National Basketball Association
UCLA 72, Oregon 63
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 14, 2015
Where: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Ken Ditty, # Mike Eggers, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
10006
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UCLA 72, Oregon 63: Norman Powell scored 23 points as the host Bruins defeated the Ducks in Pac-12 play.
Kevon Looney contributed 18 points and 11 rebounds as UCLA (16-10, 8-5) won for the fifth time in six games. The Bruins also avenged an 82-64 loss at Oregon on Jan. 24.
Jalil Abdul-Bassit set career highs of 24 points and seven 3-pointers for the Ducks (18-8, 8-5). Joseph Young had 18 points and six assists and Elgin Cook added 12 points as Oregon had a four-game winning streak halted.
A tip-in by Dwayne Benjamin brought the Ducks within 67-61 with 3:35 remaining, but Oregon went more than 2 1/2 minutes without scoring and UCLA took a nine-point lead on Looney’s basket with 1:40 to play. Dillon Brooks’ basket with 50.9 seconds left made it a seven-point margin, but Isaac Hamilton made two free throws as the Bruins protected the lead.
The Ducks knocked down eight 3-pointers in the first half, but UCLA shot 55.6 percent from the field for a 41-40 lead at the break. Abdul-Bassit’s sixth 3-pointer pulled Oregon within 55-53 with just over 10 minutes left before Powell converted a three-point play and buried a jumper to give the Bruins a seven-point edge with eight minutes to go.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hamilton had seven assists and has 16 over the last two games. … The Ducks were 11-of-27 from 3-point range but just 8-of-14 from the free-throw line. … UCLA possessed a 38-24 rebounding edge.
Top Game Performances
Oregon |
|
UCLA |
Jalil Abdul-Bassit 24 |
Scoring |
Norman Powell 23 |
Joseph Young 6 |
Assists |
Isaac Hamilton 7 |
Dwayne Benjamin 7 |
Rebounds |
Kevon Looney 11 |
Elgin Cook 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Norman Powell 5 |
Elgin Cook 3 |
Steals |
Norman Powell 1 |
Jalil Abdul-Bassit 2 |
Blocks |
Tony Parker 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oregon
|
63 |
39.3 |
11-27 |
8-14 |
15 |
23 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
UCLA
|
72 |
50.0 |
7-16 |
17-21 |
15 |
35 |
5 |
1 |
13 |