TEMPE, Ariz. — It took UCLA 44 seconds to frustrate Arizona State. The Sun Devils returned the favor the rest of the way. Arizona State dominated in the paint and on the glass, and forced UCLA into foul trouble as the Bruins dropped a critical conference match-up 68-66 Wednesday night. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Kevon Looney scored 14 points in UCLA’s loss to Arizona State before he fouled out with 18 seconds to go. (Courtesy of Ben Moffat/The State Press)
UCLA men’s basketball’s struggles this season have been well documented. Just last week, I wrote that the Bruins’ NCAA tournament hopes were looking dim after their last-minute loss to the Cal Golden Bears. Read more...
Photo: Arizona, one of the Pac-12’s top teams last season, was one of three teams from the conference to reach the 2014 NCAA tournament and advance beyond the Sweet 16. This year, there is no guarantee of three Pac-12 teams even making the tournament. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The first 44 seconds were perfect; the remaining 19:16 of the first half was a battle. UCLA men’s basketball scored two straight baskets and forced a turnover in the opening minute but had to fight the rest of the half, as it leads Arizona State 36-32 at halftime. Read more...
Five games. That’s all that remains for UCLA men’s basketball to fix its problems, strengthen its weaknesses and make one final push to improve its seeding before the postseason begins. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Norman Powell said that the remainder of the Bruins’ games have major ramifications for UCLA’s postseason prospects. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With another week of Pac-12 men’s basketball in the books, Daily Bruin Sports returns with its weekly installment of Pac-12 power rankings. 1. No. 7 Arizona (22-3, 10-2)(Last week: 1) Not much change here. Read more...
Bothell High School boy’s basketball coach Ron Bollinger had already wrapped up nearly two hours of grueling practice, but he couldn’t go home. Instead, he had to supervise a private, impromptu slam dunk contest. Read more...
Photo: Zach LaVine made his presence felt at UCLA last year by throwing down highlight-reel dunks with regularity. This past weekend, LaVine displayed his prodigious dunking abilities on the world’s biggest dunking stage, as he won the NBA’s Slam Dunk contest in blowout fashion. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A little less than a month later, UCLA still couldn’t slow Oregon down. Instead, the Bruins sped right past them. After a dizzying back and forth first half, UCLA dominated the final 20 minutes to avenge its January loss and move into a third-place tie in the Pac-12 with Oregon by virtue of the Bruins’ 72-63 victory Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Norman Powell glides into the lane for a running hook shot in the second half, giving UCLA a 60-53 lead with 8:00 to go. Powell finished with a team-high 23 points in UCLA’s 72-63 win. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
