Jake Kyman’s career night kept the Bruins alive, but it was his final attempt with eight seconds to go that saved the game. Down by one with 24 seconds to play, the Bruins took the ball up the court and eventually swung the ball around to Kyman, who knocked down the wide open game-winner from the wing. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jake Kyman scored a career-high 21 points in UCLA men’s basketball’s victory over Washington on Thursday. Kyman scored all of his points off of 3-pointers, going 7-of-12 from deep on the night. (Courtesy of Lydia Ely/UW Daily)

A back-and-forth affair in Las Vegas turned into a game of runs, and the Bruins wound up on the losing end. UCLA men’s basketball (7-5) lost to North Carolina (7-5) 74-64 in the opening game of the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. hauled in a team-high 10 rebounds against North Carolina on Saturday. Jaquez also led UCLA with nine first-half points, and he finished the game with 14. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)

This post was updated Dec. 14 at 1:03 p.m. The Bruins came up short in their first true road game of the season. UCLA men’s basketball (7-4) fell to Notre Dame (8-3) 75-61 on Saturday afternoon in the 50th installment of the rivalry and the Bruins’ first visit to Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center in nearly a decade. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman forward Shareef O’Neal set several career-high marks against Notre Dame on Saturday. O’Neal notched eight points and a team-high 11 rebounds in 17 minutes. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)