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  1. Career Game #341 2010 NCAA Tournament 2nd Round Mar 17, 2010: (16) Boston (15-19, 5-11) vs (1) #4 UCLA (27-5, 15-3) Scouting Report Offense:Defense:Key Players: Jr PF Shawn Stephens 15.6 ppg, 6.2 rpgNotes: BOS played good defense during the AEC tournament, giving up just 57 opp ppg. Stephens is slightly injured, but he'll playHow they got here Automatic selection (Champs, America East tournament)(1st Rd) Def North Dakota St, 77-75 (BOS bench 35 pts) 1st Half BOS staying dangerously close to us, and we could end up on the wrong end of a monumental upset. BOS has successfully slowed down the game, and their deliberate offense has produced plenty of outside shots for them. We need to do a better job in contesting their shots Halftime: Up 39-34 Key stat(s) 3PT: UCLA 5-9, BOS 6-12TOs: UCLA 5, BOS 12Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 11 ptsBOS: PF Shawn Stephens 7 pts, 3 rebs 2nd Half Starting to apply the handcuffs on BOS; they have shot just 3-9 FG and committed 8 turnovers in the 2nd half so far11:03, Up 53-40 BOS is not yet done, as our offense has become quiet as well5:15, Up 58-49 SG Jim McFadden scored 4 pts to kick start a small 7-0 run, but that was enough to give us a 16 pt lead with 3 mins left. We slowed down, and just wilted the clock away Final Score: Boston - 49, UCLA - 65 Box Scores McFadden 22, 3, 0, 2 stls, 2 3s (*)Milton 10, 2, 1, 2 3sBlevins 10, 1, 2, 4 stlsBrunson 7, 1, 2, 3 tosDixon 5, 2, 6, 3 tosCleveland 5, 1, 3Condill 3, 4, 0McAfee 3, 3, 1Shehan 0, 4, 2Davenport 0, 0, 1 Team Stats FG: 47-42% Rebs: -8 TOs: -15 Pts in paint: +28 2nd chance: -5 Fast break: +8 Post game observations (+): Great 2nd half defense, limiting BOS to just 6 made FGs. BOS with a total of 25 turnovers
  2. 2010 Selection Show Rank: #6, RPI: #2 We're in the West Regionals (San Jose). 1st Round Matchup: (1) UCLA vs (16) Boston or (16) North Dakota StTeams in the West Regionals (1) #6 UCLA(2) #11 Arkasnas(3) #21 Pittsburgh(4) #13 Xavier(5) #22 New Mexico(6) Washington(7) Indiana(8) Pepperdine(9) Santa CLara(10) Minnesota(11) Temple(12) Louisiana Tech(13) Cal St Bakersfield(14) New Orleans(15) Valparaiso(16) Boston or North Dakota StOther Ranked Teams East (1) #3 Duke(2) #7 St John's(3) #9 Kentucky(4) #23 Kansas(5) #14 Houston(6) #20 IowaMidwest (1) #2 Syracuse, defending champs(2) #5 Villanova(3) #12 Stanford(4) #19 Purdue(5) #10 Toledo(6) #25 MarshallSouth (1) #4 LSU(2) #17 Wake Forest(3) #16 Georgetown(4) #24 Virginia(5) #15 Southern IllinoisOn Probation #1 UNLV #8 Memphis #18 Georgia Tech Pac 12 Teams in postseason tournaments NCAA: (1) UCLA, (3) Stanford, (6) Arizona St, (6) Washington, (9) OregonNIT: (1) Arizona
  3. Career Game #340 Pac 12 tournament Semifinals Mar 11, 2010: (3) Arizona St (22-6, 15-3) vs (2) #4 UCLA (27-4, 15-3) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, flexDefense: 1-3-1, presses on occasionKey Players: Jr SF Adam Settles 15.2 ppgNotes: Split season series; we turned the ball over a lot on the game we lost. Settles scored 27 pts in each of their last 2 games 1st Half Early turnovers problems for us, and that's what it took for AZST to establish a 13 pt lead. We cut our deficit down to 2, but our defense not able to make enough stops at the latter part of the 1st half Halftime: Down 30-38 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 43%, AZST 52%TOs: UCLA 9, AZST 6Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 10 pts, 3 rebsAZST: SF Adam Settles 14 pts 2nd Half We can't make any breakthrough, both on offense and defense 9:48, Down 40-54 We cut it down to 7 with less than 3 mins remaining. But we could only score 1 more FG the rest of the game. AZST got our number this season Final Score: Arizona St - 70, UCLA - 61 Box Scores McFadden 17, 6, 2, 3 stls, 2 3sCleveland 9, 1, 1Brunson 8, 2, 2Dixon 7, 1, 5, 3 tosBlevins 6, 5, 0 Shehan 4, 4, 1, 3 tosMilton 4, 3, 2Irvin 4, 0, 0Condill 2, 7, 3McAfee 0, 5, 1Davenport 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 38-50% Rebs: +4 TOs: -4 Pts in paint: +2 2nd chance: +6 Fast break: Even Post game observations (-): Won most aspects of the game; we just didn't shoot well. We need consistent 2nd or 3rd soring options behind SG Jim McFadden Pac 12 Tournament Finals #14 Stanford def Arizona St
  4. Career Game #339 Pac 12 tournament Mar 10, 2010: (7) USC (13-17, 8-10) vs (2) #4 UCLA (26-4, 15-3) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Sr SF Michael Holmes 15.3 ppgNotes: 2-0 against SCAL this season; we averaged 79 ppg in those games 1st Half Early foul trouble for SCAL, which we capitalized by going to the line a number of times. But SCAL shot the ball from the field, and they are still within striking distance Halftime: Up 47-35 Key stat(s) FT: UCLA 9-13, SCAL 2-4TOs: UCLA 2, SCAL 9Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 15 pts, 4 rebs 2nd Half We started to pull away, as SCAL's turnovers continue to pile up 11:53, Up 65-45 It's been a while that we did this good on the offensive side, esp our 3PT shooting Final Score: USC - 65, UCLA - 90 Box Scores McFadden 39, 5, 1, 8 3s (*)Cleveland 10, 0, 2, 2 3sCondill 8, 2, 0McAfee 6, 7, 0Shehan 6, 6, 0Milton 6, 5, 2Blevins 5, 3, 1Brunson 5, 0, 4Dixon 3, 2, 8Roberts 2, 3, 0Davenport 0, 0, 0Williams 0, 0, 0Irvin 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 48-49% Rebs: +2 TOs: -13 Pts in paint: -4 2nd chance: +8 Fast break: +1 Post game observations (+): Breaking out of our shooting slump, esp SG Jim McFadden; shot 12-24 3PT (50%)
  5. Norton update SG Jim McFadden is #6 in th elist of Norton finalists, assuring him of All-American honors
  6. Career Game #338 Feb 23, 2010: Oregon St (8-18, 3-14) @ #5 UCLA (25-4, 14-3) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: So SG Stephan Horton 8.6 ppgNotes: Their leading scorer, SG Darcel Nelson (15.2 ppg) is injured. 1st Half On paper, this should be easy work for us. But our performance have not been noteworthy as of late. ORST led by as many as 10 in the early goings. Our offense remains flat, and took us a while to get back on track Halftime: Tied at 29 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 42%, ORST 38%Fast break: UCLA 4, ORST 12Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 18 pts 2nd Half Another poor start. We trailed by as many as 8 earlier 11:23, Down 41-46 We are now showing some urgency on defense. ORST already in the penalty, but we need to knock down down our FTs; we missed 6 already 6:33, Down 50-52 SG Jim McFadden fouled out. ORST just scored 2 FTs to break the deadlock. Timeout 2:19, Down 56-58 We threw the ball away. Another foul on us. 2 more FTs for ORST. Down 4. We went to the line, but could only manage a split. Down 3. ORST missed. Timeout 1:17, Down 57-60 We missed a 3, but got the ball back and C Mel McAfee scored on a put back. Down 1. Plenty of time left, as long as we can get a stop. ORST missed. Timeout 0:39, Down 59-60 PF Justin Blevins goes inside. Got blocked. I was complaining for a foul. Ball out of bounds in favor of ORST. We gave up a foul, when the pass went to ORST's C Josh Hall, who is 3-5 FT today. 1-and-1 for Hall. But Hall makes both. Damn. Timeout 0:22, Down 59-62 SG Tre Cleveland fires up a 3. Missed. But PF Justin Blevins was there for the put back. Down 1. We gave up a quick foul. ORST's SG Stephan Horton goes to the line for a 1-and-1. Makes both. Down 3. We have no timeouts left. 0:09 to go. ORST presses. PG Emeka Dixon has to hurry up. Dixon shoots a 3. BANG, at the buzzer! That is Dixon's 1st FG of the game! We go to OT End of Regulation: Tied at 64 2nd Half Got down by 4 early. Drive by SF Jordan Milton gets us to within 2. Turnover by ORST. PG Jon Brunson missed on a jumper. We forced ORST to a bad shot. We get another chance. We go inside. PF Justin Blevins got blocked. C Mel McAfee recovers. Blocked also. Where's the foul ref? ORST finally recovers the ball. Traveling on ORST. I used my only remaining timeout 1:45, Down 66-68 SF Jordan Milton gets closer. Missed. Out of bounds. Our ball. We get another chance. Milton tries again, drives, and this time he scores! 1:25, Tied at 68 Ball stolen by C Mel McAfee. SG Tre Cleveland fakes a 3, drives, and scores! Smart play by Cleveland. Timeout ORST 0:57, Up 70-68 Foul called. We didn't need that. ORST splits. Up 1. We grab the rebound. 0:49 left. This time its PG Emeka Dixon who attacks the lane. Missed. Timeout ORST 0:33, Up 70-69 We just need 1 stop. ORST missed! We get the defensive board. We were able to give it to PG Emeka Dixon. ORST's foul came a bit late. Dixon to the line. No problems for Dixon making 2 FTs. Timeout ORST 0:05, Up 72-69 We press. ORST puts up a wild 3. Missed. It was more of a relief rather than satisfaction on my part. We escape what could have been a shocking home loss. Final Score: Oregon St - 69, UCLA - 72 Box Scores McFadden 21, 3, 0, 4 tos, 2 3s (*)Blevins 15, 6, 0Brunson 8, 0, 3McAfee 7, 3, 1, 4 tosMilton 6, 5, 1Cleveland 6, 3, 3, 2 stlsDixon 5, 3, 2Shehan 2, 3, 0Condill 2, 3, 0Irvin 0, 2, 0Roberts 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 41-43% Rebs: -7 TOs: -10 Pts in paint: +4 2nd chance: -1 Fast break: -1 Post game observations (+): For the most part of the game, it seems like only SG Jim McFadden was putting in enough effort. When McFadden fouled out towards the end of regulation, the rest of the team took it upon themselves to make up for their poor performance, and salvaged this win Pac 12 Final StandingsStanford, 17-1 (W13) UCLA, 15-3 (W4) Arizona St, 15-3 (W2) Oregon, 12-6 (W3) Washington, 10-8 (L1) Arizona, 9-9 (W1) USC, 8-10 (L1) Washington St, 6-12 (L5) California, 6-12 (W1) Colorado, 5-13 (L2) Oregon St, 3-15 (L4) Utah, 2-16 (L7)
  7. Career Game #337 Feb 20, 2010: Utah (4-22, 2-14) @ #5 UCLA (24-4, 13-3) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffleDefense: m2m, presses most of the gameKey Players: So SF Michael Daniels 9.5 ppgNotes: UTAH ranks last in the conference in almost all offensive categories. We won our previous meeting, 72-46 1st Half UTAH made 5 of its 1st 6 shots; hey shot 5-24 FG after that. We're also not not shooting well in this game, esp from the outside Halftime: Up 25-23 Key stat(s) Paint: UCLA 16, UTAH 8Key Players UCLA: PG Emeka Dixon 9 pts 2nd Half Both teams still struggling to make shots, combining for 4-30 3PT 9:51, Up 40-34 We made a small run, forcing UTAH to call a timeout. It may not seem much, but it can be considered a luxury already 4:19, Up 50-39 We forced UTAH to some crucial turnovers late in the game, preventing any possible rally Final Score: Utah - 44, UCLA - 54 Box Scores Milton 10, 6, 0 (*)McFadden 10, 5, 0Dixon 9, 2, 1Blevins 7, 6, 2, 2 stlsShehan 6, 5, 1Brunson 5, 1, 2Condill 2, 3, 1Cleveland 2, 2, 3, 3 tosIrvin 2, 0, 0McAfee 1, 3, 0 Team Stats FG: 37-33% Rebs: -8 TOs: -10 Pts in paint: +14 2nd chance: -5 Fast break: -3 Post game observations (+): We just happened to the team which sucked less in this game.(-): Shooting slump continues; we shot just 11-61 3PT (18%) over the past 3 games including today Pac 12 StandingsStanford, 16-1 (W12) UCLA, 14-3 (W3) Arizona St, 14-3 (W1) Oregon, 11-6 (W2) Washington, 10-7 (W1) Arizona, 8-9 (L1) USC, 8-9 (W4) Washington St, 6-11 (L4) California, 5-12 (L2) Colorado, 5-12 (L1) Oregon St, 3-14 (L3) Utah, 2-15 (L6)
  8. Career Game #336 Feb 16, 2010: #5 UCLA (23-4, 12-3) @ California (11-15, 5-10) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffleDefense: m2m, presses half of the gameKey Players: So SG Mitch Lindquist 11.3 ppgNotes: Their only other double digit scorer is out for the season. 1st Half The undermanned CAL team having decent offensive performance to keep themselves close in the game. Our defense has to do a better job. We're not shooting well from the outside, so I Instructed the team to take the ball more inside Halftime: Up 33-30 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 41%, CAL 45%Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 12 pts, 3 rebs 2nd Half Slightly better defense on our part, but our shooting still not good enough. Still a close game 8:29, Up 55-46 Crucial turnovers on our part allowing CAL to creep in further 3:57, Up 60-56 We made a couple of stops. 4 unanswered pts gave us an 8 pt lead. But CAL converts a 3 pt play opportunity. Timeout 2:17, Up 64-59 Jumper by PG Emeka Dixon is good, Up 7. CAL turns it over. But we also threw the ball away on our end. CAL made a FG. Up 5. Timeout 0:53, Up 66-61 CAL started to give up fouls. 2 FTs by PG Emeka Dixon. Up 7. CAL's center hits a 3! Up 4. Another 2 FTs for Dixon. Up 6. A missed 3 by CAL. Dixon with 2 more FTs to finish the game. We had to work hard on this one Final Score: UCLA - 72, California - 64 Box Scores McFadden 22, 4, 0, 2 stls, 2 blks, 4 tos, 2 3s (*)McAfee 9, 6, 1, 2 stlsShehan 8, 4, 0, 3 tosDixon 8, 1, 6, 3 stlsBlevins 6, 7, 1Cleveland 6, 1, 0, 3 tosBrunson 5, 1, 2, 4 tosCondill 4, 3, 1Milton 2, 4, 0Irvin 2, 0, 0Williams 0, 0, 0Holliway 0, 0, 0Roberts 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 42-47% Rebs: +3 TOs: -5 Pts in paint: -4 2nd chance: +7 Fast break: +3 Post game observations (+): The effort showed by our big men in getting offensive rebounds made a lot of difference; we scored 16 2nd chance points(-): We committed 16 turnovers Pac 12 StandingsStanford, 15-1 (W11) UCLA, 13-3 (W2) Arizona St, 13-3 (L1) Oregon, 10-6 (W1) Washington, 9-7 (L1) Arizona, 8-8 (W1) USC, 7-9 (W3) Washington St, 6-10 (L3) California, 5-11 (L1) Colorado, 5-11 (W1) Oregon St, 3-13 (L2) Utah, 2-14 (L5)
  9. Career Game #335 Feb 13, 2010: Arizona (12-11, 7-7) @ #5 UCLA (22-4, 11-3) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Sr SG Doug Whitworth 21.4 ppg, 4.6 rpgNotes: As many as 6 teams from the Pac 12 can possibly make it to the NCAA tournament, including ARIZ who has won 3 of their last 4 (just 60 opp ppg in that span). We won our 1st meeting, 85-65, in a game where we scored 38 pts in the paint 1st Half ARIZ keeping up with us offensively. We only started to pull away late in the 1st half, when our running game started to click. Still a close game, and we have to make sure we shut down ARIZ on their offense Halftime: Down 42-34 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 54%, ARIZ 48%Fast break: UCLA 11, ARIZ 4Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 9 pts 2nd Half Defense improving in a relatively low-scoring 2nd half, but we still maintain a comfortable lead 9:14, Up 60-44 ARIZ got to within 8 late in the game, but used the clock as our ally and held on for the win Final Score: Arizona - 58, UCLA - 69 Box Scores McFadden 20, 9, 1, 2 stls, 2 3sMcAfee 8, 3, 0Cleveland 8, 2, 1, 2 3sBrunson 7, 3, 3, 3 stlsDixon 7, 2, 4Blevins 6, 1, 1Irvin 5, 1, 0Condill 2, 6, 1Shehan 2, 3, 0Milton 2, 1, 0Williams 2, 1, 0Holliway 0, 0, 0Roberts 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 39-45% Rebs: -1 TOs: -14 Pts in paint: +20 2nd chance: +10 Fast break: +11 Post game observations (+): Only 8 turnovers, as opposed to ARIZ's 22 errors. I don't mind not shooting well, but as long as we keep the ball, we give ourselves a chance(-): Just 6-25 3PT (24%) Pac 12 StandingsStanford, 14-1 (W10) Arizona St, 13-2 (W2) UCLA, 12-3 (W1) Washington, 9-6 (W1) Oregon, 9-6 (L1) Arizona, 7-8 (L1) USC, 6-9 (W2) Washington St, 6-9 (L2) California, 5-10 (W1) Colorado, 4-11 (L2) Oregon St, 3-12 (L1) Utah, 2-13 (L4)
  10. Norton update SG Jim McFadden ranks #4 in the list of Norton semifinalists
  11. Career Game #334 Feb 9, 2010: #5 UCLA (22-3, 11-2) @ Oregon (16-8, 8-5) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, flexDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: So C Greg Bruton 11.4 pg, 6.5 rpgNotes: OR starting to get it's stride after an inconsistent start; they've won 7 of their last 9. We won against them earlier in the season, 76-67 1st Half Our offense can be considered very good, but we are just barely keeping up with OR. We have to turn this game around on the defensive end Halftime: Down 46-50 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 50%, OR 59%Asts: UCLA 9, OR 16Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 14 pts, 4 3s 2nd Half Still no sign of OR slowing down; they are shooting almost 65% FG. Furthermore, they have also made 16-18 FTs. 9:49, Down 64-76 We continued to apply pressure on the offensive end, but our defense simply had no answer to OR's explosive offense. OR with 6 players in double figures Final Score: UCLA - 84, Oregon - 96 Box Scores McFadden 23, 3, 0, 5 3sCleveland 21, 4, 1, 3 tos, 3 3sBlevins 9, 2, 0McAfee 6, 7, 0Shehan 6, 2, 1Dixon 5, 2, 1Brunson 4, 4, 10, 6 tosCondill 4, 3, 1Irvin 4, 1, 0Holliway 2, 0, 1Dixon 0, 1, 2, 3 tosWilliams 0, 0, 0Moore 0, 0, 0Roberts 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 47-61% Rebs: -2 TOs: +3 Pts in paint: -12 2nd chance: +4 Fast break: -12 Post game observations (-): Our biggest hole on defense is on transition, where we gave up 22 fast break pts Pac 12 StandingsStanford, 13-1 (W9) Arizona St, 12-2 (W1) UCLA, 11-3 (L1) Oregon, 9-5 (W3) Washington, 8-6 (L1) Arizona, 7-7 (W2) Washington St, 6-8 (L1) USC, 5-9 (W1) California, 4-10 (L2) Colorado, 4-10 (L4) Oregon St, 3-11 (W1) Utah, 2-12 (L3)
  12. Career Game #333 Feb 6, 2010: Arizona St (17-4, 11-1) @ #5 UCLA (21-3, 10-2) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, flexDefense: 1-3-1, presses on occasionKey Players: Jr C Rico Nealy 12.9 ppg, 7.0 rpgNotes: We los in our 1st meeting, 78-88, in a game where we committed 21 turnovers. AZST one of the most efficient offensive teams in the country, shooting 46.9% FG and 41.3% 3PT (#6 Nat'l) 1st Half This time around, we minimized our turnovers. We also didn't let AZST get good looks from the perimeter Halftime: Up 35-21 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 43%, AZST 35%TOs: UCLA 6, AZST 11Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 7 pts, 7 rebs, 2 stls 2nd Half We were in control much of the 2nd half, despite our below average shooting performance. AZST still can't get enough shots from beyond the arc to make a big run. One other thing we did well was to control the defensive boards, thereby limiting AZST to get 2nd chance opportunities Final Score: Arizona St - 58, UCLA - 69 Box Scores McFadden 21, 8, 1, 2 stls, 5 3s (*)Cleveland 12, 3, 0, 2 3sDixon 8, 3, 4, 2 3sBlevins 8, 3, 0Condill 6, 7, 1Shehan 4, 3, 1, 2 stlsBrunson 4, 2, 2, 7 tosMilton 3, 3, 2McAfee 3, 2, 2, 2 stlsIrvin 0, 1, 1 Team Stats FG: 41-41% Rebs: -4 TOs: -5 Pts in paint: +8 2nd chance: +3 Fast break: +12 Post game observations (+): Had a big advantage in outside shooting; we shot 10-24 3PT (42%), while AZST just 3-7 3PT (43%)(-): 2nd time in 3 games that PG backup Jon Brunson had 6+ turnovers; he needs to correct this, as he is a vital part of our 2nd unit Pac 12 StandingsStanford, 12-1 (W8) UCLA, 11-2 (W5) Arizona St, 11-2 (L1) Washington, 8-5 (W1) Oregon, 8-5 (W2) Washington St, 6-7 (W1) Arizona, 6-7 (W1) California, 4-9 (L1) Colorado, 4-9 (L3) USC, 4-9 (L2) Oregon St, 2-11 (L1) Utah, 2-11 (L2)
  13. Career Game #332 Feb 2, 2010: #8 UCLA (20-3, 9-2) @ Colorado () Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, triangleDefense: m2m, presses half the timeKey Players: Sr SF Russ Strong 10.7 ppgNotes: 1-4 in their last 5 games, averaging just 59 ppg 1st Half Missed a lot of easy close range shots. We could have been trailing at the break, but we made it up partly because of our offensive rebounding Halftime: Up 40-32 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 37%, COL 50%Off Rebs: UCLA 9, COL 2Key Players UCLA: PF Emeka Dixon 17 pts, 4 3s 2nd Half COL tightening up on their defense 10:10, Up 50-45 We started getting positive results from our penetrations 4:05, Up 64-53 COL scored 5 unanswered pts. Up 8. COL in the penalty. We split our FTs. Up 9. COL missed. Just one and a half minute left. 2 more FTs. Up 10. We begin to slow down the game. More fouls on COL, and we were steady from the line down the stretch Final Score: UCLA - 73, Colorado - 64 Box Scores Dixon 23, 2, 3, 5 tos, 4 3sMcFadden 19, 12, 1, 2 stls (*)Milton 10, 3, 2Cleveland 9, 4, 3Shehan 6, 1, 3Brunson 5, 1, 0Condill 1, 7, 3, 2 stlsBlevins 0, 2, 0Irvin 0, 2, 0McAfee 0, 1, 0Holliway 0, 0, 1Williams 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 39-43% Rebs: +1 TOs: -5 Pts in paint: +10 2nd chance: +1 Fast break: -2 Post game observations (+): Although we're not making them at the beginning, we continued to attack the rim, and eventually got rewarded in the end to stave off COL's run Pac 12 StandingsStanford, 11-1 (W7) Arizona St, 11-1 (W1) UCLA, 10-2 (W4) Washington, 7-5 (L1) Oregon, 7-5 (W1) Washington St, 5-7 (L2) Arizona, 5-7 (L1) California, 4-8 (W1) Colorado, 4-8 (L2) USC, 4-8 (L1) Oregon St, 2-10 (W1) Utah, 2-10 (L1)
  14. Career Game #331 Jan 30, 2010: Washington St (11-8, 5-5) @ #8 UCLA (19-3, 8-2) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, triangleDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Jr C Jon Hampton 14.3 ppg, 6.2 rpgNotes: WASHST 0-4 on conference road games, scoring just 61 ppg 1st Half We couldn't make our outside shots, but we were able to to capitalize on WASHST's turnovers Halftime: Up 37-23 Key stat(s) 3PT: UCLA 1-6, WASHST 3-7TOs: UCLA 3, WASHST 18Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 18 pts, 4 asts 2nd Half We got into early penalty 10:55, Up 55-43 We were making a good percentage of our shots to counter the FT production of WASHST. Lead was 15 with just over 5 mins remaining, Both teams shot well, but WASHST's excessive turnovers proved to be too much of a difference Final Score: Washington St - 66, UCLA - 86 Box Scores McFadden 29, 2, 6 (*)Blevins 11, 2, 0Milton 10, 1, 0Brunson 8, 3, 5, 6 tosCleveland 8, 2, 0McAfee 8, 0, 2, 4 stlsDixon 5, 0, 4, 5 stlsCondill 3, 3, 1, 2 stlsShehan 2, 1, 2Irvin 2, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 57-51% Rebs: -12 TOs: -18 Pts in paint: +34 2nd chance: -7 Fast break: +12 Post game observations (+): We did not settle for outside shots, but instead attacked the rim resulting in 48 points in the paint and 19-24 FT (79%) Pac 12 StandingsStanford, 10-1 (W6) Arizona St, 10-1 (L1) UCLA, 9-2 (W3) Washington, 7-4 (W1) Oregon, 6-5 (L1) Washington St, 5-6 (L1) Arizona, 5-6 (W1) Colorado, 4-7 (L1) USC, 4-7 (W1) California, 3-8 (L2) Utah, 2-9 (W1) Oregon St, 1-10 (L10)
  15. Norton Update SG Jim McFadden is currently ranked #4 on the list of Norton quarterfinalists
  16. Career Game #330 Jan 26, 2010: #9 UCLA (18-3, 7-2) @ #13 Washington (17-3, 6-3) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, princetonDefense: 2-3, presses on occasionKey Players: Sr SG Winston Waldon 20.9 ppg, 5.8 rpgNotes: 1st time back to my previous school. Good memories, winning 2 national titles. WASH remains a top offensive team, at 78.3 ppg (#1 Nat'l) 1st Half We stepped on the gas and just run at all times. We were also able to harass and force WASH to a lot of turnovers. These are the same strategies I've used with great success during my tenure with WASH. SG Jim McFadden outscored the entire WASH team Halftime: Up 52-25 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 56%, WASH 35%Fast break: UCLA 14, WASH 4Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 26 pts, 6 3s 2nd Half We took out the crowd as early as the 1st half. Lead went to as high as 32. WASH began to gain some momentum midway in the 2nd half 9:23, Up 63-46 WASH continues to climb. SG Winston Waldon hits a 3 to cut our lead to single digits. Timeout 2:46, Up 65-58 We missed. Fortunately, WASH missed also. We get another chance. Still can't buy a basket. We have scored just 13 pts here in the 2nd half. WASH with the ball. They go inside. Missed. We get the rebound. We had 2 shots. Missed both. WASH missed a 3. But they get the offensive rebound, and hit a jumper. Timeout 0:57, Up 65-60 WASH had to give up several fouls to get to penalty, otherwise we would just waste a lot of time. PF Justin Blevins at the line. Blevins hits both to give us a 3 possession lead. 0:37 to go. We were called for a foul while WASH's PG Chris Simmons was shooting. But Simmons missed both FTs. That should do it. That was a close one. No lead is safe against WASH Final Score: UCLA - 69, Washington - 63 Box Scores McFadden 30, 6, 2, 2 stls, 3 tos, 6 3s (*)Dixon 12, 4, 6, 2 stlsCleveland 7, 6, 1Condill 6, 7, 1Blevins 5, 7, 0Milton 3, 2, 3Brunson 2, 2, 6, 4 tosMcAfee 2, 2, 3Irvin 2, 0, 0Shehan 0, 4, 0 Team Stats FG: 40-46% Rebs: +7 TOs: -5 Pts in paint: -14 2nd chance: +3 Fast break: -5 Post game observations (+): We played almost a perfect 1st half(-): But the 2nd half was one of worst performance; all happened in one game Pac 12 StandingsArizona St, 10-0 (W10) Stanford, 9-1 (W5) UCLA, 8-2 (W2) Washington, 6-4 (L1) Oregon, 6-4 (W1) Washington St, 5-5 (W1) Colorado, 4-6 (W1) Arizona, 4-6 (L1) California, 3-7 (L1) USC, 3-7 (L2) Oregon St, 1-9 (L9) Utah, 1-9 (L6)
  17. Career Game #329 Jan 22, 2010: USC (7-12, 3-5) @ #9 UCLA (17-3, 6-2) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Sr SF Michael Holmes 16.4 ppg, 4.1 rpgNotes: SCAL shoots almost 40% FG. We won a close road game the last time we met, 83-78 1st Half One of the better defensive starts we had. SCAL just 1-8 3PT, which is supposed to be their major strength. We also got our transition game going Halftime: Up 44-18 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 50%, SCAL 29%Fast break: UCLA 16, SCAL 2Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 16 pts, 7 rebs 2nd Half Slightly better offense for SCAL in the 2nd half, but they were simply trading baskets with us Final Score: USC - 49, UCLA - 75 Box Scores McFadden 26, 12, 2, 2 stls, 5 3s (*)Dixon 14, 2, 7, 4 tos, 2 3sBlevins 12, 3, 1Cleveland 5, 7, 3Condill 4, 6, 0Shehan 4, 3, 2Brunson 4, 3, 2, 3 tosIrvin 4, 2, 0McAfee 2, 1, 1Milton 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 45-37% Rebs: +12 TOs: -8 Pts in paint: +24 2nd chance: +2 Fast break: +24 Post game observations (+): Our offensive production getting a boost by our 30 fast break pts Pac 12 StandingsArizona St, 9-0 (W9) Stanford, 8-1 (W4) UCLA, 7-2 (W1) Washington, 6-3 (W1) Oregon, 5-4 (L1) Washington St, 4-5 (L2) Arizona, 4-5 (W3) California, 3-6 (W2) Colorado, 3-6 (L3) USC, 3-6 (L1) Oregon St, 1-8 (L8) Utah, 1-8 (L5)
  18. Career Game #328 Injury PG Emeka Dixon (9.8 ppg, 3.3 apg) out for almost a week with a sore calf Jan 19, 2010: #8 UCLA (17-2, 6-1) @ Stanford (11-5, 6-1) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, triangleDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Jr SG Eric Hare 22.1 ppg (#1 Pac 12), 3.6 rpg, 2-time All-AmericanNotes: STAN allowing just 40.1% opp FG 1st Half We were taking care of the ball and maintaining a small lead except during the latter part, where we committed a series of turnovers and gave up several transition baskets. We also missed 7 FTs, so yes, we let a lot of opportunities slipped away Halftime: Down 34-36 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 40%, STAN 47%Fast break: UCLA 2, STAN 8Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 8 pts, 4 rebsSTAN: SG Eric Hare 13 pts, 4 asts 2nd Half We couldn't match STAN's outside shooting. STAN's SG Eric Hare already with 21 pts 11:32, Down 45-58 STAN played stifling defense in the 2nd half. Our fast break opportunities were also limited, and we had zero FT attempts in the 2nd half. STAN's SG Eric Hare finished with 30 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts, and 4 stls; Hare would most likely win his 3rd straight Pac 12 POY Final Score: UCLA - 59, Stanford - 83 Box Scores McFadden 23, 4, 1, 5 3sMilton 9, 5, 0Brunson 6, 4, 3, 3 tosMcAfee 6, 4, 2, 4 tosCleveland 5, 1, 0Irvin 4, 1, 0Condill 2, 4, 1Shehan 2, 3, 1Holliway 2, 0, 2 Team Stats FG: 36-54% Rebs: -14 TOs: -3 Pts in paint: -6 2nd chance: -13 Fast break: -10 Post game observations (-): We were not able to manufacture points, and got beaten in all possible sources of offense like 2nd chance, fast break, etc. Pac 12 StandingsArizona St, 8-0 (W8) Stanford, 7-1 (W3) UCLA, 6-2 (L1) Washington, 5-3 (L3) Oregon, 5-3 (W4) Washington St, 4-4 (L1) Colorado, 3-5 (L2) Arizona, 3-5 (W2) USC, 3-5 (W1) California, 2-6 (W1) Oregon St, 1-7 (L7) Utah, 1-7 (L4)
  19. Career Game #327 Jan 16, 2010: Oregon St (6-9, 1-5) @ #8 UCLA (16-2, 5-1) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Jr SG Darcel Nelson 15.1 ppgNotes: ORST scoring just 55 pgg in their current 5-game losing streak 1st Half Both teams just barely shooting above 40% FG, but it is our possessions advantage making the difference in this game Halftime: Up 41-28 Key stat(s) FT: UCLA 9-11, ORST 2-4TOs: UCLA 3, ORST 8Key Players UCLA: PG Emeka Dixon 8 pts, 3 asts 2nd Half No one has scored in double digits on our side, but many players have contributed to expand our lead 11:31, Up 56-37 ORST with an 8-0 run to monetarily cut our lead to 11. But we recovered and regained momentum to get our lead back up to 21 with less than 6 mins remaining. We slowed down the game, not giving any chance for ORST to come up with a late rally Final Score: Oregon St - 56, UCLA - 78 Box Scores McFadden 15, 8, 2, 2 stls (*)Brunson 13, 1, 1, 3 3sShehan 12, 7, 1Milton 12, 3 1Dixon 8, 1, 5McAfee 4, 5, 1Tre Cleveland 4, 1, 4, 2 stlsCondill 4, 1, 1, 2 stlsIrvin 2, 3, 0Blevins 2, 1, 1 Team Stats FG: 43-47% Rebs: -1 TOs: -14 Pts in paint: +18 2nd chance: -2 Fast break: +2 Post game observations (+): More players getting involved on our offense. SG Jim McFadden averaging just 13 ppg over last 3 games, but we won each those matches with an average margin of 21 pts Pac 12 StandingsArizona St, 7-0 (W7) UCLA, 6-1 (W5) Stanford, 6-1 (W2) Washington, 5-2 (L2) Oregon, 4-3 (W3) Washington St, 4-3 (W2) Colorado, 3-4 (L1) Arizona, 2-5 (W1) USC, 2-5 (L2) Oregon St, 1-6 (L6) Utah, 1-6 (L3) California, 1-6 (L4)
  20. Career Game #326 Jan 12, 2010: #8 UCLA (15-2, 4-1) @ Utah (3-12, 1-4) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffleDefense: m2m, press most of the gameKey Players: Sr SG Quinton Brown 9.3 ppgNotes: UTAH last in scoring in the conference, with only 58 ppg 1st Half UTAH continues to have problems scoring because of their turnovers Halftime: Up 41-28 Key stat(s) 3PT: UCLA 4-11, UTAH 1-8TOs: UCLA 6, UTAH 12Key Players UCLA: PG Emeka Dixon 14 pts, 6-8 FG 2nd Half Not much scoring for both teams. UTAH shooting just 2-10 FG plus 4 more turnovers 11:19, Up 49-32 UTAH's score hardly ever moving. Still leading by 23 with 5 mins remaining. UTAH made just 6 made FGs the entire 2nd half Final Score: UCLA - 72, Utah - 46 Box Scores Brunson 18, 4, 4, 3 tos, 4-4 3PT (*)Dixon 17, 0, 0, 5 tos, 3 3sMcFadden 10, 5, 2Cleveland 10, 2, 3, 2 stls, 2 3sCondill 5, 12, 1McAfee 5, 3, 0Shehan 4, 6, 1Blevins 3, 4, 4Milton 0, 0, 0Irvin 0, 0, 0Roberts 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 50-36% Rebs: +14 TOs: -4 Pts in paint: +16 2nd chance: +2 Fast break: +1 Post game observations (+): Several players stepping up once again; our 2 PGs, Jon Brunson and Emeka Dixon combining for 36 pts Pac 12 StandingsArizona St, 6-0 (W6) UCLA, 5-1 (W4) Washington, 5-1 (L1) Stanford, 5-1 (W1) Colorado, 3-3 (W2) Oregon, 3-3 (W2) Washington St, 3-3 (W1) USC, 2-4 (L1) California, 1-5 (L3) Arizona, 1-5 (L4) Oregon St, 1-5 (L5) Utah, 1-5 (L2)
  21. Career Game #325 Injury SF David Davenport (3.6 ppg) out for more than 2 months, practically the rest of the season, with a broken elbow Jan 9, 2010: California (7-8, 1-3) @ #8 UCLA (14-2, 3-1) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffleDefense: m2m, presses half of the timeKey Players: Sr PF Mitch Petteway 11.7 ppg, 5.7 rpgNotes: CAL is 0-3 on conference road games, giving up 80 ppg 1st Half Not the best 1st half for SG Jim McFadden (6 pts, 2-6 FG), but he got a lot of help from the rest of the team, in particular SG Tre Cleveland Halftime: Up 39-24 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 45%, CAL 29%TOs: UCLA 2, CAL 8Key Players UCLA: SG Tre Cleveland 14 pts, 4 3s 2nd Half CAL shooting their way back in to the game, starting to hit their outside shots 11:45, Up 53-42 We managed to hold off CAL. SG Jim McFadden, who hasn't been actively involved on offense, hit a 3 earlier to get our lead back up to 15 3:50, Up 66-51 We slowed down the game. We were steady from the line to counter a late surge by CAL Final Score: California - 61, UCLA - 77 Box Scores Cleveland 19, 2, 2, 5 3s (*)Dixon 15, 3, 1, 3 3sMcFadden 13, 8, 1, 5 tos, 3 3sMcAfee 10, 0, 2, 2 stlsBrunson 6, 0, 2, 3 stlsBlevins 4, 5, 1Milton 4, 3, 1, 2 stlsCondill 4, 3, 0Shehan 2, 2, 1Irvin 0, 0, 1 Team Stats FG: 46-39% Rebs: -4 TOs: -8 Pts in paint: +16 2nd chance: -1 Fast break: +12 Post game observations (+): Season low for SG Jim McFadden, but for the 2nd straight game, we had 4 players scoring in double figures. Good sign Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 5-0 (W5) Arizona St, 5-0 (W5) UCLA, 4-1 (W3) Stanford, 4-1 (L1) Colorado, 2-3 (W1) USC, 2-3 (W2) Oregon, 2-3 (W1) Washington St, 2-3 (L2) California, 1-4 (L2) Arizona, 1-4 (L3) Oregon St, 1-4 (L4) Utah, 1-4 (L1)
  22. Career Game #324 Jan 5, 2010: #9 UCLA (13-2, 2-1) @ Arizona (6-6, 1-2) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Sr SG Doug Whitworth 22.8 ppg (#2 Pac 12)Notes: Not a good rebounding team at 29.6 rpg 1st Half Jumped to a 26-3 lead. Almost even in FG% , but we dominated the number of possessions. ARIZ's SG Doug Whitworth held to just 2 pts. Halftime: Up 48-28 Key stat(s) 3PT: UCLA 7-18, ARIZ 1-3TOs: UCLA 5, ARIZ 12Key Players UCLA: C Chris Condill 11 pts, 6 rebs 2nd Half ARIZ reduced our lead to 11 in the early part of the 2nd half. But that was the closest they got, as we continued to capitalized no ARIZ's turnovers, turning them to easy fast break pts. Balanced scoring with 4 players in double figures Final Score: UCLA - 85, Arizona - 65 Box Scores McFadden 20, 5, 2, 2 stls, 2 blks, 4 3s (*)Condill 19, 10, 0Milton 14, 2, 2Brunson 11, 1, 5, 4 tosMcAfee 9, 6, 0Dixon 5, 2, 5, 3 tosIrvin 3, 1, 0Cleveland 2, 1, 3Davenport 2, 1, 1Shehan 0, 2, 0Blevins 0, 0, 3 Team Stats FG: 49-50% Rebs: +9 TOs: -9 Pts in paint: +12 2nd chance: +9 Fast break: +9 Post game observations (+): Not only did we forced 20 turnovers on ARIZ, but also prvented them from getting a single offensive rebound Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 4-0 (W4) Arizona St, 4-0 (W4) Stanford, 4-0 (W4) UCLA, 3-1 (W2) Washington St, 2-2 (L1) California, 1-3 (L1) Colorado, 1-3 (L2) Oregon, 1-3 (L2) Arizona, 1-3 (L2) USC, 1-3 (W1) Oregon St, 1-3 (L3) Utah, 1-3 (W1)
  23. Career Game #323 Jan 2, 2010: #25 Oregon (9-4, 1-1) @ UCLA (12-2, 1-1) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, flexDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: So C Greg Bruton 10.9 ppg, 5.6 rpgNotes: One of the better teams in handling the ball, committing just 12.0 topg 1st Half Slow start, missing 12 of our 1st 13 shots. We then hit 3 consecutive triples to take the lead, which we would never relinquish the remainder of the 1st half. We need to be better though, on transition defense Halftime: Up 36-29 Key stat(s) 3PT: UCLA 6-15, OR 1-7Fast break: UCLA 2, OR 10Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 20 pts, 3 rebs, 4 3s 2nd Half Our turnovers have nullified the gains we made in the 1st half. OR shooting better in the 2nd half 11:40, Up 50-48 Our 3pt shooting keeping our heads above water 6:54, Up 60-56 A small run, capped by another 3 from SG Jim McFadden, put us ahead by double figures 4:43, Up 70-60 We were able to respond to every basket made by OR. We just got into penalty, OR made 2 FTs. Timeout 1:44, Up 74-66 We miss. But we got the ball back after getting a steal, and scoring in transition. Up 10. We started slowing down the game, giving no time for OR to make a comeback Final Score: Oregon - 67, UCLA - 76 Box Scores McFadden 30, 5, 0, 6 3s (*)Irvin 9, 2, 0Shehan 6, 8, 4Cleveland 6, 6, 2, 2 3sCondill 6, 4, 0Dixon 6, 3, 6, 5 tos, 2 3sMcAfee 6, 2, 0Brunson 3, 1, 0Davenport 2, 4, 1Milton 2, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 44-44% Rebs: +4 TOs: +2 Pts in paint: Even 2nd chance: -2 Fast break: -5 Post game observations (+): 3pt shooting a big part of our offense today, 12-26 3PT (46%)(-): We made some slight improvements in the 2nd half, but we should still minimize our opponents fast break points after committing a turn over Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 3-0 (W3) Arizona St, 3-0 (W3) Stanford, 3-0 (W3) Washington St, 2-1 (W1) UCLA, 2-1 (W1) California, 1-2 (W1) Colorado, 1-2 (L1) Oregon, 1-2 (L1) Arizona, 1-2 (L1) Oregon St, 1-2 (L2) Utah, 0-3 (L3) USC, 0-3 (L3)
  24. Career Game #322 Injury PF Justin Blevins (6.5 ppg) out for almost 2 weeks with a bruised triceps Dec 29, 2009: #8 UCLA (12-1, 1-0) @ USC (7-3, 1-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, flexDefense: 1-3-1, presses on occasionKey Players: Jr C Rico Nealy 14.5 ppg, 7.3 rpgNotes: AZST tops the conference in assists at 17.3 apg 1st Half Jumped off to an 18-5 lead, led by SG Jimmy McFadden's 4 early triples. We were on target with our outside shots the entire 1st half. But our passing errors led to numerous easy transition baskets for AZST, which is very frustrating Halftime: Up 47-43 Key stat(s) 3PT: UCLA 9-13, AZST 3-8Fast break: UCLA 11, AZST 20Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 19 pts, 5 3s 2nd Half AZST's offense went into full gear, hitting many shots from the outside. Our turnover problems continued. We found ourselves trailing by 7 earlier. A couple of 3s allowed oursleves to stay close 12:43, Down 59-61 Our defense can't seem to make any stops 7:27, Down 69-77 Still down 10 with 2 mins remaining. We started shooting 3s, but we're not making them when we needed it the most. Very disappointing game Final Score: UCLA - 78, Arizona St - 88 Box Scores McFadden 28, 3, 0, 7 3sDixon 9, 2, 6, 2 stls, 7 tosCondill 8, 10, 1, fouled outMilton 7, 3, 1Cleveland 6, 4, 6, 2 stlsShehan 6, 2, 2Holliway 6, 0, 2, 3 tosBrunson 5, 1, 3, 6 tosIrvin 3, 2, 0McAfee 0, 1, 0Davenport 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 52-56% Rebs: -1 TOs: +7 Pts in paint: -18 2nd chance: +1 Fast break: -9 Post game observations (+): The sad part is, we shot the ball very well today, which would have been more than enough to earn a comfortable road win(-): Total of 21 turnovers; worse than that is we allowed AZST to score 26 fast break pts Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 2-0 (W2) Arizona St, 2-0 (W2) Stanford, 2-0 (W2) Colorado, 1-1 (W1) Oregon, 1-1 (W1) Arizona, 1-1 (W1) Oregon St, 1-1 (L1) Washington St, 1-1 (L1) UCLA, 1-1 (L1) California, 0-2 (L2) Utah, 0-2 (L2) USC, 0-2 (L2)
  25. Career Game #321 Start of conference games Dec 26, 2009: #8 UCLA (11-1, 0-0) @ USC (4-7, 0-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Sr SF Michael Holmes 14.8 ppgNotes: SCAL shoots the ball at 47.1% FG and 43% 3PT 1st Half SCAL doesn't make too many 3PT attempts, but made most of them when they do. Our fouls have been a factor, giving up a lot of FTs to SCAL. SG Jim McFadden with 3 fouls. PF Justin Blevins got injured early Halftime: Down 37-41 Key stat(s) FT: UCLA 6-11, SCAL 15-20Key Players UCLA: SG Jim McFadden 11 pts, 3 rebs 2nd Half We're scoring well, but can't get a bigger lead. We need to improve on the defensive end 9:29, Up 62-59 Almost every jump shot that SCAL takes goes in. 6:15, Down 66-68 Down 6 earlier, after we threw the ball away consecutive times. A triple each by SG Jim McFadden and SG Tre Cleveland helped us got back 3:24, Down 74-75 Teams traded misses. On our next play after another miss by SCAL, it took us 5 shots and 4 offensive rebounds to finally reclaim the lead 2:09, Up 76-75 A miss by SCAL. They get the ball back on an offensive rebound. But they threw the ball away. After our timeout, C Mel McAfee grabs an offensive rebound, scores on a put back plus a foul! McAfee missed the bonus. SCAL rebounds. Still just a 1 possession game. SCAL missing again. SCAL not fouling. PG Emeka Dixon with a surprise attempt from 3. It's good! Timeout SCAL 0:54, Up 81-75 SCAL scoreless in almost 3 mins. Another missed 3 by SCAL. That should do it Final Score: UCLA - 83, USC - 78 Box Scores McFadden 27, 6, 1, 5 3s (*)Dixon 18, 2, 5, 3 tos, 4 3sCondill 12, 7, 1Cleveland 9, 2, 1McAfee 7, 7, 0Davenport 4, 2, 2Brunson 2, 2, 3Milton 2, 0, 0Shehan 1, 2, 1Blevins 1, 1, 0Irvin 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 48-49% Rebs: -3 TOs: -4 Pts in paint: +14 2nd chance: -7 Fast break: -1 Post game observations (+): SCAL had us on the ropes. Our defense finally woke up only during the last 4 mins, and that was just enough to get us a close win(-): Ft shooting; only 11-19 FT (58%) Pac 12 StandingsArizona St, 1-0 (W1) Oregon St, 1-0 (W1) UCLA, 1-0 (W1) Washington, 1-0 (W1) Washington St, 1-0 (W1) Stanford, 1-0 (W1) Arizona, 0-1 (L1) California, 0-1 (L1) Colorado, 0-1 (L1) USC, 0-1 (L1) Oregon, 0-1 (L1) Utah, 0-1 (L1)