National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UCLA 89, UC Irvine 60
When: 10:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Where: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Tony Padilla, # Mike Scyphers, # Bill Vinovich
Attendance: 4090
Where: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Tony Padilla, # Mike Scyphers, # Bill Vinovich
Attendance: 4090
UCLA used an 18-3 run midway through the first half to build a comfortable lead and cruised to its fourth straight victory, 89-60 over UC Irvine at the L.A. Sports Arena on Tuesday.
The Bruins (6-5) climbed over .500 for the first time this season and are 4-0 since All-Pac 12 forward Reeves Nelson was booted off the team for insubordination by coach Ben Howland.
Freshman Norman Powell led the balanced UCLA offense with a career-high 19 points as five Bruins scored in double figures. Tyler Lamb had 17 points and Josh Smith and David Wear both had a dozen.
UC Irvine (2-9) lost for the seventh straight time. The Anteaters were led by Chris McNealy with 11 points and Daman Starring with 10. They trailed 42-28 at the half.
Travis Wear returned to the UCLA lineup after missing the past two games with a foot infection. He scored six points and grabbed six rebounds. The Bruins won the battle on the backboards 39-21.
The Bruins have won their past three games by a combined 85 points and led by as much as 34 in the second half.
Top Game Performances
| UC Irvine | UCLA | |
| Chris McNealy 11 | Scoring | Norman Powell 19 |
| Chris McNealy 7 | Assists | Lazeric Jones 6 |
| Daman Starring 5 | Rebounds | David Wear 9 |
| Chris McNealy 5 | Free Throws Made | Joshua Smith 4 |
| Collin Woods 1 | Steals | Tyler Lamb 4 |
| Will Davis II 1 | Blocks | Norman Powell 2 |
Team Stats Summary