UCLA's hot shooting too much for Oregon
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UCLA put together two strong halves and avoided the kind of collapse that cost the fifth-ranked Bruins in their previous game.
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UCLA added another one to its crowded trophy case. The fifth-ranked Bruins took control early with tenacious defense and hot shooting and beat No. 19 Georgia Tech 88-73 on Wednesday night in the championship game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
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The last time the rest of the country looked in on UCLA, the Bruins played their way into the national championship game with defense. They needed a big dose of it Saturday.
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Oregon's defense didn't get a chance to test itself against one of the premier scorers in the nation, but the way the 22nd-ranked Ducks played on offense, it's hard to imagine it would have made much of a difference.
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Arizona's Marcus Williams is making a habit of big games against Oregon State. The sophomore forward had 23 points and No. 24 Arizona beat the Beavers 72-66 on Thursday night.
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WILMINGTON - Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of the Bruins' season-worst six-game skid is that their play has been the opposite of how they performed before the stumble.
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Southern California's two freshmen were better than UCLA's one. Davon Jefferson scored 25 points and O.J. Mayo added 16 as the Trojans upset the fourth-ranked Bruins 72-63 on Saturday, ending UCLA's nine-game winning streak.
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Courtney Paris had 24 points and 17 rebounds and Leah Rush scored 15 points Tuesday night as No. 3 Oklahoma beat No. 21 UCLA 77-68.
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BRIDGEWATER - The inexperience was obvious. Through nearly three quarters on a very hot afternoon, Marshfield and Bridgewater-Raynham struggled on offense.
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PASADENA - Progress is gauged differently around college football, and in the case of UCLA, it goes something like this: At no time during a season-opening loss to Oklahoma State yesterday did the Bruins call for a pass and run a reverse.
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Darren Collison scored all of his 18 points in the decisive second half and freshman Kevin Love added 16 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 5 UCLA to a rugged 67-59 victory over reeling No. 17 Washington State on Thursday night.
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Drew Olson gets a fresh start for UCLA. Donovan Woods gets a first start for Oklahoma State.
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Swirling winds and 252 yards of a confounding downhill shot created quite a backup at Brae Burn Country Club's par-3 17th hole yesterday, player after player having to pursue shots that were blown off line. But when he got to the tee, Ron Philo Jr. wasn't about to complain about the delay.
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Darren Collison scored 20 points and No. 8 UCLA trounced Idaho State 89-49 Saturday, the first time in three games the Bruins didn't have to rally to win.
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Jon Brockman and Spencer Hawes combined for 33 points and 28 rebounds and led Washington to its biggest win of the season, a 61-51 upset of No. 2 UCLA on Saturday. The Huskies (18-12, 8-10 Pac-10), physically matched the Bruins' grind-it-out style. UCLA (26-4, 15-3), already the Pac-10 champions, saw its five-game winning streak end.
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Darren Collison scored 17 points and added a career-high 15 assists as No. 5 UCLA defeated No. 19 Arizona 81-66 on Saturday afternoon. The victory kept the Bruins (23-3, 12-2 Pac-10) in first place in the Pac-10, one game ahead of Washington State.
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Salim Stoudamire capped a 24-point second half with a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left to give No. 17 Arizona a 76-73 victory over UCLA on Saturday, snapping the Bruins' four-game Pac-10 winning streak.