UCLA
10-9, 3-3
Oregon State
12-7, 2-5
UCLA Defeats Oregon State, 62-58, at Gill Coliseum
January 23, 2020 | Men's Basketball
CORVALLIS, Ore. โ Junior Chris Smith scored 15 points as the UCLA men's basketball team outlasted Oregon State, 62-58, Thursday evening in Gill Coliseum.
After failing to get to the free-throw line in the first half, the Bruins (10-9, 3-3) made their final nine attempts from the charity stripe and 16 of 21 total in the second half. UCLA led for the final four minutes and 23 seconds of the game.
Freshman Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 14 points and a career-high four steals for the Bruins, who tallied a season-best 13 takeaways as a team. Sophomore Jules Bernard rounded out a trio of UCLA players in double figures, scoring 11.
Tres Tinkle of Oregon State (12-7, 2-5) registered game highs of 17 points and eight rebounds. Ethan Thompson added 14 points.
Neither team led by more than four points in the first half, as Zach Reichle carried Oregon State with 10 points. He finished with 12. The Beavers made just 6 of 19 shots from the field (31.6 percent) during that time, while the Bruins converted 12 of 26 (46.2 percent). Oregon State nearly made up the difference at the free-throw line, making 8 of its 10 attempts. The Bruins held a 27-24 lead at the break.
UCLA accounted for 10 of the first 12 points scored in the second half increase its lead to a game-high 13 points with 15:04 to go. The Beavers answered, however, outscoring the Bruins by an 18-4 margin to take their first lead of the stanza with 7:20 remaining. Trailing 46-45 with 4:23 left, Smith scored on a goaltending call and earned a three-point play to give UCLA a lead it would not surrender.
A Tyger Campbell runner in the lane with 1:11 to go marked the Bruins' only field goal of the final 4:23, as they scored 13 of their final 15 points from the free-throw line.
UCLA will conclude its Pac-12 road trip Sunday, when it visits Matthew Knight Arena to face No. 12 Oregon. The game will be nationally-televised by FOX, beginning at 2 p.m., PT.
