Though the Bruins welcomed the new year with a win, it hardly came with a bang.  After clinching the victory against the visiting Utes in the closing minutes of regulation Thursday, UCLA men’s basketball (7-2, 3-0 Pac-12) went 2-0 over the New Year’s weekend, defeating Colorado (7-3, 1-2) 65-62 for its third conference win of the season. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball finished its first game of 2021 with a win over Colorado, giving the Bruins a perfect 3-0 start in conference play. Junior guard Jules Bernard finished the game with 12 points and seven rebounds in 36 minutes. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated Dec. 31 at 7:27 p.m. The Bruins squeaked past the Utes in the second Pac-12 game for both teams. UCLA men’s basketball (6-2, 2-0 Pac-12) came out with a win over Utah (4-2, 1-1) 72-70 on Thursday at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: In a back-and-forth affair during which both teams led by at least 10 points, redshirt sophomore guard Tyger Campbell chipped in 9 points and 10 assists for UCLA men’s basketball in the 72-70 Bruin victory. Campbell was 1 point shy of his second double-double of the season, after he scored 11 points and dishing out 12 assists in a Dec. 6 win against California. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)