Nirra Fields decided that her team was going to beat Oregon. During the No. 21 Bruins’ (10-3, 2-0) 80-69 victory over the previously unbeaten Ducks (11-1, 0-1) on Saturday in Pauley Pavilion, many players contributed to the win, but the senior guard did not just contribute to the victory. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Nirra Fields had 31 points in the UCLA women’s basketball win over Oregon. The Bruins handed the Ducks their first loss of the 2015-2016 season. (Jessica Hu/Daily Bruin)
PULLMAN, Wash. — With 43 seconds to go, coach Steve Alford put his right palm completely over his face, as if to shield himself from the jarring reality at hand. Read more...
Photo: UCLA coach Steve Alford experienced the low point of a month-long emotional roller coaster Sunday, witnessing his team fall to Washington State after upsetting Kentucky in December. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
PULLMAN, Wash. – This isn’t the same UCLA men’s basketball team that toppled then-No. 1 Kentucky and then-No. 20 Gonzaga. That team might have been left back in 2015. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Isaac Hamilton led all scorers Sunday with 27 points. Hamilton shot 12-for-22 from the field, but his offensive production wasn’t enough to inspire the Bruins, who dropped their second road game in a row. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
SEATTLE — UCLA came out not with a bang, but with a whimper on New Year’s Day. It was nine days since the Bruins last played a game – coupled with a winter break – and it showed Friday night on the road. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Steve Alford (left) said it was the lack of consistency on both ends of the court that spelled doom for the Bruins as they fell to the Washington Huskies in their Pac-12 conference opener. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
SEATTLE — Bryce Alford limped into the UCLA locker room, 48 minutes of game action wearing the soles of his shoes thin. The junior guard gave it all he had – two 3-pointers in the final 22 seconds of regulation, another game-tying 3-pointer at the end of the first overtime, and 17 made free throws. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Bryce Alford rises up for a game-tying 3-pointer with less than 10 seconds to go in regulation. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The last year brought one new national championship to Westwood, as the men’s water polo team completed its perfect 30-0 season to snag No. 113, but what can Bruin fans expect in 2016? Read more...
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When the game clock failed to start with seconds left in the fourth quarter, it appeared that even mechanical objects did not want the game to end. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Jordin Canada had 22 points Wednesday night in UCLA’s 78-73 win over crosstown rival USC. (Daily Bruin file photo)
