Bruins Endure Desert Sweep

The UCLA men's basketball team fell to Arizona 84-72, and were swept out of the state of Arizona for the first time since 2005. The Wildcats' victory helped them sweep Los Angeles, as two days ago they defeated USC. Arizona shot 50% from the field and scored 49 points in the first half. The Bruins could not overcome their disastrous first-half, committing 14 turnovers. UCLA took had only 7 free-throw attempts, while Arizona had 30 opportunities at the charity stripe. Darren Collison scored 26 points to lead UCLA, and Josh Shipp was the only other Bruin to score in double-figures with 18 points. Nic Wise led the Wildcats with 26 points, and Jordan Hill had 22 points and 13 rebounds. Chase Budinger followed with 17 points.

College Basketball Roundup - Arizona Pt. 3

UCLA - The Bruins fell to Arizona State 74-67, dropping UCLA out of first place in the Pac-10. The Sun Devils shot 50% from the field, and swept the Bruins in the season series. UCLA could not engineer a successful comeback after turning a 12 point first-half deficit into a 56-53 lead with 9:07 to play. The Bruins did not score in the last 2:37 of the game. Josh Shipp scored 16 points, and both Michael Roll and Darren Collison had 15 points. James Harden and Derek Glasser both led ASU with 15 points.

USC - The Trojans were defeated by Arizona 83-76, their 5th conference loss of the season. USC nearly pushed past an 18 point deficit after halftime when they had a 74-70 lead with 3:35 left in the game, but gave up an 11-2 run at the end. Dwight Lewis scored 21 points, including a career-high 6 three-pointers. DeMar DeRozan and Daniel Hackett each had 20 points. Nic Wise scored 27 points for the Wildcats, and Chase Budinger added 25.

College Basketball Roundup: Arizona Part-2

UCLA - The Bruins were upset by Arizona State in overtime, losing 61-58 to the Sun Devils. UCLA only had just one basket in the final 13:14, and that was in the OT. Darren Collison had a chance to get the win with the last possession of regulation, but his shot hit off the rim. Josh Shipp led UCLA with 16 points, and Collison had 14. James Harden scored 24 points to lead the Sun Devils.

USC - The Trojans slipped by Arizona with some crafty fouls, winning 65-64. The most important was when Jamelle Horn pushed Daniel Hackett out of bounds with less than three seconds. Hackett hit the first free-throw to clinch the victory. Dwight Lewis led USC with 21 points, and Taj Gibson had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Chase Budinger led the Wildcats with 19 points, and Jordan Hill added 14.

College Basketball Roundup

UCLA - The Bruins defeated Arizona 83-60, their first home win against a Pac-10 opponent. UCLA shot 59.6% from the field, and the Bruins' 8th straight win against the Wildcats. Alfred Aboya had his first career double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Josh Shipp scored 13 points, and Nikola Dragovic had a career-high 15. Jordan Hill's 22 points went in vain for Arizona.

USC - The Trojans defeated Arizona State 61-49, overcoming a 7-point first half deficit. USC scored only 19 points in the first half to go with 9 turnovers and 7-for-24 shooting. Dwight Lewis helped the Trojans with 18 points, and DeMar DeRozan led USC with a career-best 22 points to go with 8 rebounds. Taj Gibson had 11 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Rihards Kuksiks led the Sun Devils with 16 points.