It was a little over seven minutes into UCLA’s Sunday night blowout of Long Beach State, and the fast-paced Bruins – as they rarely have in this young season – had whittled down half the shot clock without probing the defense. Read more...
Photo: Bryce Alford leads the Bruins with 3-point field goals this season. The senior guard has hit over 58 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 20 at 10:05 p.m. The only question for most of the night was just how many points UCLA would put up on the scoreboard. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Lonzo Ball finished with a double-double 20 points and 11 assists in 20 minutes of play. The Bruins shot 12-of-20 from beyond the arc and 64 percent overall for their fourth straight win. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After two straight slow starts in the past week, UCLA came out of the gates sharp and aggressive. The Bruins jumped out to a 19-5 lead over the Long Beach State 49ers and didn’t look back, finishing with a 56-37 lead in the first half. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Lonzo Ball dished out eight assists to go with 14 points as UCLA took the early 56-37 lead against Long Beach State. The Bruins had 15 assists on 23 baskets. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 17 at 11:18 p.m. College basketball, meet TJ Leaf. While the attention has been all around UCLA’s flashy freshman guard Lonzo Ball to start the season, another freshman has been quietly putting up a strong start to his college campaign. Read more...
Photo: Freshman TJ Leaf’s aggressive play turned the game around for the No. 16 Bruins (3-0). The forward finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds, his second double-double in three games. The big man had 12 of UCLA’s first 17 points in the second half. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA’s offense was not at its best in the first half Thursday night, but the Bruins still managed to take a 41-33 lead into halftime against San Diego at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Unlike the football team, No. 16 UCLA men’s basketball (2-0) plans to run the ball. A lot. The Bruins averaged 110.5 points over their first two games, utilizing the 3-point line against Pacific and then driving to the bucket and going to the free-throw line against Cal State Northridge. Read more...
Photo: This season, UCLA is looking to run the ball as much as possible to power its fast paced offense. But the Bruins also have to limit their turnovers after throwing the ball away 20 times against Cal State Northridge. Freshman guard Lonzo Ball had five of the turnovers to go with 13 points and six assists. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Everyone knows by now this UCLA basketball team can put points up in a hurry. After opening the season with a bang to the tune of 119 points behind a school-record 18 3s, No. Read more...
Photo: Highly-touted forward TJ Leaf has been highly productive over his first two games. The freshman is averaging 17 points per game and leads the team with 21 rebounds. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
