This post was updated Feb. 11 at 10:56 p.m. The Bruins entered the halftime locker room up 11. But a first-half 46.2% shooting percentage became irrelevant when a different team emerged in the second. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward/center Adem Bona shouts during a game. Bona posted a team-high 13 points – seven of which came at the free throw line – against California on Saturday afternoon. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 8:57 p.m. The Bruins and Cardinal faced off inside Pauley Pavilion just over a month ago. UCLA scored 53 points in its first conference home loss in front of fans since January 2020. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Sebastian Mack eyes the court during UCLA men’s basketball’s matchup with UC Riverside. Against Stanford on Wednesday night, Mack tallied a game-high 21 points and was 4-for-7 from beyond the arc. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)
The Pac-12 tournament is just over a month away, and no team has won more than eight conference games. No. 8 Arizona stands alone at the top with an 8-3 record, while Washington State and Oregon follow one game behind in a tie for second. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball junior guard Lazar Stefanovic dribbles past Oregon center Mahamadou Diawara during the game between the Bruins and Ducks last weekend. (Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Feb. 4 at 11:17 p.m. A scalding start had devolved into a deficit. Just like that, they had done it again. As the Bruins trotted back to the locker room after the half, deja vu hung over them. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Dylan Andrews takes a shot. Andrews’ 21 points was one shy of his season high.(Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 11:11 p.m. Much of the discourse surrounding UCLA – including some from coach Mick Cronin himself – has centered around its youth and inexperience over the first three months of the season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball sophomore guard Dylan Andrews holds the ball while being defended by a member of Oregon State. Andrews tied a game-high with 18 points. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
Scoring defense has not posed a problem for the young Bruin squad this season. In fact, its innate ability compared to a stalling offensive production came as a surprise to some. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Devin Williams rises for a dunk during pregame warmups ahead of last Saturday’s game against USC. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 30 at 7:37 p.m. The ebb and flow of the Bruins’ season has seemingly resembled college basketball’s characteristic momentum swings. A 5-2 stretch, featuring close losses to then-No. Read more...
Photo: Coach Mick Cronin points toward the court during Saturday’s game between UCLA men’s basketball and USC. After four losses in as many years at the Galen Center, Cronin and the Bruins broke through with a 15-point win over the Trojans. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
