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  1. Career Game #485 2014 NCAA Tournament 3rd Round Mar 18, 2014: (8) Arizona (20-10, 13-5) vs (1) #1 UCLA (32-1, 18-0) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, press about half the gameKey Players: Jr SF Ramon Williams 13.8 ppgNotes: 1st meeting was close which we won by 6, but blew them out the next game by 34 ptsHow they got here At-large selection (2nd place, Pac 12 regular season) 1st Half ARIZ had no answers against our incursions to the lane. SG Mark Pettway scored 8 pts in the last minute of the 1st half Halftime: Up 50-29 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 58%, ARIZ 36%FT: UCLA 11-15, ARIZ 5-6Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 16 pts, 3 rebs 2nd Half We didn't exactly shoot well in the 2nd half, but our defense was consistent enough to keep us ahead by 20+ all the time Final Score: Arizona - 58, UCLA - 80 Box Scores Pettway 18, 4, 0, 3 stls, 2 3s (*)Burton 13, 6, 1, 2 stlsWalton 9, 1, 1, 3 tosCrayton 8, 5, 1Smith 8, 1, 1Lucas 6, 8, 2, 2 blksTucker 6, 4, 4, 3 tosWright 3, 3, 3Cotton 3, 1, 0McCutcheon 2, 5, 2Fuhs 2, 1, 2B Jones 2, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 48-34% Rebs: +7 TOs: -7 Pts in paint: +26 2nd chance: +4 Fast break: +16 Post game observations (+): Excellent transition defense again. In 2 tournament games so far, we have given up just a combined 4 fast break points
  2. Career Game #484 2014 NCAA Tournament 2nd Round Mar 16, 2014: (16) Lafayette (18-11, 9-5) vs (1) #1 UCLA (31-1, 18-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffleDefense:m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: Jr C Frank Romano 14.5 ppg, 6.7 rpgNotes: LAF led its conference in pts, asts, stls, and FG%How they got here Automatic selection (Champs, Patriot tournament) 1st Half Started off slowly shooting 3-20 FG. Trailed 6-11. Our defense and rebounding got us back. We outscored LAF the rest of the 1st half, 35 to 6 Halftime: Up 41-17 Key stat(s) Rebs: UCLA 22, LAF 11TOs: UCLA 4, LAF 15Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 19 pts, 6 stls 2nd Half A 12-1 run to start the 2nd half, to up our lead to 35. Game was virtually over at that point. Plenty of playing time for our reserves Final Score: Lafayette - 28, UCLA - 72 Box Scores Pettway 26, 4, 1, 8 stls, 2 3s (*)Wright 7, 5, 3Lucas 6, 14, 0Burton 6, 7, 1, 2 stlsTucker 6, 2, 3McCutcheon 5, 5, 0Crayton 4, 3, 1Smith 4, 2, 0Walton 4, 0, 1B Jones 4, 0, 0Fuhs 0, 2, 1Cotton 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 43-23% Rebs: +18 TOs: -16 Pts in paint: +34 2nd chance: +6 Fast break: +22 Post game observations (+): Despite the early struggles on shooting, I am pleased with the defensive and rebounding performance. We had a +24 advantage in FG attempts
  3. 2014 Selection Show Rank: #1, RPI: #1 We're in the Midwest Regional (St Louis). Matchup: (1) UCLA vs (16) LafayetteTeams in the Midwest Regional (1) #1 UCLA, defending champs(2) #9 Auburn(3) #16 Duke(4) #13 Creighton(5) #14 Gonzaga(6) #11 Toledo(7) Wake Forest(8) Arizona(9) East Carolina(10) Illinois(11) Syracuse(12) Tennessee or Richmond(13) Western Illinois(14) Northeastern(15) Eastern Kentucky(16) Lafayette Other Ranked Teams East (1) #2 Villanova(2) #7 Oklahoma(3) #15 Pepperdine(4) #10 Indiana(5) #23 Florida(6) #21 KansasSouth (1) #3 Maryland(2) #18 Georgia Tech(3) #4 Houston(4) #20 St John's(5) #24 Louisville(6) #6 UNLV(7) #22 South Carolina UpstateWest (1) #8 Kentucky(2) #5 Temple(3) #12 Oklahoma St(4) #17 Memphis(5) #25 New Mexico(6) #19 Southern IllinoisOn Probation Pac 12 Teams in postseason tournaments NCAA: (1) UCLA, (8) Arizona, (11) Oregon, (12) Stanford
  4. Career Game #483 Pac 12 Tournament Finals Mar 12, 2014: (3) Stanford (16-13, 11-7) vs (1) #1 UCLA (30-1, 18-0) Scouting Report Offense: very fast pace, balanced, triangleDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Fr PF Khalid Miller 10.2 ppg, 5.6 rpgNotes: STAN's 2 starters are out with an injury 1st Half Some signs of complacency at the start of the game. LEading by just 2 at 11-9 approaching the midway part of the 1st half; no big runs, but we slowly built a good lead the rest of the way Halftime: Up 44-26 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 49%, STAN 41%Stls: UCLA 9, STAN 2Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 11 pts, 5 stls 2nd Half Up by 23 with less than 7 mins remaining. That should do it Final Score: Stanford - 61, UCLA - 88 Box Scores Burton 17, 7, 1Pettway 17, 2, 0, 5 stls (*)Wright 9, 3, 2B Jones 8, 2, 0Lucas 7, 5, 1, 3 stlsMcCuctcheon 7, 4, 1Walton 6, 8, 8Cotton 5, 2, 2, 3 tosCrayton 4, 1, 0T Jones 4, 1, 0Fuhs 4, 0, 1Tucker 0, 0, 0, 3 tos Team Stats FG: 50-48% Rebs: +10 TOs: -12 Pts in paint: +40 2nd chance: +6 Fast break: +15 Post game observations (+): We're ready for our national title defense
  5. Career Game #482 Pac 12 Tournament Semis Mar 11, 2014: (4) Oregon (17-11, 10-8) vs (1) #1 UCLA (29-1, 18-0) Scouting Report Offense: very slow pace, balanced, motionDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Jr SG Keith Brewer 15.2 ppg, 4.1 rpgNotes: We won both meetings, by 14 and 19 pts. OR had 21 turnovers in each of those games 1st Half SF Andre Smith wil miss the rest of the conference tournament because of a slight injury, so we're using mostly a 3-guard lineup. Our speedier lineup created all sorts of problems for OR's deliberate style Halftime: Up 53-22 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 62%, OR 28%TOs: UCLA 4, OR 13Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 19 pts, 5 stls 2nd Half Gave starters just 5+ mins of playing time in the 2nd half Final Score: Oregon - 47, UCLA - 76 Box Scores Pettway 23, 1, 1, 6 stls, 3 3s (*)Burton 14, 5, 1, 7-8 FGLucas 7, 7, 0T Jones 7, 2, 2, 3 tosMcCutcheon 6, 8, 0Walton 5, 2, 0Crayton 4, 2, 0Fuhs 2, 4, 0Cotton 2, 3, 3Tucker 2, 2, 0Wright 2, 1, 1B Jones 2, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 49-37% Rebs: +16 TOs: -9 Pts in paint: +30 2nd chance: +6 Fast break: +20 Post game observations (+): Crashed the boards today, with 18 offensive rebounds
  6. Career Game #481 Pac 12 Tournament Mar 10, 2014: (8) Washington St (14-14, 7-11) vs (1) #1 UCLA (28-1, 18-0) Scouting Report Offense: very fast pace, balanced, princetonDefense: m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: Jr C Jabari Milford 14.8 ppg, 6.1 rpgNotes: We beat them by 56 pts (!) in our only game in the regular season 1st Half Close game at the start, but our defense started to tightened up at the latter part of the 1st half Halftime: Up 46-30 Key stat(s) Off Rebs: UCLA 9, WASHST 2TOs: UCLA 2, WASHST 14Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 22 pts, 4 stls 2nd Half It was 25 pt lead midway in the 2nd half. I decided to rest my key players the rest of the game. Final Score: Washington St - 71, UCLA - 90 Box Scores Pettway 32, 3, 0, 5 stls, 2 3s (*)Burton 17, 8, 0Lucas 13, 6, 1Wright 8, 3, 3Crayton 6, 6, 0Tucker 4, 1, 4McCutcheon 2, 2, 0B Jones 2, 1, 1Walton 2, 1, 0, 2 stlsT Jones 2, 1, 0Smith 2, 0, 3Fuhs 0, 1, 0Cotton 0, 0, 1 Team Stats FG: 46-44% Rebs: +2 TOs: -16 Pts in paint: +38 2nd chance: +12 Fast break: +20 Post game observations (+): We committed just 5 turnovers, and better yet, did not allow WASHST a single fast break point
  7. Norton Update SG Mark Pettway is still #1 among the remaining 10 Norton candidatesBetter news is none of our underclassmen, including Pettway, will leave this season!
  8. Career Game #480 Senior's Day Feb 25, 2014: Oregon St (10-16, 6-11) @ #1 UCLA (27-1, 17-0) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: Sr SF Idris Petersen, 1-time All Pac 12Notes: ORST had 27 turnovers in our previous meeting, where we won 79-54 1st Half Started all of our 4 seniors today, all of which played a key role in reviving this program which resulted in a national championship last season Halftime: Up 48-27 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 52%, ORST 41%TOs: UCLA 4, ORST 9Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 18 pts, 3 3s 2nd Half Gave time to bench warmers. Even our 2 walk ons had a cameo appearance Final Score: Oregon St - 51, UCLA - 87 Box Scores Pettway 18, 1, 0, 2 stls, 3 3s (*)Fuhs 12, 4, 0, 2 blksBurton 10, 1, 0Wright 9, 1, 5Crayton 8, 7, 1Walton 8, 5, 3, 2 stlsLucas 8, 3, 0McCutcheon 6, 3, 0Tucker 4, 1, 6, 5 tosB Jones 2, 7, 1Smith 2, 3, 1T Jones 0, 2, 0Frazier 0, 0, 0George 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 55-36% Rebs: +17 TOs: -5 Pts in paint: +30 2nd chance: +5 Fast break: +4 Post game observations (+): Freshmen C Sam Crayton and C Brian Jones played quality minutes Pac 12 Final StandingsUCLA, 18-0 (W18) Arizona, 13-5 (W1) Stanford, 11-7 (W4) Oregon, 10-8 (L1) Colorado, 9-9 (W1) USC, 8-10 (L1) California, 8-10 (W1) Washington St, 7-11 (L1) Arizona St, 7-11 (L1) Oregon St, 6-12 (L4) Washington, 6-12 (W1) Utah, 5-13 (L6)
  9. Career Game #479 Feb 22, 2014: Utah (9-16, 5-11) @ #1 UCLA (26-1, 16-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffleDefense: m2m, press as often as possibleKey Players: Sr SG Kyle Stafford 17.4 ppg, 2-time All Pac 12Notes: UTAH on a 4 game losing skid. UTAH averaging 17.5 topg (4th worst Nat'l) 1st Half We still built up a good lead despite UTAH's 11-11 FG start. UTAH had limited scoring opportunities because of heir turnovers Halftime: Up 57-31 Key stat(s) Fast break: UCLA 18, UTAH 4TOs: UCLA 3, UTAH 16Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 18 pts, 4-4 3PT 2nd Half Limited the minutes of our starters Final Score: Utah - 52, UCLA - 94 Box Scores Pettway 26, 0, 1, 4 stls, 3 tos, 6 3s (*)Lucas 13, 4, 0Burton 11, 7, 0Tucker 8, 1, 2Smith 8, 1, 1Walton 8, 1, 1T Jones 6, 2, 2, 3 stlsWright 5, 0, 3McCutcheon 4, 6, 1Cotton 3, 1, 3Crayton 2, 2, 1B Jones 0, 2, 1Fuhs 0, 0, 2 Team Stats FG: 55-45% Rebs: -3 TOs: -24 Pts in paint: +40 2nd chance: +6 Fast break: +13 Post game observations (+): We committed only 4 turnovers, as compared to UTAH's 28 Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 17-0 (W17) Arizona, 12-5 (L1) Stanford, 10-7 (W3) Oregon, 10-7 (W3) USC, 8-9 (W1) Colorado, 8-9 (L1) Washington St, 7-10 (W2) Arizona St, 7-10 (W1) California, 7-10 (L2) Oregon St, 6-11 (L3) Washington, 5-12 (L3) Utah, 5-12 (L5)
  10. Career Game #478 Feb 18, 2014: #1 UCLA (25-1, 15-0) @ California (9-15, 7-8) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, triangleDefense: 1-3-1, presses on occasionKey Players: So SF Derrick Burks 10.6 ppgNotes: CAL on a 6 game home win streak 1st Half CAL shot well from the outside, but had far less possessions because of their turnovers Halftime: Up 41-33 Key stat(s) 3PT: UCLA 3-6, CAL 7-9TOs: UCLA 6, CAL 17Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 11 pts, 3 asts 2nd Half I'm trying to give distribute minutes across all players, but may have to ditch that objective as CAL keeps themselves close 11:58, Up 55-49 CAL able to ties the game earlier at 59. 3:09, Up 64-63 We scored our last 2 baskets via 2nd chance opportunities 1:14, Up 68-65 Chance to increase our lead to 5, but CAL steals the ball and scores on the break. Up 1. PF Chris Lucas scores inside. Up 3. CAL hits a 3, their 12th of the game! Timeout 0:33, Tied at 70 C Anthony Burton posts up, shoots, missed. Shot was too early. But PG Clint Wright was there for the offensive rebound put back!. Up 2. CAL calls a timeout. 0:19 left. We only have 2 team fouls. We give up a foul. 0:13 left. We give up another. 0:10 left. We have no more fouls to give, We're anticipating CAL would take a 3 to win the game outright. We defended the perimeter well. CAL can't get a shot. 0:03 left. They decided to dump inside to their center. Shot is rejected by C Anthony Burton! Ball is loose. Time expired. We escape Final Score: UCLA - 72, California - 70 Box Scores Lucas 22, 3, 0, 10-14 FGPettway 18, 2, 3, 3 stls, 2 blks, 4 3s (*)Burton 12, 4, 0McCutcheon 6, 4, 1, 2 blksT Jones 4, 0, 1, 2 stlsSmith 2, 4, 2Wright 2, 3, 3Walton 2, 1, 2, 2 stlsFuhs 2, 1, 0Crayton 2, 0, 0Cotton 0, 4, 0Tucker 0, 1, 7, 3 tosB Jones 0, 1, 1 Team Stats FG: 47-55% Rebs: -3 TOs: -12 Pts in paint: +18 2nd chance: +6 Fast break: +2 Post game observations (+): Extra possessions produced extra offense for us; 14 2nd chance points, and 16 fast break points Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 16-0 (W16) Arizona, 12-4 (W1) Stanford, 9-7 (W2) Oregon, 9-7 (W2) Colorado, 8-8 (W4) USC, 7-9 (L1) California, 7-9 (L1) Washington St, 6-10 (W1) Arizona St, 6-10 (L2) Oregon St, 6-10 (L2) Washington, 5-11 (L2) Utah, 5-11 (L4)
  11. Career Game #477 Feb 15, 2014: Arizona (16-7, 11-3) @ #1 UCLA (24-1, 14-0) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, press about half the gameKey Players: Jr SF Ramon Williams 14.3 ppgNotes: Closest conference game we had so far was against ARIZ in our previous meeting, when we won by just 6 1st Half Fantastic ball movement, lots of assists, resulting in wide open shots Halftime: Up 65-36 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 71%, ARIZ 48%Asts: UCLA 14, ARIZ 10Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 20 pts, 3 asts 2nd Half A little of of a slow down offensively in the 2nd half because of our turnovers, but our defense improved and did not let ARIZ establish any momentum Final Score: Arizona - 64, UCLA - 98 Box Scores Pettway 30, 3, 5, 6 stls, 3 blks, 3 3s (*)Wright 13, 4, 5, 3 blks, 3 tos, fouled outBurton 12, 11, 0Lucas 12, 7, 0Walton 11, 3, 1, 3 tosJones 8, 0, 1, 3 stlsMcCutcheon 6, 0, 1Smith 4, 2, 0Cotton 2, 2, 4Crayton 0, 3, 1 Team Stats FG: 63-41% Rebs: +20 TOs: -1 Pts in paint: +46 2nd chance: +10 Fast break: +12 Post game observations (+): The ball movement allowed us to shoot more higher percentage shots, resulting in 62 points in the paint Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 15-0 (W15) Arizona, 11-4 (L1) Stanford, 8-7 (W1) Oregon, 8-7 (W1) USC, 7-8 (W1) Colorado, 7-8 (W3) California, 7-8 (W1) Arizona St, 6-9 (L1) Oregon St, 6-9 (L1) Washington, 5-10 (L1) Washington St, 5-10 (L5) Utah, 5-10 (L3)
  12. Norton update SG Mark Pettway remains as the front runner, in the list of Norton semifinalists
  13. Career Game #476 Feb 11, 2014: #1 UCLA (23-1, 13-0) @ Oregon (13-9, 7-6) Scouting Report Offense: very slow pace, balanced, motionDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Jr SG Keith Brewer 15.8 ppg, 4.4 rpgNotes: We won 72-58 in our previous meeting 1st Half We were able to dictate the pace of the game, and not let OR grind this game to a halt. Halftime: Up 45-34 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 53%, OR 64%TOs: UCLA 8, OR 16Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 13 pts, 3 asts 2nd Half We contested OR's shots much better in the 2nd half, allowing us to increase our lead to 28, and coasted along for the easy win Final Score: UCLA - 87, Oregon - 69 Box Scores Pettway 26, 3, 4, 4 stls, 4 tos, 6 3s (*)Burton 16, 8, 0Smith 12, 5, 0, 2 stlsWright 9, 0, 7Walton 7, 2, 3McCutcheon 5, 1, 0Lucas 4, 6, 1Jones 4, 2, 0Crayton 2, 5, 2Cotton 2, 0, 3, 2 stls Team Stats FG: 56-52% Rebs: +9 TOs: -7 Pts in paint: +24 2nd chance: +2 Fast break: +5 Post game observations (+): We are averaging more than 87 ppg in our last 3 road games Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 14-0 (W14) Arizona, 11-3 (W2) Stanford, 7-7 (L1) Oregon, 7-7 (L2) California, 6-8 (L1) Arizona St, 6-8 (W1) USC, 6-8 (L3) Oregon St, 6-8 (W2) Colorado, 6-8 (W2) Washington, 5-9 (W1) Washington St, 5-9 (L4) Utah, 5-9 (L2)
  14. Career Game #475 Feb 7, 2014: Arizona St (11-11, 5-7) @ #1 UCLA (22-1, 12-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, motionDefense: m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: Jr PF Andy Denson 13.4 ppg, 6.8 rpgNotes: We won by 26 in our previous meeting; we shot 57% FG in that game 1st Half SG Mark Pettway had a good start, making 7 of his 1st 8 shots. PG Eugene Tucker got injured early in the game Halftime: Up 50-24 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 58%, AZST 38%TOs: UCLA 5, AZST 12Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 24 pts, 6 stls 2nd Half We experienced almost no defensive resistance from AZST Final Score: Arizona St - 54, UCLA - 102 Box Scores Pettway 45, 2, 2, 9 stls, 5 3s (*)Wright 14, 6, 3, 4 3sLucas 10, 5, 0, 2 stlsCrayton 10, 2, 1Burton 8, 9, 1Cotton 5, 0, 9Walton 5, 0, 3Jones 3, 2, 1Smith 2, 2, 0McCutcheon 0, 3, 0Tucker 0, 0, 1 Team Stats FG: 62-44% Rebs: +7 TOs: -13 Pts in paint: +24 2nd chance: +12 Fast break: +17 Post game observations (+): Our outside shots were falling, including 12-21 3PT (57%) Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 13-0 (W13) Arizona, 10-3 (W1) Stanford, 7-6 (W3) Oregon, 7-6 (L1) USC, 6-7 (L2) California, 6-7 (W2) Utah, 5-8 (L1) Arizona St, 5-8 (L1) Oregon St, 5-8 (W1) Colorado, 5-8 (W1) Washington St, 5-8 (L3) Washington, 4-9 (L4)
  15. Career Game #474 Feb 4, 2014: #1 UCLA (21-1, 11-0) @ Colorado (8-12, 4-7) Scouting Report Offense: very slow pace, outside, 5 outDefense: 2-3, press about half the gameKey Players: Fr SF Seneca Jackson 10.2 ppgNotes: COL last in the conference in scoring at just 56.4 ppg (2nd lowest Nat'l) 1st Half A combination of COL's good defense and slow pace kept the score low. Our bench gave us a lift offensively Halftime: Up 32-19 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 39%, COL 27%Bench: UCLA 21, COL 4Key Players UCLA: SG Dickey Walton 7 pts 2nd Half Better shooting on on our part, and COL's turnovers, saw us build an insurmountable lead. Final Score: UCLA - 81, Colorado - 47 Box Scores Pettway 18, 3, 2, 5 stls, 4 tos (*)Walton 11, 3, 1Wright 11, 1, 2, 3 3sLucas 8, 4, 0Tucker 8, 2, 1Burton 6, 9, 2Jones 6, 1, 3, 2 stlsMcCutcheon 5, 4, 0Crayton 3, 9, 0Cotton 3, 1, 1Smith 2, 3, 1 Team Stats FG: 51-33% Rebs: +9 TOs: -10 Pts in paint: +20 2nd chance: -4 Fast break: +4 Post game observations (+): We defended the perimeter well, limiting COL to just 3-22 3PT (14%) Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 12-0 (W12) Arizona, 9-3 (L2) Oregon, 7-5 (W2) Stanford, 6-6 (W2) USC, 6-6 (L1) Washington St, 5-7 (L2) California, 5-7 (W1) Utah, 5-7 (W2) Arizona St, 5-7 (W1) Oregon St, 4-8 (L1) Colorado, 4-8 (L4) Washington, 4-8 (L3)
  16. Career Game #473 Feb 1, 2014: Washington St (11-8, 5-5) @ #1 UCLA (20-1, 10-0) Scouting Report Offense: very fast pace, balanced, princetonDefense: m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: Jr C Jabari Milford 15.9 ppg, 6.5 rpgNotes: WASHST leads the conference in rebounding at 34.5 rpg 1st Half Our suffocating defense at work. 2nd time this season that PF Chris Lucas has 2 or more 3s, showing his ability to score not just inside, but also to stretch out the floor Halftime: Up 55-23 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 55%, WASHST 26%TOs: UCLA 3, WASHST 13Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 17 pts, 5 stls 2nd Half A scoring drought midway in the 2nd half the only thing that prevented us from reaching the century mark Final Score: Washington St - 41, UCLA - 97 Box Scores Pettway 27, 3, 3, 9 stls (*)Lucas 15, 12, 0, 2 3sBurton 14, 10, 0, 3 blks, 7-9 FGSmith 8, 2, 0, 3 stlsWalton 7, 3, 2Wright 6, 1, 0, 2 3sCotton 5, 3, 1Jones 5, 1, 0, 2 stlsMcCutcheon 4, 9, 1Tucker 4, 1, 1Crayton 2, 2, 1 Team Stats FG: 47-28% Rebs: +20 TOs: -22 Pts in paint: +48 2nd chance: +5 Fast break: +36 Post game observations (+): Hard to pick out our stand out stat. Perhaps our best performance this season Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 11-0 (W11) Arizona, 9-2 (L1) USC, 6-5 (W2) Oregon, 6-5 (W1) Washington St, 5-6 (L1) Stanford, 5-6 (W1) California, 4-7 (L1) Arizona St, 4-7 (L1) Oregon St, 4-7 (W1) Utah, 4-7 (W1) Colorado, 4-7 (L3) Washington, 4-7 (L2)
  17. Norton update SG Mark Pettway is the leading candidate among the quarter finalists for the Norton award
  18. Career Game #472 Jan 28, 2014: #1 UCLA (19-1, 9-0) @ Washington (9-11, 4-5) Scouting Report Offense: very fast pace, outside, high postDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: So SF Chris Meeks, 12.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1-time All Pac 12Notes: WASH shooting just 42.1% FG 1st Half Trigger-happy refs called a combined 25 fouls. WASH is a streak-shooting team, and has shot the ball well from the outside. We need to do better defensively in the 2nd half Halftime: Up 47-40 Key stat(s) FT: UCLA 19-24, WASH 9-12Stls: UCLA 6, WASH 0Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 12 pts, 4 stls 2nd Half After WASH scored the 1st 4 pts of the 2nd half, we went on a 17-4 run to finally create some breathing space. PF Chris Lucas picked up his 4th foul, but C Bruce McCutcheon (11 pts, 7 rebs) has filled up the slack nicely 10:33, Up 74-57 SG Mark Pettway's had a good shooting performance in the 2nd half, to make sure there was no collapse happening Final Score: UCLA - 95, Washington - 70 Box Scores Pettway 30, 3, 1, 5 stls, 4 tos, 5 3s (*)Burton 15, 4, 0McCutcheon 13, 7, 0Lucas 10, 1, 1Wright 9, 4, 2Walton 4, 5, 1Smith 4, 3, 2T Jones 4, 0, 1, 4 stlsCrayton 2, 6, 0B Jones 2, 2, 1Tucker 2, 0, 2Cotton 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 49-45% Rebs: +12 TOs: -10 Pts in paint: +26 2nd chance: -3 Fast break: +12 Post game observations (+): We picked up 12 steals, helping us score more in transition Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 10-0 (W10) Arizona, 9-1 (W6) USC, 5-5 (W1) Oregon, 5-5 (L2) Washington St, 5-5 (W1) California, 4-6 (W2) Arizona St, 4-6 (W2) Stanford, 4-6 (L1) Colorado, 4-6 (L2) Washington, 4-6 (L1) Oregon St, 3-7 (L5) Utah, 3-7 (L3)
  19. Career Game #471 Jan 25, 2014: USC (9-8, 4-4) @ #1 UCLA (18-1, 8-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, inside, 5 outDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Sr SG Nate Morris 17.1 ppgNotes: SCAL won 4 of its last 5 games 1st Half We took advantage of our 2nd chance opportunities, and also SCAL's penalty situation Halftime: Up 56-33 Key stat(s) FT: UCLA 16-18, SCAL 5-72nd chance: UCLA 14, SCAL 2Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 11 pts, 4 stls 2nd Half SCAL shot slightly better than us, but they couldn't stop us from dominating the boards Final Score: USC - 64, UCLA - 95 Box Scores Lucas 16, 10, 2, 2 3s (*)Pettway 15, 1, 2, 5 stlsBurton 11, 12, 1Wright 11, 2, 2, 3 3sMcCutcheon 10, 5, 0Jones 10, 1, 1Walton 6, 4, 1Crayton 6, 2, 0Smith 4, 6, 0Tucker 4, 3, 3Fuhs 2, 0, 0, 2 stlsCotton 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 45-46% Rebs: +24 TOs: -11 Pts in paint: +28 2nd chance: +18 Fast break: +24 Post game observations (+): Everyone contributing; 6 players in double figures scoring, 2 with double figures in rebounds Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 9-0 (W9) Arizona, 8-1 (W5) Oregon, 5-4 (L1) Stanford, 4-5 (W1) USC, 4-5 (L1) Colorado, 4-5 (L1) Washington, 4-5 (W1) Washington St, 4-5 (L1) California, 3-6 (W1) Arizona St, 3-6 (W1) Oregon St, 3-6 (L4) Utah, 3-6 (L2)
  20. Career Game #470 Jan 21, 2014: #2 UCLA (17-1, 7-0) @ Stanford (6-10, 3-4) Scouting Report Offense: very fast pace, balanced, triangleDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Sr SG Ben Williams 13.3 ppgNotes: STAN last in the conference in 3PT shooting at 26.2% (4th worst Nat'l) 1st Half STAN hit 8 of their 1st 10 shots. After being down 16-22, we tightened up our defense, and outscored STAN 23-8 in the last 10 mins of the 1st half Halftime: Up 39-30 Key stat(s) Paint: UCLA 28, STAN 8Stls: UCLA 7, STAN 2Key Players UCLA: C Anthony Burton 10 pts, 7 rebs 2nd Half Both team's offenses were cold, but STAN's 18 2nd half turnovers didn't gave them much of a chance Final Score: UCLA - 71, Stanford - 54 Box Scores Pettway 22, 4, 1, 10 stls (*)Burton 12, 10, 0Walton 10, 4, 3McCutcheon 6, 3, 0Wright 6, 1, 2, 2 stls, 3 tos, 2 3sLucas 5, 10, 0, 2 stlsSmith 4, 3, 1Jones 3, 1, 2Cotton 3, 1, 1Crayton 0, 1, 0Tucker 0, 0, 3, 3 tos Team Stats FG: 37-40% Rebs: +6 TOs: -15 Pts in paint: +32 2nd chance: +6 Fast break: +4 Post game observations (+): Good job on the boards again, hauling down 17 offensive rebounds Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 8-0 (W8) Arizona, 7-1 (W4) Oregon, 5-3 (W1) USC, 4-4 (W1) Colorado, 4-4 (W2) Washington St, 4-4 (W2) Stanford, 3-5 (L2) Oregon St, 3-5 (L3) Utah, 3-5 (L1) Washington, 3-5 (L2) California, 2-6 (L2) Arizona St, 2-6 (L1)
  21. Career Game #469 Jan 18, 2014: Oregon St (7-8, 3-3) @ #2 UCLA (16-1, 6-0) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: Fr SG Jason Kante 12.5 ppgNotes: ORST leads the conference in 3PT shooting at 39.8% 1st Half Not pleased with our 5 early turnovers. Rebounding kept us in the lead, but we need to do a better job in defending ORST's outside shots Halftime: Up 35-27 Key stat(s) 3PT: UCLA 2-6, ORST 4-9Rebs: UCLA 18, ORST 10Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 8 pts, 4 stls 2nd Half We pulled away with a 12-2 run at the start of the 2nd half; PG Chris Wright hit a couple of 3s in that stretch. More turnovers on ORST allowed us to increase our lead, and was never threatened the rest of the game Final Score: Oregon St - 54, UCLA 79 Box Scores Pettway 17, 5, 3, 9 stls (*)Smith 13, 3, 2Crayton 11, 5, 1, 5-5 FGWright 11, 1, 2, 4 tos, 3 3sLucas 9, 9, 0Burton 7, 9, 2, 2 stlsMcCutcheon 4, 3, 0Jones 3, 0, 0Tucker 2, 1, 2Walton 2, 1, 0Cotton 0, 0, 3 Team Stats FG: 48-47% Rebs: +16 TOs: -11 Pts in paint: +26 2nd chance: +9 Fast break: +20 Post game observations (+): Our rebounding edsge, together with ORST's 27 turnovers, gave us a +24 differential in FG attempts Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 7-0 (W7) Arizona, 6-1 (W3) Oregon, 4-3 (L2) Stanford, 3-4 (L1) USC, 3-4 (L1) Oregon St, 3-4 (L2) Colorado, 3-4 (W1) Utah, 3-4 (W1) Washington, 3-4 (L1) Washington St, 3-4 (W1) California, 2-5 (L1) Arizona St, 2-5 (W1)
  22. Career Game #468 Jan 14, 2014: #2 UCLA (15-1, 5-0) @ Utah (6-8, 2-3) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffleDefense: m2m, press as often as possibleKey Players: Sr SG Kyle Stafford 18.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2-time All Pac 12Notes: UTAH worst in the conference in turnovers at 17.9 topg (5th worst Nat'l) 1st Half UTAH has minimized their turnovers, and both teams ended up with 7 each. We led by as many as 14, but UTAH's 3pt shooting allowed them to come close. It was our rebounding that kept us in the lead Halftime: Up 34-28 Key stat(s) 3PT: UCLA 1-9, UTAH 4-8Off Rebs: UCLA 9, UTAH 1Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 10 pts 2nd Half UTAH still hitting their 3s, a total of 8 in the game. 11:38, Up 46-44 UTAH now with 11 3s. We're using our strength inside just to stay abreast 6:53, Tied at 54 A string of stops. UTAH has not scored for almost 4 mins now 3:30, Up 58-54 We went almost exclusively inside, and our big men delivered some key baskets. UTAH has not had good offensive execution in the end game. A buzzer beating 3 was all they scored in the last 7+ mins of the game. Final Score: UCLA - 67, Utah 57 Box Scores Burton 14, 7, 3, 3 stls (*)Lucas 12, 6, 1, 2 stls, 3 tosPettway 12, 3, 3, 3 stls, 2 blks, 3 tosSmith 8, 4, 0Wright 6, 2, 2McCutcheon 6, 0, 1Tucker 4, 0, 3Crayton 2, 7, 1Walton 2, 6, 2Cotton 1, 0, 0Jones 0, 4, 1 Team Stats FG: 48-44% Rebs: +20 TOs: -3 Pts in paint: +42 2nd chance: +9 Fast break: +14 Post game observations (+): Rebounding gave us the edge in this game; our 9 to 0 advantage in 2nd chance points may have accounted for our margin of victory(-): Atrocious outside shooting, including 1-14 3PT (7%). In contrast, UTAH shot 12-24 3PT (50%) Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 6-0 (W6) Arizona, 5-1 (W2) Oregon, 4-2 (L1) Stanford, 3-3 (W1) USC, 3-3 (W3) Oregon St, 3-3 (L1) Washington, 3-3 (W2) California, 2-4 (W1) Colorado, 2-4 (L2) Utah, 2-4 (L3) Washington St, 2-4 (L2) Arizona St, 1-5 (L5)
  23. Career Game #467 Jan 11, 2014: California (3-10, 1-3) @ #2 UCLA (14-1, 4-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, triangleDefense: 1-3-1, presses on occasionKey Players: So SF Derrick Burks 10.4 ppgNotes: CAL last in the conference in rebounding at 26.3 rpg (6th worst Nat'l) 1st Half CAL committing a lot of turnovers. They did not score their 2nd FG until the 8:06 mark. Halftime: Up 42-22 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 62%, CAL 38%TOs: UCLA 8, CAL 17Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 20 pts, 5 stls 2nd Half Not necessarily one of our best offensive games, since we also turned the ball over more than usual. But CAL's turnovers we're just over the top, and we simply took advantage of our fast break opportunities. Final Score: California - 45, UCLA - 79 Box Scores Pettway 33, 2, 1, 10 stls, 3 3s (*)Burton 12, 8, 0Tucker 12, 3, 6, 4 tosLucas 8, 6, 2, 3 stls, 2 blks, 3 tosSmith 8, 4, 1Crayton 2, 2, 1, 2 stlsMcCutcheon 2, 1, 2, 2 stlsCotton 2, 1, 0Walton 0, 3, 1, 3 tosJones 0, 2, 0Wright 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 53-36% Rebs: +6 TOs: -15 Pts in paint: +40 2nd chance: +10 Fast break: +32 Post game observations (+): Almost half of our offense were from 38 fast break points; CAL had 30 turnovers Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 5-0 (W5) Arizona, 4-1 (W1) Oregon, 4-1 (W2) Oregon St, 3-2 (W1) Stanford, 2-3 (L2) USC, 2-3 (W2) Colorado, 2-3 (L1) Utah, 2-3 (L2) Washington, 2-3 (W1) Washington St, 2-3 (L1) Arizona St, 1-4 (L4) California, 1-4 (L1)
  24. Career Game #466 Jan 7, 2013: #2 UCLA (13-1, 3-0) @ Arizona (8-4, 3-0) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, press about half the gameKey Players: Jr SF Ramon Williams 14.3 ppgNotes: ARIZ 2nd in the conference in scoring at 73.1 ppg 1st Half We become vulnerable when either opponents match our running game, or we're limited to just 1 shot per possession. Both scenarios happened in the 1st half. We also didn't looked good defensively. Down by 8 with less than 2 mins remaining, before we finished strongly with a 10-2 run; SG Mark Pettway scored 8 in that run. Halftime: Up 42-40 Key stat(s) Fast break: UCLA 8, ARIZ 12Off Rebs: UCLA 2, ARIZ 7Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 15 pts, 4 stls 2nd Half Our defense starting to take control of the game 11:45, Up 59-50 We increased our lead to 12. ARIZ slowly came back, and cut their deficit to 5. We bring it back up to 10, but ARIZ is resilient not letting us go away. We're in the penalty 4:16, Up 69-64 We came up with a string defensive stops, including a couple of blocks and steals, and ARIZ has been nailed with their score 1:20, Up 77-64 We wasted time and slowed down. ARIZ with token rally in the end, but the gap is already too big to overcome Final Score: UCLA - 77, Arizona - 71 Box Scores Pettway 27, 1, 4, 9 stls, 2 blks, 3 tos, 5 3s (*)Burton 12, 9, 1Lucas 7, 5, 2Smith 7, 3, 1, 2 stlsMcCutcheon 6, 7, 0Walton 4, 2, 1Cotton 4, 1, 2Tucker 3, 1, 2, 2 blksJones 3, 1, 0Wright 2, 1, 2Crayton 2, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 45-42% Rebs: -6 TOs: -7 Pts in paint: +14 2nd chance: -5 Fast break: -5 Post game observations (+): Not much difference in the game, except for the extra possessions we had due to ARIZ's 21 turnovers(-): Need to do better on our transition defense; allowed ARIZ to score 21 fast break points today Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 4-0 (W4) Arizona, 3-1 (L1) Oregon, 3-1 (W1) Stanford, 2-2 (L1) Colorado, 2-2 (W1) Oregon St, 2-2 (L2) Utah, 2-2 (L1) Washington St, 2-2 (W2) Arizona St, 1-3 (L3) Washington, 1-3 (L1) California, 1-3 (W1) USC, 1-3 (W1)
  25. Career Game #465 Jan 4, 2013: Oregon (8-3, 2-0) @ #2 UCLA (12-1, 2-0) Scouting Report Offense: very slow pace, balanced, motionDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Jr SG Keith Brewer 13.7 ppg, 4.0 rpgNotes: OR shooting 42% 3PT in their 1st 2 conference games1st Half We controlled the pace, and didn't allow OR to slow down the game. IF we can just reduce our turnovers (8 in the 1st half), we'll have this game under the bag. Halftime: Up 41-26 Key stat(s) 3PT: UCLA 5-11, OR 1-11Rebs: UCLA 18, OR 11Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 11 pts, 2 blks 2nd Half We immediately increased our lead to 19. OR came back to within 11. Our rebounding and defense kept us in the lead, and OR never came closer Final Score: Oregon - 58, UCLA - 72 Box Scores Pettway 25, 3, 2, 3 stls, 3 blks, 3 3s (*)Burton 10, 7, 0McCutcheon 7, 6, 0Lucas 6, 8, 1, 2 blksWright 6, 1, 1Crayton 6, 1, 0Tucker 4, 3, 5, fouled outSmith 4, 3, 1, 5 stlsJones 2, 2, 1Walton 2, 1, 2, 2 stls, 2 blksCotton 0, 0, 0, 3 tos Team Stats FG: 42-38% Rebs: +8 TOs: -8 Pts in paint: +34 2nd chance: +8 Fast break: +9 Post game observations (+): We grabbed 13 offensive rebounds(-): 2nd half outside shooting didn't particularly went well, 0-10 3PT Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 3-0 (W3) Arizona, 3-0 (W3) Oregon, 2-1 (L1) Oregon St, 2-1 (L1) Utah, 2-1 (W1) Stanford, 2-1 (W2) Arizona St, 1-2 (L2) Colorado, 1-2 (L1) Washington, 1-2 (W1) Washington St, 1-2 (W1) California, 0-3 (L3) USC, 0-3 (L3)