This post was updated Dec. 1 at 12:06 a.m. Down 65-63 with 40 seconds to go, freshman Aday Mara – a center who averages .500 from the charity stripe – was sent to the line.  Mara met expectations, swishing one free throw and giving UC Riverside the ball back. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Dylan Andrews drives down the floor past UC Riverside guard Barrington Hargress. Andrews notched a team-high 17 points against the Highlanders, including the game-winning shot with three seconds left, to give UCLA men’s basketball the win. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)

Stationed in the blue waters of the Pacific, the Bruins tested top-ranked waters with their young squad in the Maui Invitational last week. UCLA men’s basketball played three games in three days, with then-No.4 Marquette and then-No.11 Gonzaga bookending the Honolulu stint. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Ilane Fibleuil defends during UCLA men’s basketball’s game against Lafayette. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin staff)