Category: UCLA Bruins basketball

Tyger Campbell Lifts No. 2 UCLA Past Oregon in Pac-12 Semis

LAS VEGAS—UCLA’s future in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament hung in the balance after it lost yet another player to injury and faced an Oregon team that wouldn’t go away. Then point guard Tyger Campbell began to look for his shot. Campbell scored 20 points after halftime, including all seven during a key second-half run, and…


Amari Bailey Powers No. 2 UCLA Over Pesky Colorado

Amari Bailey had a career-high 26 points as top-seeded UCLA held off Colorado 80–69 in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon, March 9, in Las Vegas. The No. 2-ranked Bruins won their 11th straight game despite allowing over 50 percent shooting for only the second time this season. They were playing without guard Jaylen…


No. 4 UCLA Starts Slows, Pulls Away From Arizona State

No. 4-ranked UCLA shook off a sluggish start to remain perfect at home, overwhelming Arizona State on the defensive end en route to a 79–61 win Thursday, March 2, in Los Angeles. The Bruins (26–4, 17–2 Pac-12 Conference) won their ninth straight overall and improved to 16–0 at home—one win away from closing out a…


No. 4 UCLA Wins Pac-12 Regular-Season Title by Beating Colorado

No. 4 UCLA overcame a dismal shooting performance to outlast host Colorado, claiming the Pac-12 Conference regular-season championship with its 60–56 win on Sunday, Feb. 26, in Boulder, Colo. Jaime Jaquez Jr. led the Bruins with 17 points on 7–of–14 shooting as UCLA ran its winning streak to eight games. The Bruins (25–4, 16–2 Pac-12)…


No. 4 UCLA Strikes Early, Dismantles Cal

Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a game-high 20 points, including four during a 12–0 game-opening run, and fourth-ranked UCLA ran away from California early en route to a 78–43 Pac-12 Conference shellacking in Los Angeles on Saturday night, Feb. 18. Amari Bailey chipped in with 16 points and Jaylen Clark added 13 for the Bruins (23–4,…


No. 9 UCLA Cruises Past Washington State

Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 24 points and collected a career-high 15 rebounds to lead No. 9 UCLA to an easy 76–52 victory over Washington State in Pac-12 play on Saturday at Los Angeles. Jaylen Clark added 12 points and Amari Bailey had 10 as the Bruins (19–4, 10–2 Pac-12) stretched the nation’s longest homecourt winning…


No. 11 Arizona Ends No. 5 UCLA’s 14-game Win Streak

TUCSON, Ariz.—Oumar Ballo scored 16 points, Azuolas Tubelis had a double-double and No. 11 Arizona withstood a late rally to end No. 5 UCLA’s 14-game winning streak with a 58–52 victory on Saturday, Jan. 21. The Wildcats (17–3, 5–3 Pac-12) appeared to be cruising to their biggest win of the season, taking a 56–44 lead…


No. 7 UCLA’s Second-Half Charge Dunks Colorado

Jaime Jaquez Jr. did it all with 23 points, 13 rebounds, five blocked shots and four steals to help No. 7 UCLA rally for a 68–54 victory over Colorado in Pac-12 play on Saturday in Los Angeles. Jaylen Clark recorded 18 points, eight rebounds and three steals for UCLA (16–2, 7–0 Pac-12), which won its…


Despite Win Streak, No. 7 UCLA out for More vs. Utah

Seventh-ranked UCLA has not lost in seven-plus weeks but that does not mean coach Mick Cronin is happy. Cronin will be looking for an improved effort when the Bruins face Utah on Thursday night in Pac-12 play at Los Angeles. Though UCLA (14–2, 5–0 Pac-12) ran its winning streak to 11 with last Thursday’s 60–58…


No. 16 UCLA Knocks Off No. 13 Kentucky

Jaime Jaquez Jr. collected 19 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and four steals to fuel No. 16 UCLA to a 63–53 victory over No. 13 Kentucky on Saturday, Dec. 17, in New York. Jaquez made 9 of 19 shots from the floor to send the Bruins (10–2) to their seventh straight win. Tyger Campbell and…