah on Saturday. Singleton shot 3-of-7 from deep to end the regular season atop the Pac-12 leaderboard in 3-point percentage. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Buffaloes stampede past Bruins, bypass them in Pac-12 standings

This post was updated March 7 at 10:31 p.m. The Bruins failed to take advantage of a golden opportunity. UCLA men’s basketball (16-14, 9-8 Pac-12) had a chance to cement itself as a top-four seed in the conference at Colorado (18-11, 9-8) on Thursday night, but the Bruins fell to the Buffaloes 93-68. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes led UCLA men’s basketball in scoring with 19 points in the Bruins’ loss to Colorado on Thursday night. The loss was UCLA’s second to Colorado in as many months. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Despite rocky start, men’s basketball brings Colorado’s lead to 37-27 at half

The Bruins’ road trip didn’t get off to the best start Thursday night. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) trails Colorado (17-11, 8-8) 37-27 at the break after shooting just 33.3 percent from the floor in the first half. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands scored 10 points in the first half of UCLA men’s basketball’s contest against Colorado on Thursday night. The Bruins trail the Buffaloes 37-27 at the break. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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