National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UCLA 88, Cal Poly SLO 83
When: 10:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 15, 2015
Where: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Verne Harris, # John Higgings, # Keith Kimble
Attendance: 6595

Sophomore center Thomas Welsh scored 22 points and senior forward Tony Parker recorded a double-double to lead UCLA to an 88-81 victory over visiting Cal Poly on Sunday evening at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif.

Parker had 16 points and 14 rebounds for UCLA (1-1). Junior guard Bryce Alford had 18 points and eight assists.

Senior guard Reese Morgan scored 20 points to lead Cal Poly (0-2). Sophomore forward Luke Meikle scored 16 points and sophomore guard Taylor Sutlive had 14.

Cal Poly trailed 19-15 following a layup by freshman guard Jaylen Snead, but UCLA scored the next six points to take a 25-15 lead. The Bruins outscored the Mustangs 10-4 over the final 4:11 to take a 47-37 lead into the break.

UCLA stretched its lead to 15 early in the second half, but Cal Poly closed the gap with 9-0 and 10-2 runs. The Mustangs tied the game on a 3-pointer by Morgan and took a 69-68 lead on a jumper by Meikle with 6:30 to play, but the Bruins responded with a 13-2 run to regain control.

UCLA shot 50 percent from the field. Cal Poly shot 43 percent. The Mustangs had a huge 44-12 advantage in bench scoring, but they were outscored 32-18 on points in the paint.
Top Game Performances
 
Cal Poly SLO   UCLA
Reese Morgan 20 Scoring Thomas Welsh 22
David Nwaba 6 Assists Bryce Alford 8
Aleks Abrams 6 Rebounds Tony Parker 14
Luke Meikle 4 Free Throws Made Bryce Alford 6
David Nwaba 3 Steals Aaron Holiday 5
N/A Blocks Prince Ali 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cal Poly SLO 83 44.4 13-27 14-23 17 30 0 5 14
UCLA 88 50.0 4-15 20-30 22 41 3 8 11