The Bruins ran by the competition in their season-opener – literally. UCLA men’s basketball (1-0) defeated Purdue Fort Wayne (0-1) 96-71 at Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday night for its seventh straight season-opening victory, and did so with a pace rating that would have been good for second in the country last season. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes set a career-high with 27 points on 11-of-19 shooting in UCLA men’s basketball’s 25-point win over Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday night. Wilkes also finished with a double-double after posting 10 rebounds. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The Bruins will have to pick up the pace Tuesday. After winning by 52 points in its exhibition against NYIT, No. 21 UCLA men’s basketball will open its season hosting Purdue Fort Wayne. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Kris Wilkes was UCLA men’s basketball’s second leading scorer last season, averaging 13.7 points per game. Wilkes averaged 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks per game. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Moses Brown lit up Pauley Pavilion less than five minutes into the game with a fast-break dunk. Then he did it five more times. “(Having a guy like Brown) makes (my job) a lot easier because he can just go up to the rim and dunk it,” said sophomore guard Jaylen Hands. Read more...

Photo: Freshman center Moses Brown logged 8-of-9 from the field in his UCLA men’s basketball debut against NYIT in Saturday night’s exhibition game. The New York native was the only Bruin to reach a double-double, finishing with 20 points and 13 rebounds. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)