Saturday, December 20

Men’s basketball prevails over Notre Dame after last-second 3-point shot

Despite battling calf cramps throughout the night, Kris Wilkes delivered. The sophomore guard’s game-winning 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds remaining lifted UCLA men’s basketball (7-2) to a 65-62 win over Notre Dame (6-3) on Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes buried a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left in UCLA men’s basketball’s 65-62 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday night. Wilkes finished the night with 14 points and eight rebounds on 5-of-14 shooting. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)


Men’s basketball hopes to score a win against longtime rival Notre Dame

The Bruins haven’t fought the Fighting Irish since 2009. UCLA men’s basketball (6-2) will host Notre Dame (6-2) on Saturday night in the two former rivals’ first meeting in nearly a decade. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Chris Smith is averaging 10.3 points per game as UCLA men’s basketball’s sixth man this season. Smith has upped his 3-point shooting percentage from 17.9 last year to 39.1 on 2.9 attempts per game in 2018. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


The Rundown: Dec. 6

Football Sam Connon, assistant Sports editor UCLA football had two players named to All-Pac-12 teams this week and another five given honorable mentions. The Bruins also had 13 players recognized for their academic success, with only redshirt freshman defensive lineman Odua Isibor and sophomore defensive back Quentin Lake named to the Pac-12 All-Academic second team. Read more...

Photo: (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)


Men’s basketball tames Lions with strong defense in decisive 82-58 victory

The Bruins rode their best defensive effort of the season to a second straight victory. UCLA men’s basketball (6-2) handed Loyola Marymount (8-1) its first loss of the year with an 82-58 win over the Lions at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday night. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands scored 17 points and dished out 10 assists in UCLA men’s basketball’s win over Loyola Marymount on Sunday night. It was also Hands’ first collegiate double-double. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s basketball to toughen up skills for next match against LMU

Former UCLA guards and first-round draft picks Lonzo Ball and Aaron Holiday were in attendance Wednesday night for the Bruins’ double-digit victory over Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands dished out a career-high 11 assists Wednesday against Hawai’i. Hands is averaging 10 assists per game in his last two appearances, bringing his season mark to 5.7, compared to a team-high 2.7 turnovers per game. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Battle of the Editors: UCLA sports see winless Thanksgiving weekend

Student-athletes gave up their Thanksgiving break to compete all around the country last week, but the Bruins combined to finish 0-9 across five different sports. Each of the Daily Bruin Sports editors picked which program’s winless holiday weekend stung the most. Read more...

Photo: (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


Bruins fly over Rainbow Warriors to put end to two-game losing streak

The Bruins took yet another big first-half lead Wednesday. But this time, they never took their foot off the gas – especially Prince Ali. The redshirt junior guard went right at 7-foot center Dawson Carper with 11 seconds left in UCLA men’s basketball’s (5-2) eventual 80-61 victory over Hawai’i (4-4). Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior guard Prince Ali registered a career-high 23 points, going 5-of-6 from beyond the arc and 9-of-11 overall from the field. Ali also logged five rebounds, two steals, one assist and no turnovers. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)



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