National Basketball Association
UCLA 92, Chaminade 60
When: 9:30 PM ET, Monday, November 21, 2011
Where: Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Hawaii
Officials:
# Pat Evans, # Mike Sanzere, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
2400
By SportsDirect Inc.
Erratic forward Reeves Nelson scored only one point in his return to the UCLA lineup but the Bruins went on a shooting spree in the second half to hammer Chaminade 92-60 in the Maui Invitational on Monday.
Nelson returned to the team after a one-game suspension for disciplinary reasons but was benched for the first half of the game for missing the team plane to Hawaii. He entered the game with UCLA holding a 48-43 lead with 16 minutes to play and the Bruins immediately responded with a lengthy run to win their first game of the season.
UCLA, which started the season 0-2 for the first time since the 2002 season, got double-figures from five different players in the game. Lazeric Jones led the way with 19 points and Jerime Anderson had 18.
Giant-killer Chaminade (3-1) trailed only 40-38 at the half but shot poorly throughout the second half and had no answers for UCLA’s interior game. The Silverswords, who are 6-74 all-time in the tournament but did post a memorable win in 1982 when it beat No. 1 ranked Virginia featuring Ralph Sampson, were led by Lee Bailey with 16 points.
UCLA will meet Kansas in Tuesday's semfinals while Chaminade will meet Georgetown in the losers' bracket.
Top Game Performances
UCLA |
|
Chaminade |
Jerime Anderson 20 |
Scoring |
|
Lazeric Jones 7 |
Assists |
|
Joshua Smith 8 |
Rebounds |
0 |
Travis Wear 7 |
Free Throws Made |
|
Jerime Anderson 1 |
Steals |
|
Joshua Smith 4 |
Blocks |
|
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
UCLA
|
92 |
51.6 |
9-25 |
17-22 |
19 |
49 |
12 |
6 |
17 |
Chaminade |
60 |
29.8 |
4-18 |
22-28 |
6 |
23 |
1 |
7 |
14 |