National Basketball Association
Oregon 86, UCLA 72
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 23, 2016
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials:
# Frank Harvey, # Rick Randall, # Mike Schypers
Attendance:
10525
By The Sports Xchange
EUGENE, Ore. -- Sophomore forward Dillon Brooks scored 25 points to lead Oregon to a 86-72 win over UCLA on Saturday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena.
Senior forward Chris Boucher added 18 points and forward Elgin Cook had 17 points as the Ducks (16-4) improved to 5-2 in the Pac-12.
Freshman guard Aaron Holiday scored 19 points to lead the Bruins (12-8, 3-4).
Oregon led by 10 points at halftime, but UCLA scored on its first five possessions of the second half to get within 45-41 on back-to-back baskets by Holiday. Brooks followed with a three-point play and a 3-pointer before Cook scored to put the Ducks back up 53-41.
UCLA scored seven straight points and got within 53-48 on two free throws by Holiday. The Bruins trailed 56-53 after guard Isaac Hamilton hit a 3-pointer, but Boucher followed with two free throws before guard Tyler Dorsey made a 3-pointer and forward Jordan Bell scored inside to put the Ducks up 63-53.
UCLA answered with two free throws from Holiday before Hamilton hit another 3-pointer to get the Bruins within 63-58. Cook followed with back-to-back baskets to put the Ducks ahead 67-58.
After forward Thomas Welsh scored for UCLA, Brooks made a 3-pointer and Bell scored to push Oregon's lead to 72-60.
UCLA led 9-5 early after forward Tony Parker scored on back-to-back possessions, but Oregon followed with nine straight points.
Brooks scored five consecutive points and Cook added a dunk before forward Dwayne Benjamin drove for a layup that put the Ducks ahead 14-9.
UCLA followed with a 7-2 run to tie the score at 16 on a jumper by forward Gyorgy Goloman before the Ducks scored eight straight points. Brooks hit a jumper and a 3-pointer before Dorsey made a 3-pointer to put Oregon ahead 24-16.
Forward Jonah Bolden made back-to-back baskets to get the Bruins within 26-20 before Brooks scored and Cook added a free throw to put the Ducks up 29-20.
Oregon stretched the lead to 34-23 on a 3-pointer by Cook and made it 41-29 when guard Casey Benson hit a 3-pointer before UCLA guard Bryce Alford made two free throws to get the Bruins within 41-31 at halftime.
Top Game Performances
UCLA |
|
Oregon |
Aaron Holiday 19 |
Scoring |
Dillon Brooks 25 |
Bryce Alford 6 |
Assists |
Elgin Cook 6 |
Thomas Welsh 8 |
Rebounds |
Chris Boucher 10 |
Aaron Holiday 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Elgin Cook 4 |
N/A |
Steals |
Jordan Bell 1 |
Jonah Bolden 1 |
Blocks |
Chris Boucher 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
UCLA
|
72 |
43.5 |
7-14 |
11-15 |
16 |
30 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
Oregon
|
86 |
48.6 |
10-28 |
8-13 |
17 |
40 |
7 |
3 |
7 |