It’s not uncommon for one team to double the other’s score in the game’s opening minutes. However, that mathematical quirk seldom rings true at the sound of the final buzzer. Read more...
Photo: Coach Mick Cronin stands around his players and assistant coaches. UCLA men’s basketball’s loss to Utah on Thursday was the second-largest margin of defeat in program history. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 10:43 a.m. One record in the history of UCLA and Utah matchups was broken Thursday night in Salt Lake City. The previous record for the Bruins’ biggest loss to the Utes was shattered by 14 points as Utah outscored UCLA 57-21 in the second half en route to a 46-point win. The loss proved the second worst in program history – two points short of tying for the largest margin of defeat. Read more...
Photo: Coach Mick Cronin (left) eyes the floor as sophomore forward/center Adem Bona (right) walks off the court. Bona had four fouls and four points in UCLA men’s basketball’s loss Thursday. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
When the buzzer sounded inside Pauley Pavilion on Saturday night, coach Mick Cronin was already set to draw heavy criticism. His team had just completed its first 0-2 homestand against Stanford and California since the 2004-2005 season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball players and coaches huddle on the floor of Pauley Pavilion. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)
For the first time since 2010, the Bruins failed to secure the win in Pauley Pavilion against the Golden Bears. UCLA men’s basketball (6-9, 1-3 Pac-12) couldn’t overcome another lackluster offensive performance, snapping an 11-game win streak against California (5-10, 1-3) with its 66-57 defeat Saturday night. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball freshman guard Sebastian Mack (left) drives to the basket past California guard Jalen Cone. Mack had a team-high 20 points Saturday. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 3 at 10:02 p.m. A fragment of the Bruins’ past perused campus just days before his alma mater took the court. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward/center Adem Bona signals to his right while dribbling the ball. Bona tallied 12 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and three steals Wednesday night in his team’s loss to Stanford. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin staff)
The key to victory on any given night is already clear to the Bruins’ bench boss, even as conference play is just beginning. “We have to continue to play as hard as we did in that game (against Oregon) and defend, and we’ll have a chance,” said coach Mick Cronin. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard/forward Brandon Williams dribbles the ball during a game for UCLA men’s basketball. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
Dylan Andrews brought the ball up the court, his team trailing by three with less than 30 seconds to play. The sophomore guard had already delivered a last-second shot to win a game exactly one month prior, but he entered the possession having shot just 2-of-11 from the field and 1-of-6 from behind the arc. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball sophomore forward/center Adem Bona fights for the ball against an Oregon player during last season’s matchup at Pauley Pavilion between the two teams. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
