Los Angeles – The 25th-ranked UCLA men’s basketball team defeated Long Island University 78-58 on Wednesday night in a nonconference game at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom.
2nd grade Adem Bona He led the Bruins with 20 points, a career-high 11 rebounds, three blocks, and three steals.Bona joins as a new student Aday Mara (14 points), Freshman jean video (12 points) and new students Sebastian Mack (11 points) Double digit.
Mara made 6 of 9 shots from the field and totaled four blocks and four rebounds.
Bidet made 5 of 7 shots and 2 of 2 from the free throw stripe. He finished the game with a team-leading seven assists and just one turnover.
The Bruins shot 55.6 percent from the field, making 30 of 54. UCLA’s streak of making at least one 3-point basket in 792 consecutive games ended Monday night. The Bruins went 0-for-6 from 3-point range, making it UCLA’s first game without a made 3-point shot since February 3, 2000, when they lost to Stanford at Pauley Pavilion.
“We have to take care of basketball,” he said mick cronin, Michael Price Family, UCLA men’s head basketball coach. “We’ve got to get people to take care of the basketball. If we don’t, we’re in trouble. We only took 53 shots. So far, we haven’t taken enough shots. No. It’s because of our incompetence.”
UCLA led Long Island by a 35-17 margin at halftime, extending its advantage to 30 points midway through the second half.
Long Island took an early 5-2 lead just three minutes into the game, before UCLA went on a 10-0 run to take a 12-5 lead with 13:11 to play in the first half. From that point on, the Bruins never trailed in a game again.
The Bruins extended their lead with two quick transition buckets on their next two possessions. Bidet finished the transition on the first possession, and Bona took the ball on the next play and took a coast-to-coast slam. That gave UCLA an 18-7 lead at his end with 11:53 left in the first half.
Lazar Stefanovic He further started the Bruins’ scoring run, sinking a mid-range jumper and getting fouled in the process. He helped give UCLA a 24-14 lead with 5:32 left. The Bruins ended the first half on an 11-3 run and led 35-17 at intermission.
Long Island opened the second half with two quick 3-pointers, then the Bruins responded with a 12-2 run to lead 47-25 at the 14:56 mark.
UCLA extended its lead to 30 points with 11:16 left in the game when Mara found Vide on the post for a bucket, giving UCLA a 57-27 lead. The goal was part of a more than five-minute scoring spree from 14:08 to 8:45 of the second half, during which Vide finished with 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the floor. 2 free throws.
The Bruins would take control of the game from there. Bona grabbed his 11th rebound of the game with 5:01 remaining. Iran Fibreuil A dunk on the next possession in the final minute gave UCLA a 69-47 lead, and the Bruins would go on to win 78-58 on Wednesday.
UCLA will be on the road for the first time this season, competing in the Allstate Maui Invitational in the tournament opener on Monday, Nov. 20 at 8:30 p.m. Pacific Time (6:30 p.m. in Honolulu). Compete against the market with the highest ranking. Monday’s Bruins game at the Stan Sherif Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, will be broadcast on ESPN2.
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