Saturday, June 28

Buffaloes stampede past Bruins, bypass them in Pac-12 standings

This post was updated March 7 at 10:31 p.m. The Bruins failed to take advantage of a golden opportunity. UCLA men’s basketball (16-14, 9-8 Pac-12) had a chance to cement itself as a top-four seed in the conference at Colorado (18-11, 9-8) on Thursday night, but the Bruins fell to the Buffaloes 93-68. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes led UCLA men’s basketball in scoring with 19 points in the Bruins’ loss to Colorado on Thursday night. The loss was UCLA’s second to Colorado in as many months. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Despite rocky start, men’s basketball brings Colorado’s lead to 37-27 at half

The Bruins’ road trip didn’t get off to the best start Thursday night. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) trails Colorado (17-11, 8-8) 37-27 at the break after shooting just 33.3 percent from the floor in the first half. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands scored 10 points in the first half of UCLA men’s basketball’s contest against Colorado on Thursday night. The Bruins trail the Buffaloes 37-27 at the break. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA, Colorado, Utah to vie for Pac-12 tournament first-round bye this week

The Bruins have one last road trip to prove they’re worthy of a first-round bye. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) will head out on the road to face Colorado (17-11, 8-8) Thursday night before rounding out the regular season at Utah (15-13, 9-7) Saturday. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball interim coach Murry Bartow said the Bruins are feeling confident about where they are heading towards the postseason. UCLA has two more games remaining on its regular season schedule. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s basketball goes into final week of regular season with possible bye in sight

With a good week, UCLA men’s basketball could climb as high as the No. 3 seed for next week’s Pac-12 tournament. With a bad week, the Bruins are looking at the dreaded four-games-in-four-nights draw starting March 13 in Las Vegas. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Chris Smith is averaging 6.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game so far this season. UCLA men’s basketball will wrap up its regular season this week against Colorado and Utah on the road. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s basketball pushes past Trojans in overtime after back-and-forth battle

The Bruins needed a win in their final home game of the season and they got one. UCLA men’s basketball (16-13, 9-7 Pac-12) boosted its odds at clinching a first-round bye in the Pac-12 tournament with a 93-88 overtime victory over crosstown rival USC (15-14, 8-8) on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands put UCLA men’s basketball’s 93-88 overtime win over USC on ice after he nailed 3-pointer with just 21 seconds remaining on Thursday night. Hands finished the game with 21 points, 10 assists and zero turnovers. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s basketball takes 41-38 lead over USC at half after slow start

The Trojans were getting whatever they wanted early on, but the Bruins responded. After falling behind by 10 in the opening five minutes, UCLA men’s basketball (15-13, 8-7 Pac-12) came back to take a 41-38 lead over USC (15-13, 8-7) by the half. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes led all scorers with 12 points in the first half of UCLA men’s basketball’s matchup with USC on Thursday night. Wilkes shot 3-of-4 from beyond the arc and 4-of-8 overall. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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