In rebounding from an inexplicable loss, teams are often presented with a crucial fork in their seasons: Either forget the loss entirely and move on or dig deeper and break down crucial team issues. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard/forward Kyle Anderson lead the Bruins with 18 points on Sunday. UCLA struggled from the field, shooting 38.6 percent.
CORVALLIS, Ore.—With an 11:30 a.m. local tip, it appeared many Oregon State faithful failed to set an alarm. Whether from yet-to-be-purchased Super Bowl hors d’oeuvres or a late Saturday night on the town, UCLA closed its Oregon road trip in front of a sleepy Gill Coliseum. Somewhere, a marketing intern should have advertised “good seats still available.” Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard/forward Kyle Anderson bounced back from his underwhelming performance against Oregon, but his team couldn’t maintain its energy in a loss to Oregon State.
CORVALLIS, Ore.—Two weeks removed from one of its worst first halves of the season in Salt Lake City, it’s clear UCLA is not in Utah anymore. Maybe the one constant carrying over from the Bruins’ sluggish start to the back end of their first road trip is the early effectiveness of Kyle Anderson, who shot 4-of-7 from the field for a team-high nine points as UCLA leads Oregon State 31-29 at the break. Read more...
EUGENE, Ore. f— Three days after an emotional, up-again, down-again win over Oregon, UCLA visits the home of one of the least talked about programs in the Pac-12. Oregon State sits No. 6 in the conference standings at 4-4 and needed overtime on Thursday night to scratch out a one-point victory over 10-11 USC. The Beavers, in a word, have been quiet. Maybe too quiet. Read more...
Call it Jordan Adams jumping to the right place at the right time. Call it sound positioning in the paint. Call it a fortuitous held ball that resuscitated UCLA after a disastrous closing stretch. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Norman Powell navigates around Oregon redshirt sophomore forward Elgin Cook for a layup in the second half.
EUGENE, Ore. — In a rematch of last year’s Pac-12 tournament final, things look to be more evenly matched. Last March, Oregon pounded UCLA on the boards in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, thanks in large part to center Tony Woods and forward Arsalan Kazemi. Read more...
Sitting at the 20-game mark with a 16-4 record, UCLA men’s basketball has little to cringe about. The least-talented team they’ve lost to – Utah – is a respectable 14-6 and, with Sunday night’s win over Cal, the Bruins have a share of the No. Read more...
Photo: Then-freshman guard/forward Kyle Anderson and the Bruins lost to the Oregon Ducks in the Pac-12 title game last season. UCLA travels north Thursday for a rematch of last year’s 78-69 loss.
