Wednesday, February 6
Los Angeles, CA
6:00 PM
UCLA
12-11, 5-5
73
vs
84
Colorado
13-9, 4-6
1
2
F
Colorado
38
46
84
UCLA
37
36
73
Moses Brown (photo by Scott Chandler)
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Colorado Downs UCLA Men's Basketball, 84-73
February 06, 2019 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES โย Moses Brownย recorded 17 points, eight rebound and four blocks as the UCLA men's basketball team lost to Colorad, 84-73, on Wednesday evening in a Pac-12 game in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom.
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Colorado's Shane Gatling totaled 28 points, connecting on 7 of 9 attempts from 3-point distance, leading the Buffaloes (13-9, 4-6) on Wednesday. Gatling made each of his first six 3-pointers, finishing the game with five assists, four rebounds and three steals.
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UCLA trailed by as many as 13 points midway through the first half (18-5) before reducing Colorado's lead to just one points, at 38-37, by halftime.
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Chris Smith scored 14 points off the bench for UCLA (12-11, 5-5), while Jaylen Hands had 13 points and Jules Bernard had 10 points.
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"I'm just, like anyone in the room, I'm a competitor," Bruins' interim head coach Murry Bartow said. "And when you've got a game at home, you need to figure out a way to line up and win it. In the end, we just didn't get it done. That's what my frustration is. I love these guys, I love coaching these guys. They're great guys."
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UCLA's reserves totaled 31 of the team's 73 points. Smith finished with career highs in field goals made (7) and shots attempted (12).
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Gatling's 28-point effort helped Colorado finish the game having shot 54.2% from 3-point distance (13 of 24). The Buffaloes opened the game with a red-hot start, knocking down 4 of 5 shots from 3-point range to lead, 18-5. D'Shawn Schwartz and Gatling combined for 16 of Colorado's first 20 points.
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UCLA used an 11-2 scoring run midway through the opening half, trimming Colorado's lead to just 38-37 at halftime. Hands led the way for the Bruins with eight points in the first half. His 3-point basket with 44 seconds to play in the opening half pulled UCLA to within one point.
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Cody Riley's jump shot with 16:31 to play in the second half gave UCLA its first lead of the game, at 45-43. That basket was quickly answered by a 3-pointer from Gatling. Colorado stretched its lead to 52-47 after another 3-pointer from Gatling, this time with 14:28 to play. The Buffaloes led UCLA 58-51 with 11:18 to play, before the Bruins reduced their deficit to one points โ at 60-59 โ on a jump shot by Hands with 8:17 remaining.
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From that point in the second half, Colorado outscored UCLA 18-6 over the next seven minutes to comfortably build a double-digit cushion.
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The Bruins will return to action at home against Utah (12-10, 6-4) on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Bruins' game will be nationally televised on FOX at 2 p.m. (PT), in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom.
Team Stats
COLO
UCLA
FG%
.538
.463
3FG%
.542
.286
FT%
.938
.625
RB
29
32
TO
14
12
STL
7
9
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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