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Ohio State's 15-0 run too much for UCLA to overcome
John Mobley Jr. scored a career-high 28 points as Ohio State pulled away from UCLA for an 86-74 victory in Columbus on Saturday afternoon.,Mobley keyed a 15-0 run with 3-pointers that bracketed the end of the first half and the start of the second to put the Buckeyes (12-5, 4-3 Big Ten) ahead 54-36....
UCLA, Ohio State square off while navigating injuries
The team with better depth may decide the winner when UCLA plays Ohio State on Saturday in Columbus.,The potential for key injury absences on both sidelines could force others to step up.,UCLA (12-5, 4-2 Big Ten) has been without second-leading scorer Skyy Clark since he sustained a hamstring injury...
Trent Perry's 30 points power UCLA past Penn State
Trent Perry scored a career-high 30 points, Tyler Bilodeau finished with 21 points and nine rebounds and UCLA used a late run to hold off Penn State 71-60 on Wednesday in State College, Pa. ,The Bruins (12-5, 4-2 Big Ten) used a 15-4 spurt, during which they held the Nittany Lions scoreless for almo...
UCLA looks for rare road win against feisty Penn State
UCLA pays its first visit to State College, Pa., on Wednesday when the Bruins visit a Penn State team seeking its first win in Big Ten play.,The Nittany Lions (9-7, 0-5 Big Ten) are riding a three-game losing skid that might also rank as their best three games of the year. Yes, they lost to No. 4 Mi...
UCLA rides 20-2 outburst to pull-away win over Maryland
UCLA went on a 20-2 run to close the first half then held off a rally by visiting Maryland in the second en route to a 67-55 win on Saturday in Los Angeles.,The Bruins (11-5, 3-2 Big Ten) moved to 10-0 at home in Pauley Pavilion this season and pulled out of a two-game losing slump in the process, o...
UCLA searches for solutions at home vs. Maryland
Big Ten Conference counterparts Maryland and UCLA each look to pull out of skids when they meet on Saturday in Los Angeles.,The Bruins (10-5, 2-2 Big Ten) began the new year with back-to-back league losses on the road. They were unable to complete a comeback from down 18 points at halftime in a 74-6...
Wisconsin blitzes UCLA early, bounces back for Big 10 triumph
Nick Boyd scored 20 points and Nolan Winter added 18 as Wisconsin held off visiting UCLA, 80-72, in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Tuesday night in Madison, Wisc.,John Blackwell added 17 points and Andrew Rohde 12 for Wisconsin (10-5, Big Ten 2-2), which bounced back from its only home loss, 89-73,...
Mick Cronin challenges UCLA's toughness ahead of Wisconsin matchup
UCLA coach Mick Cronin was beside himself as he begged his players to show more toughness.,Then-No. 25 Iowa ran roughshod over the visiting Bruins in the first half of a 74-61 victory on Saturday -- a game in which UCLA trailed by as many as 24 points. The Bruins will try to regroup and produce a be...
No. 25 Iowa builds lead, finishes win against UCLA
Bennett Stirtz scored 27 points, and No. 25-ranked Iowa rode a strong start to hold off visiting UCLA's second-half rally effort in a 74-61 decision on Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa.,The Hawkeyes (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten Conference) deluged the Bruins early, going on a 14-1 run midway through the first half...
Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA overwhelm UC Riverside
Tyler Bilodeau scored a career-high 34 points and UCLA overwhelmed visiting UC Riverside with a second-half surge en route to a 97-65 victory on Tuesday in Los Angeles.,The Bruins (10-3) built a 21-point lead with a 15-3 run to open the second half, but the Highlanders responded with an 11-2 spurt t...
Sharp-shooting UCLA puts aim to test vs. UC Riverside
UCLA gets one last chance to prepare for the heart of its Big Ten Conference schedule when it welcomes a local foe in UC Riverside to Los Angeles for a Tuesday matinee.,The Bruins (9-3) faced a challenging out-of-conference slate, which included losses to current top 10-ranked opponents Arizona and ...
Skyy Clark's 30 points carry UCLA past Cal Poly
Skyy Clark scored a season-high 30 points and had his season best of six 3-pointers for the third time to help UCLA notch a 108-87 victory over Cal Poly on Friday night in nonconference play at Los Angeles.,Tyler Bilodeau added 24 points and eight rebounds for the Bruins, who scored 65 second-half p...
Hot-shooting UCLA wary of Cal Poly's visit
UCLA aims to follow up its top shooting spree of the season when it faces Cal Poly on Friday night in Los Angeles.,The Bruins buried 14 3-pointers in 26 attempts during Wednesday's 90-77 home victory over Arizona State. Skyy Clark matched his season best of six treys to lead the long-range assault.,...
UCLA's season-high 14 3-pointers overpower Arizona State
Donovan Dent scored 20 points and UCLA continued its mastery of Arizona State with a wire-to-wire 90-77 victory on Wednesday night in nonconference play at Los Angeles.,Skyy Clark added 18 points on a season-high-tying six 3-pointers as the Bruins (8-3) made a season-best 14 treys (in 26 attempts). ...
Arizona State on a high note coming into UCLA matchup
Arizona State looks to ride the momentum of a memorable comeback victory when it battles former Pac-12 conference mate UCLA on Wednesday night at Los Angeles.,The Sun Devils rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to notch an 82-79 victory over Santa Clara on Saturday night in Las Vegas. It matched...
No. 8 Gonzaga's second-half spurts sink No. 25 UCLA
Graham Ike scored 25 points and Braden Huff added 21 to lead No. 8 Gonzaga to an 82-72 victory over No. 25 UCLA on Saturday night in Seattle.,Mario Saint-Supery added 12 points as the Bulldogs (10-1) notched their third straight win. Gonzaga is 5-1 against the Bruins over the past six seasons.,Tyler...
UCLA overcomes sluggish second half to top reeling Oregon
UCLA survived a cold second half of shooting and got 18 points from Eric Dailey Jr., one of five Bruins to score in double figures in their 74-63 win over Oregon on Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles.,UCLA (7-2 overall, 2-0 in Big Ten) almost squandered an 18-point lead, but closed out the game by ho...
UCLA announces Bob Chesney as football coach, cites 'vision of success'
UCLA officially announced James Madison's Bob Chesney as its new head football coach on Saturday.,The announcement came one day after Chesney guided the Dukes to a 31-14 victory over Troy in the Sun Belt championship game.,Chesney, 48, guided James Madison to a 12-1 (8-0 Sun Belt) record this season...
Oregon arrives at matchup with UCLA on 4-game skid
UCLA, looking to get back into the Top 25 rankings after a one-week absence, hosts slumping Oregon on Saturday in Los Angeles in a battle of former Pac-12 basketball rivals.,The Bruins (6-2, 1-0 Big Ten) escaped with an 82-80 win over Washington in both teams' conference opener in Seattle on Wednesd...
Cal Poly hires former UCLA interim coach Tim Skipper
Former UCLA interim coach Tim Skipper is the new head coach of the Cal Poly Mustangs.,The school in San Luis Obispo, Calif., announced the hiring of Skipper on Wednesday.,Skipper, 47, took over the Bruins this season when DeShaun Foster was fired after an 0-3 start. ,UCLA went 3-6 under Skipper with...