The UCLA men’s basketball team used a balanced team effort and relied on its defense to pick up a 71-40 non-conference win over Boston University on Monday evening at Pauley Pavilion.
Utah forward Branden Carlson corralled an offensive rebound and converted the game-winning lay-up with 0.2 seconds remaining to lift the Utes to a 70-69 over UCLA on Sunday night at Pauley Pavilion, snapping the Bruins’ six-game winning streak.
The No. 12 UCLA Women’s Basketball team rallied back from a 12-point fourth quarter deficit to beat USC 61-60 to complete the regular season sweep over the Trojans on Sunday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion.
Junior guard Jaylen Clark continued to impress by scoring a game-high 18 points, leading No. 13 UCLA Men’s Basketball to an 81-54 win over UC Davis on Wednesday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion.
NBA Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady created a one-on-one basketball tournament for players who do not have NBA contracts called the Ones Basketball League
UCLA will have additional personnel to manage the line of fans entering Pauley Pavilion for its men’s basketball games, beginning with tonight’s game against Long Beach State.
Athletic director Martin Jarmond tweeted Saturday there would also be additional structures for a better controlled line in an attempt to avoid the surge that occurred Friday when fans waited for hours to enter Pauley Pavilion for game against Villanova, prompting fears of a deadly crush similar to what happened at the Astroworld festival in Houston Nov. 5, when 10 people suffered fatal injuries in a crush of fans after panic ripped through the crowd during rapper Travis Scott’s set. The were no injuries reported in connection with Friday’s game, the first sellout for a UCLA basketball game at Pauley Pavilion since the Jan. 11, 2020, game against USC. Pauley Pavilion’s capacity is 13,659. There were about 50,000 people at the Astroworld festival.
The Lady Bruins beat Pepperdine in a tough game 78-69, although there many good signs of their greatness, Head Coach Cori Close was not satisfied. Close was disappointed that her team showed lack of energy in the first half.
UCLA shot a disappointing 28 percent from the field dropping a close game to the determined Oregon State Beavers 71-64.
Due to the coronavirus, this is the earliest point in any season schedule in which the Bruins have played a league game in the modern era.
In mid-January the Bruins held a record of 8-9 with shocking losses to Hofstra and Cal State Fullerton and no thought of a March Madness Tournament bid.
“I really wanted this bad. This game, being a rivalry game, and me not being from here, so I didn’t know how big it is. I’m from Chicago, but it was really important to me to get this win,” said USC senior Nick Rakocevic on the importance of beating crosstown rival UCLA.
UCLA came in looking to get back on track after losing back-to-back games away from home against Notre Dame and North Carolina.
The UCLA Bruins beat Mountain West opponent, San Jose State Spartans in a massive 93-64 victory. Improving to 6-3 on the season, the Bruins will need to keep their losses in check with tough opponents awaiting.
UCLA is loving its newfound identity so far under former Cincinnati Bearcats and first year head coach Mick Cronin.
UCLA improved to 2-0 in large part of a second-half surge, defeating UC Santa Barbara at the Pauley Pavilion 77-61. From the opening tip-off, the contest shaped up to be a carbon copy of the previous sluggish start against Long Beach State University. The second half defense propelled the Bruins to a victory against LBSU, and history repeated itself against UCSB. “Really happy with our effort in the second half, 17 deflections. They’re a hard team to turn over because they’re a veteran team with veteran guards. I thought our defensive intensity definitely changed and we actually made a few