POSTGAME NOTES
UCLA 74, Washington 53
Dec. 31 2017 (Pauley Pavilion)
TEAM NOTES
UCLA has opened its Pac-12 schedule with back-to-back victories for the first time since 2012-13. The Bruins’ 2012-13 team won its first five Pac-12 games before losing at home to Oregon (Jan. 19, 2013).
The Bruins have shot 78.6 percent (81-of-103) at the free throw line over the past four games (all wins). Through UCLA’s first 10 games, the Bruins made 67.1 percent (163-of-243) of their free throw attempts.
The Bruins outscored Washington in the second half, 46-17, on Sunday evening to record a 74-53 victory. UCLA trailed the Huskies, 43-29, with 17:11 to play. From that point, UCLA outscored Washington by a 45-10 margin. In fact, UCLA closed the game on a 26-1 scoring run. The Bruins trailed 52-48 with 8:04 to play and did not allow a UW field goal the rest of the way.
UCLA improved its record to 3-2 this season when trailing at halftime. The Bruins trailed Washington at halftime on Sunday evening, 36-28. Previous victories (when down at the break) included games against Wisconsin (UCLA trailed at the half, 38-31) and South Dakota (UCLA trailed at halftime, 36-33).
UCLA’s 14-point deficit on Sunday night marked the largest of which the Bruins overcame this season. Previously, UCLA had trailed Wisconsin by 12 points on Nov. 21 (in Kansas City, Mo.) before winning that contest, 72-70. In addition, Sunday’s 14-point hole marked the largest deficit UCLA overcame since climbing back from 19 points down to Oregon in a home victory last season (UCLA trailed by 19 in the first half before winning the game, 82-79) on Feb. 9, 2017.
UCLA limited Washington to 7.4 percent shooting (2-for-27) from three-point range on Sunday. That marked the lowest three-point field goal percentage by any UCLA team since Jan. 5, 2013, when Stanford went 0-for-13 from three-point range in UCLA’s 68-60 home victory.
Washington’s 25 missed three-pointers (2-for-27) marked the highest number of missed three-pointers by a UCLA opponent since Oklahoma shot 10-for-38 from downtown in a Sooners’ victory over the Bruins in the Bahamas on Nov. 26, 2014 (Oklahoma won that game, 75-65).
UCLA held Washington to 27.9 percent shooting overall (19-of-68) on Sunday evening, the lowest field goal percentage in a game by any UCLA opponent since Dec. 3, 2014, when Cal State Fullerton shot 24.1 percent (13-of-54) in Pauley Pavilion.
UCLA will return to action at Stanford on Thursday evening (7 pm, TV: FS1), seeking to extend its win streak to a season-best five games. UCLA has previously recorded win streaks of four and three games, this season. The Bruins have gone 143-93 all-time against Stanford. UCLA did not play at Stanford last season, winning the sole meeting in Pauley Pavilion (89-75 on Jan. 8, 2017).
UCLA has won 19 of its last 24 games against Stanford. The Bruins have posted a 5-2 record versus Stanford in four previous seasons under head coach Steve Alford. UCLA has gone 2-2 in its last four games at Maples Pavilion. In the most recent UCLA-Stanford meeting at Maples Pavilion, Stanford secured a 79-70 victory (Feb. 27, 2016).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Aaron Holiday leads the Bruins in scoring (18.4 ppg) and has averaged a team-best 20.4 points per game through the Bruins’ four-game win streak (victories over South Dakota, No. 7 Kentucky, Washington State and Washington). Holiday has also averaged 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in that four-game span.
Aaron Holiday registered career highs of 33 points and 11 rebounds on Friday evening in the Bruins’ 96-82 win over Washington State. He became UCLA’s first player to record at least 33 points and 11 rebounds in the same game since Feb. 26, 1995, when Ed O’Bannon tallied 37 points and 13 rebounds in a home victory against Duke (100-77).
Aaron Holiday and Thomas Welsh both crossed UCLA’s 1,000-career point marker in the team’s win against Washington State last Friday. Holiday had entered that game 17 points shy of 1,000, while Welsh needed 11 more points. Holiday surpassed the 1,000 career point mark before halftime, totaling 23 first-half points en route to his 33-point performance.
Thomas Welsh moved into the No. 10 spot on UCLA’s all-time rebounds list on Sunday evening. Welsh finished with a team-leading 12 rebounds, pushing his career total to 831 rebounds. Bill Walton is UCLA’s all-time rebounding leader (1370) and is followed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1367).
Aaron Holiday stands 18 three-pointers away from breaking into UCLA’s career top-10 list for made threes. Billy Knight ranks No. 10 on that list (137). Holiday has averaged 1.93 made three-pointers through 14 games this season, shooting 36.0 percent from downtown (27-of-75).
Aaron Holiday has scored in double figures in 13 of UCLA’s 14 games. The junior guard from Chatsworth, Calif., has scored at least 20 points in five games and registered a career-high 33 points versus Washington State last Friday.
Kris Wilkes, a 6-foot-8 freshman from Indianapolis, has averaged 18.3 points per game through the Bruins’ last three contests (wins against No. 7 Kentucky, Washington State and Washington). During that three-game span, Wilkes has shot 46 percent from the field (17-for-37) and has gone 15-for-19 from the free throw line (78.9 percent).
UCLA 74, Washington 53
Dec. 31 2017 (Pauley Pavilion)
TEAM NOTES
UCLA has opened its Pac-12 schedule with back-to-back victories for the first time since 2012-13. The Bruins’ 2012-13 team won its first five Pac-12 games before losing at home to Oregon (Jan. 19, 2013).
The Bruins have shot 78.6 percent (81-of-103) at the free throw line over the past four games (all wins). Through UCLA’s first 10 games, the Bruins made 67.1 percent (163-of-243) of their free throw attempts.
The Bruins outscored Washington in the second half, 46-17, on Sunday evening to record a 74-53 victory. UCLA trailed the Huskies, 43-29, with 17:11 to play. From that point, UCLA outscored Washington by a 45-10 margin. In fact, UCLA closed the game on a 26-1 scoring run. The Bruins trailed 52-48 with 8:04 to play and did not allow a UW field goal the rest of the way.
UCLA improved its record to 3-2 this season when trailing at halftime. The Bruins trailed Washington at halftime on Sunday evening, 36-28. Previous victories (when down at the break) included games against Wisconsin (UCLA trailed at the half, 38-31) and South Dakota (UCLA trailed at halftime, 36-33).
UCLA’s 14-point deficit on Sunday night marked the largest of which the Bruins overcame this season. Previously, UCLA had trailed Wisconsin by 12 points on Nov. 21 (in Kansas City, Mo.) before winning that contest, 72-70. In addition, Sunday’s 14-point hole marked the largest deficit UCLA overcame since climbing back from 19 points down to Oregon in a home victory last season (UCLA trailed by 19 in the first half before winning the game, 82-79) on Feb. 9, 2017.
UCLA limited Washington to 7.4 percent shooting (2-for-27) from three-point range on Sunday. That marked the lowest three-point field goal percentage by any UCLA team since Jan. 5, 2013, when Stanford went 0-for-13 from three-point range in UCLA’s 68-60 home victory.
Washington’s 25 missed three-pointers (2-for-27) marked the highest number of missed three-pointers by a UCLA opponent since Oklahoma shot 10-for-38 from downtown in a Sooners’ victory over the Bruins in the Bahamas on Nov. 26, 2014 (Oklahoma won that game, 75-65).
UCLA held Washington to 27.9 percent shooting overall (19-of-68) on Sunday evening, the lowest field goal percentage in a game by any UCLA opponent since Dec. 3, 2014, when Cal State Fullerton shot 24.1 percent (13-of-54) in Pauley Pavilion.
UCLA will return to action at Stanford on Thursday evening (7 pm, TV: FS1), seeking to extend its win streak to a season-best five games. UCLA has previously recorded win streaks of four and three games, this season. The Bruins have gone 143-93 all-time against Stanford. UCLA did not play at Stanford last season, winning the sole meeting in Pauley Pavilion (89-75 on Jan. 8, 2017).
UCLA has won 19 of its last 24 games against Stanford. The Bruins have posted a 5-2 record versus Stanford in four previous seasons under head coach Steve Alford. UCLA has gone 2-2 in its last four games at Maples Pavilion. In the most recent UCLA-Stanford meeting at Maples Pavilion, Stanford secured a 79-70 victory (Feb. 27, 2016).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Aaron Holiday leads the Bruins in scoring (18.4 ppg) and has averaged a team-best 20.4 points per game through the Bruins’ four-game win streak (victories over South Dakota, No. 7 Kentucky, Washington State and Washington). Holiday has also averaged 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in that four-game span.
Aaron Holiday registered career highs of 33 points and 11 rebounds on Friday evening in the Bruins’ 96-82 win over Washington State. He became UCLA’s first player to record at least 33 points and 11 rebounds in the same game since Feb. 26, 1995, when Ed O’Bannon tallied 37 points and 13 rebounds in a home victory against Duke (100-77).
Aaron Holiday and Thomas Welsh both crossed UCLA’s 1,000-career point marker in the team’s win against Washington State last Friday. Holiday had entered that game 17 points shy of 1,000, while Welsh needed 11 more points. Holiday surpassed the 1,000 career point mark before halftime, totaling 23 first-half points en route to his 33-point performance.
Thomas Welsh moved into the No. 10 spot on UCLA’s all-time rebounds list on Sunday evening. Welsh finished with a team-leading 12 rebounds, pushing his career total to 831 rebounds. Bill Walton is UCLA’s all-time rebounding leader (1370) and is followed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1367).
Aaron Holiday stands 18 three-pointers away from breaking into UCLA’s career top-10 list for made threes. Billy Knight ranks No. 10 on that list (137). Holiday has averaged 1.93 made three-pointers through 14 games this season, shooting 36.0 percent from downtown (27-of-75).
Aaron Holiday has scored in double figures in 13 of UCLA’s 14 games. The junior guard from Chatsworth, Calif., has scored at least 20 points in five games and registered a career-high 33 points versus Washington State last Friday.
Kris Wilkes, a 6-foot-8 freshman from Indianapolis, has averaged 18.3 points per game through the Bruins’ last three contests (wins against No. 7 Kentucky, Washington State and Washington). During that three-game span, Wilkes has shot 46 percent from the field (17-for-37) and has gone 15-for-19 from the free throw line (78.9 percent).