This post was updated Feb. 18 at 10:02 p.m. Teams often focus on responding decisively after sustaining a blowout loss. Especially when they are on the March Madness bubble. But the Bruins failed to avenge their largest defeat of the season after sustaining a 30-point loss to then-No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin points his finger as he walks on the sideline at Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA men’s basketball (17-8, 9-5 Big Ten) can bounce back from its 30-point blowout loss to then-No. 2 Michigan on Saturday with a Tuesday night contest against No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball players celebrate on the court at Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA Athletics will allow students to line up on the IM fields for a limited number of tickets to UCLA men’s basketball’s Feb. 24 matchup against USC, UCLA Athletics announced Tuesday. Den Pass holders can line up on Intramural Field 3 as early as midnight on Feb. Read more...
Photo: Students line up on Bruin Walk for UCLA men’s basketball’s game against USC last year. UCLA Athletics announced Tuesday that students will be allowed to line up on the IM fields ahead of the Feb. 24 men’s basketball game against USC. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A wire-to-wire performance is needed to close out games, especially against the country’s top teams. And although the Bruins strung together a competitive first half, they faltered in the second frame Saturday at the Crisler Center, allowing 46 points while netting just 18 on the first leg of their Michigan road trip. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin gestures from the sideline. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 17 at 12:33 a.m. UCLA men’s basketball (17-8, 9-5 Big Ten) suffered its worst loss of the season to then-No. 2 Michigan (24-1, 14-1) on Saturday at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, falling 86-56 despite trailing 40-38 at halftime. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball players walk on to the court at Pauley Pavilion. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 17 at 12:37 a.m. Challenges are plentiful when facing the No. 1 defensive team in the country. Relentless perimeter pressure on ball-handlers, stifling double-teams in the paint and active hands across the hardwood make beating the Wolverines a tall task. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball players stand on the court together. The Bruins were held to a 37.9% field goal percentage as a team. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins are riding a two-game win streak heading into their Michigan road trip, where they will face two top-10 opponents. UCLA men’s basketball (17-7, 9-4 Big Ten) will begin its trip to the Mitten State against No. Read more...
