Sunday, February 1, 2009

College Basketball Roundup - No. California Pt. 2

UCLA - The Bruins kept their foot on the offensive pedal, defeating Stanford 97-63. UCLA had its highest scoring conference game under coach Ben Howland, as the Bruins shot .631 from inside the arc, and went 11-for-15 from 3-point range. The Cardinal had a tough time breaking through UCLA's air-tight defense, ending the game with a .385 shooting percentage. Darren Collison, Jrue Holiday and Alfred Aboya each had 15 points; Holiday also grabbed 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Michael Roll had 12 points, and Josh Shipp finished with 11. Anthony Goods scored 15 points for Stanford, and was the only Cardinal to score double-figures.

USC - The Trojans won for the fifth time in six games, defeating the Cal Golden Bears 73-62. USC forced 23 fouls and took 29 free-throw attempts, though only making 17. On the other hand, the Trojans committed 14 fouls, and Cal took just 14 free-throws, making 12 of them. DeMar DeRozan led all scorers with 19 points, and Daniel Hackett finished with 14. Taj Gibson and Dwight Lewis each scored 12 points; Gibson also having 13 rebounds. Jamal Boykin led the Bears with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Jordan Wilkes scored 16.

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