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)

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)

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)