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Career Game #448 2013 NCAA Tournament West Regional Semifinals (Sweet 16) Mar 24, 2013: (4) #8 UNLV (28-6, 15-1) vs (1) #1 UCLA (34-0, 18-0) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, heavy outside, 5 outDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Sr PG Dexter McConnell 17.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.4 apg; Fr SG Leon Miller 18.3 ppg, 4.9 rpgNotes: We beat them during our non-conference schedule, 68-51. UNLV took 33 3PT shots, and made only 7. In their 2 tournament games so far, McConnell and Miller have combined for 80 of their team's total of 123 points (65%)How they got here Automatic selection (Champs, Mountain West tournament)(Rd 2) Def St Francis, 68-49 (Miller 19 pts, 4 rebs, 5 stls)(Rd 3) Def De Paul, 55-50 (Miller 24 pts, 4 rebs) 1st Half Miserable game so far for UNLV's PG Dexter McConnel and SG Leon Miller. Those 2 have combined for just 7 pts (miller is scoreless), 1-12 FG, and 5 turnovers. We led early at 16-2. COuld have been much worse for UNLV had we done better from the line (7 missed FTs) Halftime: Up 34-18 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 48%, UNLV 22%Paint: UCLA 24, UNLV 8Key Players UCLA: C Aaron Lappas 9 pts, 3 rebs 2nd Half After averaging almost 22 ppg in their 1st 2 tournament games, UNLV's Leon Miller Miller still scoreless. PG Dexter McConnell has not scored in the 2nd half either. UNLV's SF Morlaye Adams trying to pick up the slack, already with a double double (12 pts, 10 rebs), but clearly his efforts are not enough 11:03, Up 50-27 Our shot selection has not been spot on in the last few possessions. UNLV trying to capitalize on our penalty situation6:23, Up 52-37 Our lead down to 13 earlier. I had to bring back SG Mark Pettway (4 fouls). Pettway had immediate impact, coming up with a steal and a layup3:17, Up 56-39 We scored 4 more unanswered pts. Up 21 with 2 mins left. It's game over. UNLV's PG Dexter McConnell and SG Leon Miller got themselves a 3pt shot each during garbage time Final Score: UNLV - 47, UCLA - 64 Box Scores Lappas 17, 12, 2 (*)Pettway 14, 4, 5, 5 stls, 5 tos, 2 3sTucker 7, 1, 6, 2 stlsLucas 6, 8, 1Cotton 6, 0, 1Walton 4, 5, 0McCutcheon 4, 2, 0Burton 2, 4, 0Smith 2, 3, 0Fuhs 2, 2, 1Holliway 0, 1, 0Jones 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 42-28% Rebs: +6 TOs: -8 Pts in paint: +32 2nd chance: +5 Fast break: +14 Post game observations (+): His offense might have been affected, but SG Mark Pettway did a good job on defense, not giving daylight to UNLV's SG Leon Miller (3 pts, 1-10 FG, 4 tos)

Major Upsets 2nd Round (15) Radford def (2) #11 LSU3rd Round (11) Florida def (3) #12 Kansas

Career Game #447 2013 NCAA Tournament 3rd Round Mar 19, 2013: (8) Connecticut (20-11, 9-7) vs (1) #1 UCLA (33-0, 18-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: 1-3-1, never seems to pressKey Players: Sr SF Scott Sowder 13.5 ppgNotes: UCONN forces their opponents to commit 18.3 topg (#4 Nat'l)How they got here At-large selection (6th place, Big East regular season)(Rd 2) Def St Joseph's, 70-52 (Sowder 18 pts, 6 rebs, 7 stls) 1st Half Another slow start, down 0-6. We let our pressure defense weave it's magic to get ourselves on top. The last 5 mins of the 1st half saw us pull away with a commanding lead Halftime: Up 40-24 Key stat(s) Fast break: UCLA 18, UCONN 3TOs: UCLA 3, UCONN 13Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 11 pts, 4 rebs, 3 stls 2nd Half We continue to pour in pts on easy transition baskets. UCONN not getting it done on the outside, just 1-8 3PT 11:12, Up 55-34 Our early penalty didn't do much damage. Not much production from SG Matt Pettway, but he got plenty of help today from the other players Final Score: Connecticut - 50, UCLA - 78 Box Scores Lappas 14, 4, 0, 2 blks (*)Pettway 11, 6, 1, 3 stlsWalton 11, 4, 3, 3 stlsLucas 10, 3, 0, 2 blksCotton 10, 0, 6, 2 3sTucker 9, 1, 3Burton 6, 5, 2, 2 stlsSmith 3, 2, 0Jones 2, 1, 0McCutcheon 2, 0, 0Fuhs 0, 2, 1 Team Stats FG: 51-33% Rebs: -11 TOs: -17 Pts in paint: +18 2nd chance: Even Fast break: +18 Post game observations (+): Picked up 11 steals, giving us a tournament total (2 games) of 28(-): Allowed UCONN to grab 15 offensive rebounds; luckily, it only turned in 8 2nd chance points for them

Career Game #446 2013 NCAA Tournament 2nd Round Mar 17, 2013: (16) Oakland (16-15, 11-7) vs (1) #1 UCLA (32-0, 18-0) Scouting Report Offense: Defense:Key Players: Sr SG Bill Claxton 13.1 ppgNotes: A decent defensive team, allowing just 41.8% opp FG How they got here Automatic selection (Champs, Horizon tournament)(Rd 1) Def Alcorn St, 84-58 (PF Quincy Thornton 26 pts, 5 rebs) 1st Half OAK deliberately trying to slow down the game. I wasn't happy with the way we're playing defense, with OAK easily penetrating the lane. Only up by a whisker at 26-23, we finally showed some urgency on defense, not allowing OAK a single made FG in the last 3 mins of the 1st half Halftime: Up 36-27 Key stat(s) 2nd chance: UCLA 7, OAK 0TOs: UCLA 3, OAK 10Key Players UCLA: C Aaron Lappas 9 pts, 5 rebs 2nd Half Our 1st 5 baskets of the 2nd half came off turnovers by OAK. All of a sudden, we're up 18 a little over 2 mins into the 2nd half. We maintained that advantage over the next few mins 8:44, Up 62-44 More turnovers for OAK, and we cruised our way to the next round Final Score: Oakland - 57, UCLA - 87 Box Scores Pettway 20, 4, 2, 5 stls, 2 3s (*)Lappas 18, 9, 3, 4 stlsWalton 12, 5, 1, 3 tosLucas 7, 4, 0, 2 blksJones 7, 2, 3, 2 stlsBurton 6, 3, 1, 2 stlsTucker 6, 1, 4Cotton 5, 3, 2McCutcheon 2, 2, 1Smith 2, 2, 1Fuhs 2, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 46-55% Rebs: +15 TOs: -17 Pts in paint: +28 2nd chance: +15 Fast break: +20 Post game observations (+): OAK's FG% might look "impressive", but we had a staggering +36 advantage in FG attempts. Aside from forcing 24 turnovers on OAK, we also grabbed 19 offensive rebounds

2013 Selection Show Rank: #1, RPI: #1 We're in the West Regional (Boise). Matchup: (1) UCLA vs (16) Oakland or (16) Alcorn StTeams in the West Regional (1) #1 UCLA(2) #11 LSU(3) #12 Kansas(4) #8 UNLV(5) DePaul(6) Baylor(7) North Texas(8) Connecticut(9) St Joseph's(10) Northern Iowa(11) Florida(12) East Carolina(13) St Francis(14) Delaware St(15) Radford(16) Oakland or Alcorn St Other Ranked Teams East (1) #4 Oklahoma(2) #2 Houston(3) #10 Southern Illinois(4) #17 Maryland(5) #21 Xavier(6) #24 Iowa, defending champs(8) #20 Oral RobertsMidwest (1) #5 Kentucky(2) #7 North Carolina(3) #16 St John's(4) #15 Stanford(5) #25 Duke(8) #22 ToledoSouth (1) #3 Villanova(2) #6 Georgia Tech(3) #14 Auburn(4) #19 Creighton(5) #23 Gonzaga(6) #18 FairfieldOn Probation #9 Pepperdine #13 Temple Pac 12 Teams in postseason tournaments NCAA: (1) UCLA, (4) StanfordNIT: (1) Arizona

Career game #445 Pac 12 tournament finals Mar 12, 2013: (3) Arizona (18-11, 11-7) vs (1) #1 UCLA (31-0, 18-0) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, motionDefense: m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: So SG Ken Kapono 10.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1-time All Pac 12Notes: 2-0 against ARIZ this season, but the 2nd game was close (79-73); ARIZ hit 11 3s in that 2nd game 1st Half We were comfortably ahead by 13. And then ARIZ's 3pt shooting started to kick in. All of a sudden, we found ourselves down by 4. We were able to regroup before the end of the 1st half, but ARIZ is a team beaming with confidence today Halftime: Up 35-34 Key stat(s) 3PT: UCLA 1-6, ARIZ 6-8FT: UCLA 12-17, ARIZ 4-6Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 16 pts, 2 asts 2nd Half After ARIZ retook the lead at the start of the 2nd half, we went on a 16-2 run. 15:37, Up 51-38 ARIZ will not sail quietly into the night, and answered back with an 11-2 run. ARIZ able to respond to every basket we make 8:59, Up 60-54 We were able to get some steals, and attack the hoop on offense. Freshman SF Andre Smith giving us quality mins off the bench with 8 pts 5:06, Up 73-60 We increased our lead to 17 with 2 mins remaining. We were content on wasting time time after that. We lost to Oregon in last year's finals by 1 pt; we're not going to let this one get away Pac 12 tournament champs! Final Score: Arizona - 71, UCLA - 87 Box Scores Pettway 32, 6, 4, 5 stls, 3 3s (*)Lucas 12, 5, 1Cotton 9, 2, 3Smith 8, 1, 0Walton 7, 4, 1Burton 6, 4, 0Lappas 4, 6, 0, 6 blksFuhs 4, 2, 0McCutcheon 3, 1, 1, 3 stlsTucker 2, 1, 2, fouled out Team Stats FG: 51-45% Rebs: +1 TOs: -15 Pts in paint: +16 2nd chance: +5 Fast break: Even Post game observations (+): After we got burned in the 1st half, we limited ARIZ to just 3-12 3PT in the 2nd half

Career game #444 Pac 12 tournament semifinals Mar 11, 2013: (4) Utah (12-16, 9-9) vs (1) #1 UCLA (30-0, 18-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffleDefense: m2m, press as often as possibleKey Players: Jr SG Kyle Stafford 16.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1-time All Pac 12Notes: Won 77-42 at home, and 86-64 on the road 1st Half It was a close game for the most part. We were leading by just 3 with just 6 mins remaining, and then we shut our UTAH to just 1 made FG in the last 6 mins of the 1st half Halftime: Up 36-26 Key stat(s) FT: UCLA 10-13, UTAH 1-23PT: UCLA 0-4, UTAH 3-8Key Players UCLA: C Aaron Lappas 13 pts, 2 rebs 2nd Half C Aaron Lappas continues to make mincemeat out of UTAH's interior defense. Lappas with 21 pts 11:29, Up 53-34 We didn't exactly needed it, but we even started hitting our 3pt shots Final Score: Utah - 49, UCLA - 84 Box Scores Lappas 23, 7, 1, 4 blks (*)Pettway 16, 2, 4, 3 stls, 2 blks, 2 3sWalton 14, 5, 1, 2 blksLucas 12, 6, 3Smith 12, 4, 2Burton 3, 4, 1Cotton 2, 2, 3Tucker 2, 0, 3, 5 tosMcCutcheon 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 62-40% Rebs: +16 TOs: -8 Pts in paint: +32 2nd chance: +6 Fast break: Even Post game observations (+): Limited UTAH to just 15 rebounds

Career game #443 Pac 12 tournament Mar 10, 2013: (8) USC (14-14, 7-11) vs (1) #1 UCLA (29-0, 18-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, inside, motionDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Sr C Mike Barrett 12.0 ppg, 5.2 rpgNotes: 2-0 against SCAL this season; average margin of victory is 24 1st Half 3 turnovers for SCAL in their 1st 3 possessions, and they were never in this game right from the start. I'm just trying to give everyone as much playing time as possible Halftime: Up 47-27 Key stat(s) Paint: UCLA 30, SCAL 6TOs: UCLA 4, SCAL 11Key Players UCLA: C Aaron Lappas 9 pts, 4 rebs 2nd Half 14 players used, and no one played more than 18 mins Final Score: USC - 61, UCLA - 77 Box Scores Lappas 13, 7, 0 (*)Burton 9, 5, 1Fuhs 8, 3, 1Holliway 8, 1, 3Lucas 7, 4, 0McCutcheon 7, 3, 0Pettway 6, 4, 4, 3 stlsWalton 6, 2, 0George 5, 2, 1Tucker 4, 2, 2, 4 tosSmith 4, 0, 0Cotton 0, 1, 2Milton 0, 0, 2Jones 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 48-52% Rebs: +11 TOs: -11 Pts in paint: +34 2nd chance: +16 Fast break: +18 Post game observations (+): Regardless of who's on the floor, we dominated the possession battle today; +20 in FG attempts(-): Was shut out from long range; 0-10 3PT today

Norton update SG Mark Pettway (#4) named as finalist for the Norton award. Another good news is that Pettway has decided to come back next season!

Career game #442 Feb 24, 2013: #1 UCLA (28-0, 17-0) @ Oregon St (5-21, 3-14) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: Jr SF Idris Peterson 14.1 ppg, 4.6 rpgNotes: It was a relatively close game the last time we met, 67-59 1st Half We took extremely good care of the ball, and didn;t allow ORST to get clean looks from the outside Halftime: Up 44-23 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 52%, ORST 36%TOs: UCLA 2, ORST 10Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 17 pts, 4 stls 2nd Half A much more competitive 2nd half, but our cushion was too much for ORST to overcome Final Score: UCLA - 82, Oregon St - 56 Box Scores Pettway 22 6, 3, 6 stls, 2 blks, 2 3s (*)Burton 15, 7, 1, 2 stlsLappas 15, 6, 0Walton 9, 3, 1Lucas 8, 1, 0Fuhs 4, 2, 1, 2 stlsTucker 4, 1, 2Cotton 3, 1, 3Jones 2, 0, 0McCutcheon 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 56-42% Rebs: -3 TOs: -10 Pts in paint: +30 2nd chance: +5 Fast break: +11 Post game observations (+): Our back court pressure is ready for the tournament; we picked up 13 steals today Pac 12 Final StandingsUCLA, 18-0 (W18) Stanford, 17-1 (W10) Arizona, 11-7 (L1) Utah, 9-9 (L3) Washington St, 8-10 (W2) Washington, 8-10 (L3) California, 8-10 (L1) USC, 7-11 (W1) Oregon, 7-11 (W1) Colorado, 6-12 (L1) Arizona St, 6-12 (W1) Oregon St, 3-15 (L2)

Career game #441 Feb 21, 2013: #1 UCLA (27-0, 16-0) @ Utah (11-14, 9-7) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffleDefense: m2m, press as often as possibleKey Players: Jr SG Kyle Stafford 16.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1-time All Pac 12Notes: We won by 25 in our previous meeting; UTAH only 42 pts and 26% FG in that game 1st Half UAT with a quick start, and we trail by 8 early. UTAH kept their lead for the most part because of their 3pt shooting. We stepped our defense in the last 7 mins of the 1st half, limiting UTAH to just 6 pts Halftime: Up 40-32 Key stat(s) Paint: UCLA 26, UTAH 63PT: UCLA 1-5, UTAH 4-9Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 11 pts, 6-6 FT 2nd Half A barrage of pts coming from SG Mark Pettway, who now has 10 here in the 2nd half. We're creating some separation now 11:56, Up 59-43 We extended our lead to 25, and simply coasted from there. Final Score: UCLA - 86, Utah - 64 Box Scores Pettway 24, 5, 4, 4 stls, 4 3s (*)Burton 10, 6, 2, 2 stlsMcCutcheon 10, 1, 0Walton 8, 3, 1, 2 stlsTucker 8, 1, 4Lappas 7, 8, 0Lucas 6, 6, 1, 3 tosJones 4, 4, 1Fuhs 4, 1, 1Cotton 3, 1, 5Smith 2, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 53-48% Rebs: +13 TOs: -6 Pts in paint: +36 2nd chance: +13 Fast break: +18 Post game observations (+): Got a lot of "bonus" production; 18 2nd chance and 28 fast break points Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 17-0 (W17) Stanford, 16-1 (W9) Arizona, 11-6 (W2) Utah, 9-8 (L2) Washington, 8-9 (L2) California, 8-9 (W1) Washington St, 7-10 (W1) USC, 6-11 (L1) Colorado, 6-11 (W1) Oregon, 6-11 (L1) Arizona St, 5-12 (L7) Oregon St, 3-14 (L1)

Career game #440 Feb 17, 2013: California (10-14, 7-8) @ #1 UCLA (26-0, 15-0) Scouting Report Offense: very fast pace, inside, triangleDefense: m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: Sr SG Jamahl Abrams 12.4 ppgNotes: CAL losing 3 of their last 4 games, giving up 81 ppg in that span. We scored 85 pts in our previous meeting, en route to an 11 pt win 1st Half CAL had no answers against SG Mark Pettway, who can either knock down long shots or take it strong to the hoop Halftime: Up 52-31 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 50%, CAL 39%Stls: UCLA 5, CAL 1Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 21 pts, 3 3s 2nd Half Because of our lead, we experimented with a full blown defensive pressure, and the result was devastating for CAL. We were all over the court on defense, and got ourselves plenty of steals Final Score: California - 52, UCLA - 104 Box Scores Pettway 28, 6, 4, 3 stls, 4 3s, fouled out (*)Lappas 18, 9, 1, 2 stls, 3 blks, 3 tosWalton 12, 7, 0, 2 3sCotton 11, 1, 6Jones 9, 2, 3, 5 stlsLucas 7, 6, 3, fouled outTucker 6, 3, 3Burton 5, 5, 0, 2 blks, 4 tosFuhs 4, 2, 2McCutcheon 4, 1, 0Smith 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 61-37% Rebs: +19 TOs: -8 Pts in paint: +34 2nd chance: +11 Fast break: +16 Post game observations (+): The full use of our back court defensive pressure becomes an additional offensive weapon for us Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 16-0 (W16) Stanford, 15-1 (W8) Arizona, 10-6 (W1) Utah, 9-7 (L1) Washington, 8-8 (L1) California, 7-9 (L2) USC, 6-10 (W2) Oregon, 6-10 (W2) Washington St, 6-10 (L3) Colorado, 5-11 (L5) Arizona St, 5-11 (L6) Oregon St, 3-13 (W1)

Career game #439 Feb 14, 2013: #1 UCLA (25-0, 14-0) @ Arizona (14-9, 9-5) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, motionDefense: m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: So SG Loren Fredrick 14.0 ppgNotes: We demolished ARIZ by 54 pts in our previous meeting 1st Half We have not been good in keeping. Despite ARIZ's poor FG shooting, we are leading by only 2 pts. Halftime: Up 38-36 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 48%, ARIZ 40%%TOs: UCLA 9, ARIZ 4Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 14 pts, 4 rebs 2nd Half We have added 4 more turnovers, for a game total of 13. Lucky for us, ARIZ already has 8 errors here in the 2nd half 11:22, Up 53-45 ARIZ's 3pt shooting keeping them in the game; they have already made 8 3s 7:17, Up 63-56 Got our lead up to 13 earlier, but ARIZ keeps coming back 2:28, Up 75-68 ARIZ making stops, and they hit another 3 to come even closer. Timeout 1:10, Up 75-71 ARIZ opting to give up fouls early. Although we missed 3 FTs in the end game, our defense was steady to preserve our win Final Score: UCLA - 79, Arizona - 73 Box Scores Walton 27, 8, 3, 2 stls, 10-14 FG (*)Pettway 20, 4, 2, 3 blks, 5 tos, 4 3sBurton 14, 5, 1, 3 blksLucas 7, 5, 1, 3 tosLappas 5, 8, 1Fuhs 4, 1, 1McCutcheon 2, 0, 0Tucker 0, 3, 5, 4 tosCotton 0, 0, 7 3 tos Team Stats FG: 53-45% Rebs: +9 TOs: +2 Pts in paint: +24 2nd chance: +6 Fast break: +6 Post game observations (+): Our bench, led by SG Dickey Walton, outscored ARIZ's reserves 43 to 26 Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 15-0 (W15) Stanford, 14-1 (W7) Arizona, 9-6 (L2) Utah, 9-6 (W2) Washington, 8-7 (W5) California, 7-8 (L1) Washington St, 6-9 (L2) USC, 5-10 (W1) Colorado, 5-10 (L4) Arizona St, 5-10 (L5) Oregon, 5-10 (W1) Oregon St, 2-13 (L1)

Norton update SG Mark Pettway (#4) and C Aaron Lappas (#15) were both named semifinalists for the Norton award

Career game #438 Feb 10, 2013: Oregon (8-14, 4-9) @ #2 UCLA (24-0, 13-0) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, flexDefense: m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: Fr SG Nolan Durham 12.0 ppgNotes: OR is 0-7 in conference road games. We won by 46 in our previous meeting; SG Mark Pettway had his career-high 36 pts in that game 1st Half From an 8-all count, we went on an 11-0 run and never looked back. After scoring just a combined total of 18 pts in our last 2 games, you can sense that SG Mark Pettway is due for a big game, and he didn't disappoint. Halftime: Up 53-25 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 56%, OR 31%TOs: UCLA 1, OR 7Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 14 pts, 3 rebs 2nd Half SG Mark Pettway and SG Dickey Walton were locked and loaded from the outside; C Aaron Lappas was dominating inside. Only unsettled question is whether we can surpass our winning margin (46) we had in our 1st meeting. We did, courtesy of a buzzer beating 3 by PG Eugene Tucker Final Score: Oregon - 67, UCLA - 115 Box Scores Pettway 28, 7, 2, 3 3sWalton 22, 6, 1, 4 3sLappas 18, 9, 0, 3 blks, 7-9 FGLucas 16, 5, 1, 2 blksTucker 13, 2, 8, 2 stlsBurton 8, 6, 0, 2 blksFuhs 4, 2, 2McCutcheon 4, 2, 0Cotton 2, 1, 4Jones 0, 1, 1 Team Stats FG: 64-40% Rebs: +22 TOs: -6 Pts in paint: +40 2nd chance: +11 Fast break: +7 Post game observations (+): Highest scoring output we had in my 13 years of coaching Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 14-0 (W14) Stanford, 13-1 (W6) Arizona, 9-5 (L1) Utah, 8-6 (W1) Washington, 7-7 (W4) California, 7-7 (W1) Washington St, 6-8 (L1) Colorado, 5-9 (L3) Arizona St, 5-9 (L4) USC, 4-10 (L2) Oregon, 4-10 (L1) Oregon St, 2-12 (W1)

Career game #437 Feb 7, 2013: #2 UCLA (23-0, 12-0) @ Arizona St (10-11, 5-7) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffleDefense: m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: Jr PG Terrance Gilbert 12.1 ppgNotes: We won our previous meeting by 35; AZST shot just 33% in that game 1st Half AZST shot better than us, but our relentless attacking got rewarded with plenty of FTs. We also dominated the offensive glass to get more 2nd chance opportunities. SG Mark Pettway feeling a little better from the effects of his last stubbed toe injury Halftime: Up 48-32 Key stat(s) FT: UCLA 15-17, AZST 1-52nd chance: UCLA 12, AZST 4Key Players UCLA: SG Dickey Walton 10 pts, 5-5 FT 2nd Half From a high of 18, AZST able to reduce their deficit to single digits earlier. C Aaron Lappas is 0-6 FT in the 2nd half. We are in the penalty already 11:23, Up 58-48 SG Dickey Walton and C Anthony Burton's contributions off the bench keeping us in the lead 7:05, Up 70-58 AZST still applying offensive pressure to inch their way closer 2:42, Up 78-70 We didn't score on our next 2 possessions. AZST hit a FG, and another 2 FTs. Timeout 1:14, Up 78-74 C Aaron Lappas able to get himself free, but missed at point blank range. Timeout AZST. AZST scores down low! Timeout 0:50, Up 78-76 We go to C Anthony Burton. Burton had a clean look from the low post. Missed. Offensive rebound by Burton. Burton called for steps! Timeout AZST. Chance for them to tie or take the lead. We need a stop. C Aaron Lappas gets a block, and Lappas recovers the ball. Timeout 0:19, Up 78-76 AZST fouls quickly. PG Eugene Tucker nails both FTs. Up 4. 0:18 left. AZST calls a timeout. That should do it. Final Score: UCLA - 82, Arizona St - 76 Box Scores Burton 17, 9, 2, 2 stls, 5 tos (*)Walton 14, 6, 1Pettway 11, 5, 2, 3 stlsLappas 10, 10, 3, 2 stls, 2 blksLucas 9, 7, 0Jones 8, 0, 1Tucker 7, 3, 7Cotton 6, 1, 1, 3 tos, fouled outFuhs 0, 1, 1Holliway 0, 0, 1 Team Stats FG: 46-52% Rebs: +16 TOs: Even Pts in paint: +22 2nd chance: +12 Fast break: +8 Post game observations (-): Almost gave up an 18 pt lead; this has happened quite a number of time already this season Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 13-0 (W13) Stanford, 12-1 (W5) Arizona, 9-4 (W1) Utah, 7-6 (L1) Washington St, 6-7 (W1) Washington, 6-7 (W3) California, 6-7 (L2) Colorado, 5-8 (L2) Arizona St, 5-8 (L3) USC, 4-9 (L1) Oregon, 4-9 (W2) Oregon St, 1-12 (L4)

Career game #436 Feb 3, 2013: Colorado (6-14, 5-6) @ #3 UCLA (22-0, 11-0) Scouting Report Offense: very slow pace, outside, shuffleDefense: 2-3, press about half the gameKey Players: Sr SG Jason Hallbauer 10.3 ppg, 4.4 rpgNotes: COL's offense ranks last in the conference; 55.0 ppg (4th fewest Nat'l), 41.5% FG 1st Half SG Mark Pettway slightly injured, but still can play limited minutes. Our big men's inside pts somehow offset the sub par outside shooting performance of our guards Halftime: Up 39-19 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 52%, COL 30%Paint: UCLA 20, COL 10Key Players UCLA: C Anthony Burton 10 pts, 5-5 FG 2nd Half COL not able to control the pace that they would have wanted because of their numerous turnovers Final Score: Colorado - 36, UCLA - 74 Box Scores Burton 20, 9, 1, 10-13 FG (*)Lappas 12, 7, 0, 3 blksLucas 8, 4, 0Smith 7, 2, 1Pettway 7, 0, 1Cotton 6, 3, 6Fuhs 5, 7, 4, 3 stlsWalton 5, 1, 3, 2 stlsTucker 2, 0, 1, 5 tosSmith 2, 0, 0McCutcheon 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 49-32% Rebs: +10 TOs: -10 Pts in paint: +34 2nd chance: +3 Fast break: +24 Post game observations (+): Scoring 28 fast break points helped us break from the snail pace that COL plans on doing Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 12-0 (W12) Stanford, 11-1 (W4) Arizona, 8-4 (L1) Utah, 7-5 (W1) California, 6-6 (L1) Colorado, 5-7 (L1) Washington St, 5-7 (L4) Arizona St, 5-7 (L2) Washington, 5-7 (W2) USC, 4-8 (W1) Oregon, 3-9 (W1) Oregon St, 1-11 (L3)

Career Game #435 Jan 31, 2013: #3 UCLA (21-0, 10-0) @ Washington St (9-10, 5-5) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, triangleDefense: m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: So C Jabari Milford 10.8 ppg, 5.9 rpgNotes: WASHST one of the best FT shooting teams in the country at 81.7% (#5 Nat'l) 1st Half WASHST missed 14 of their 1st 15 shots, but they did a relatively good job recovering after that. SG Mark Pettway scored more than half of our pts Halftime: Up 43-28 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 49%, WASHST 27%Paint: UCLA 22, WASHST 0Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 23 pts, 2 stls 2nd Half C Aaron Lappas playing a more active role on offense to help out SG Matt Pettway in scoring duties 11:11, Up 57-42 We got into early penalty, and WASHST took advantage to get themselves back in this game 7:08, Up 61-54 WASHST had several opportunities to reduce our lead to 2 or 3. Instead, they turned the ball over in their last 2 possessions, and we capitalized on one of them 2:41, Up 68-61 We made 2 more stops. Led by 10 with one-and-a-half min left. Eventually WASHST had to give up fouls to stop the clock, and our guards were steady from the line Final Score: UCLA - 76, Washington St - 65 Box Scores Pettway 26, 4, 0, 2 stls, 2 blks, 5 tos, 3 3s (*)Lappas 14, 13, 2, 3 stls, 3 blksWalton 14, 6, 2Lucas 6, 5, 1, 3 tosFuhs 6, 4, 1Cotton 6, 1, 4Burton 2, 2, 0Tucker 2, 1, 4McCutcheon 0, 0, 0Jones 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 51-33% Rebs: +3 TOs: -2 Pts in paint: +36 2nd chance: +3 Fast break: +20 Post game observations (+): We limited WASH to just 4 pts in the paint(-): We should do better in protecting big leads; we almost threw away a 22 pt lead Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 11-0 (W11) Stanford, 10-1 (W3) Arizona, 8-3 (W5) California, 6-5 (W1) Utah, 6-5 (L1) Colorado, 5-6 (W1) Washington St, 5-6 (L3) Arizona St, 5-6 (L1) Washington, 4-7 (W1) USC, 3-8 (L1) Oregon, 2-9 (L3) Oregon St, 1-10 (L2)

Norton update SG Mark Pettway (#3) and C Aaron Lappas (#16) were named as quarter finalists for the Norton award

Career Game #434 Jan 27, 2013: Washington (7-11, 3-6) @ #2 UCLA (20-0, 9-0) Scouting Report Offense: very fast pace, outside, high postDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Fr SF Chris Meeks 15.4 ppg, 4.9 rpgNotes: My former team has struggled recently, losing 5 straight games 1st Half Raced to a 26-4 lead. SG Mark Pettway has either scored or assisted on 9 of our 1st 13 made FGs. We led by as many as 26, but our turnovers have allowed WASH to cut down a significant amount Halftime: Up 44-27 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 56%, WASH 33%TOs: UCLA 8, WASH 5Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 8 pts, 4 rebs, 6 asts 2nd Half WASH continues to creep in closer. We were up by just 12 just a little over 5 mins into the 2nd half. Got ourselves a little breathing room afterwards, but not much 11:04, Up 55-40 We stepped up our defense. C Aaron Lappas began dominating inside 6:40, Up 67-47 A late rally by WASH, but it was ... too late for them. Final Score: Washington - 64, UCLA - 76 Box Scores Pettway 19, 6, 8, 2 stls, 4 tos, 4 3sLappas 18, 11, 0, 9 blks (*)Lucas 14, 5, 1Burton 8, 5, 0Walton 6, 4, 2, 3 blksFuhs 4, 5, 0Cotton 3, 1, 5Tucker 2, 3, 2Smith 2, 1, 0McCutcheon 0, 1, 0Jones 0, 0, 1 Team Stats FG: 45-41% Rebs: +16 TOs: +2 Pts in paint: +18 2nd chance: +4 Fast break: Even Post game observations (+): Near triple-double for C Aaron Lappas, who registered his career-high in blocks Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 10-0 (W10) Stanford, 9-1 (W2) Arizona, 7-3 (W4) Utah, 6-4 (W3) Washington St, 5-5 (L2) California, 5-5 (L2) Arizona St, 5-5 (W1) Colorado, 4-6 (L1) Washington, 3-7 (L6) USC, 3-7 (W1) Oregon, 2-8 (L2) Oregon St, 1-9 (L1)

Career Game #433 Jan 24, 2013: #2 UCLA (19-0, 8-0) @ USC (8-9, 2-6) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, inside, motionDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Sr C Mike Barrett 11.2 ppg, 5.2 rpgNotes: We won by 18 in our previous meeting; SCAL had 24 turnovers in that game 1st Half Looks like we were on our way to another easy win when we led by 11, and SCAL missing a ton of shots. But SCAL fought back, and even took a 1pt lead. But we finsihed the 1st strongly on an 11-1 run. We have missed 9 FTs already Halftime: Up 41-31 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 55%, SCAL 38%Rebs: UCLA 17, SCAL 12Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 14 pts, 4 3s 2nd Half We're stepping up our defense further, aware that SCAL can string up a lot of pts in a hurry. 10:40, Up 68-45 We were leading by 25 with 6 mins remaining, before I pulled out my key players Final Score: UCLA - 90, USC - 60 Box Scores Pettway 28, 5, 3, 7 3s (*)Lucas 15, 4, 0Lappas 10, 8, 0, 2 blksMcCutcheon 9, 5, 0Tucker 8, 1, 2, 3 tosCotton 6, 3, 6Fuhs 4, 1, 1Burton 4, 0, 1Walton 2, 5, 0Jones 2, 0, 2Milton 2, 0, 0Smith 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 57-39% Rebs: +14 TOs: -5 Pts in paint: +20 2nd chance: +5 Fast break: +7 Post game observations (+): SG Mark Pettway's 3pt shooting made things easier for our big men to operate inside Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 9-0 (W9) Stanford, 8-1 (W1) Arizona, 6-3 (W3) Washington St, 5-4 (L1) California, 5-4 (L1) Utah, 5-4 (W2) Colorado, 4-5 (W1) Arizona St, 4-5 (L2) Washington, 3-6 (L5) Oregon, 2-7 (L1) USC, 2-7 (L3) Oregon St, 1-8 (W1)

Career Game #432 Jan 20, 2013: Stanford (13-4, 7-0) @ #1 UCLA (18-0, 7-0) Scouting Report Offense: very fast pace, balanced, princetonDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Fr C Joey Karcher, 14.1 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.5 bpgNotes: STAN on a 9-game winning streak, limiting their opponents to less than 60 pts in 6 of those wins 1st Half SG Mark Pettway was hot since the beginning of the game. It appeared to be a no-contest when we led by as many as 22. STAN suddenly caught fire towards the end, to cut our lead to just 11, but we scored the last 4 pts of the 1st half. STAN's C Joey Karcher made it difficult for us to get as much production on our half-court power game, so we turned to our running attack and got plenty of easy fast break pts. Halftime: Up 49-34 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 50%, STAN 40%Fast break: UCLA 15, STAN 3Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 21 pts, 2 stlsSTAN: C Joey Karcher 4 pts, 6, rebs, 3 blks 2nd Half C Aaron Lappas has done a good job defending against STAN's C Joey Karcher, who hasn't been much of a factor offensively (3-11 FG). SG Dickey Walton has provided scoring support to SG Mark Pettway 10:20, Up 65-43 I am glad we gave brought in our A-game, against possibly the 2nd best team in the conference Final Score: Stanford - 53, UCLA - 89 Box Scores Pettway 36, 5, 4, 3 stls, 5 tos, 5 3s (*)Walton 14, 2, 1, 2 stls, 2 3sLucas 13, 11, 1Fuhs 6, 5, 2Tucker 6, 3, 5Burton 5, 6, 0Lappas 4, 4, 1, 5 blks, fouled outMcCutcheon 3, 1, 5Cotton 2, 1, 3, 3 tosJones 0, 1, 1Smith 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 50-33% Rebs: +10 TOs: -8 Pts in paint: +26 2nd chance: -2 Fast break: +9 Post game observations (+): Despite a good lead at the break, we still gave a lot of effort on defense in the 2nd half, limiting STAN to just 19 pts Pac 12 StandingsUCLA, 8-0 (W8) Stanford, 7-1 (L1) Arizona, 5-3 (W2) Washington St, 5-3 (W4) California, 5-3 (W1) Arizona St, 4-4 (L1) Utah, 4-4 (W1) Washington, 3-5 (L4) Colorado, 3-5 (L1) Oregon, 2-6 (W1) USC, 2-6 (L2) Oregon St, 0-8 (L8)

Career Game #431 Jan 17, 2013: #1 UCLA (17-0, 6-0) @ Oregon St (2-13, 0-6) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, only press in close and late situationsKey Players: Jr SF Idris Peterson 14.8 ppg, 4.1 rpgNotes: ORST on a 13-game losing streak 1st Half Very flat start. Sometimes the most dangerous opponents are those whose backs are against the wall. Not only we're not making shots, but also turning the ball over a lot. Down 11-21 with 8 mins remaining. In came SG TJ Jones, who scored 6 pts as part of a 14-0 run that saw us take the lead. ORST with a strong finish though Halftime: Down 29-31 Key stat(s) 3PT: UCLA 1-4, ORST 3-8Asts: UCLA 3, ORST 9Key Players UCLA: SG TJ Jones 6 pts, 3-3 FG 2nd Half Still not shooting well, and probably we won't for the rest of the game. We're relying on rebounding and defense to stay afloat 11:53, Up 39-36 Our offense showing some improvement, but ORST not letting themselves to get far behind 4:16, Up 55-53 We went on a small 7-0 run, with SG Mark Petteway making 2 baskets. Prior to that run, Pettway has been shooting a woeful 1-12 FG 1:44, Up 62-53 ORST made a split FT, and later on a basket, to get themselves closer. Up 6. But on our next play, SG Mark Pettway hits a huge basket to give us a 3 possession lead 0:47, Up 64-56 Even though ORST hit a 3 after, time was running out, and they had to give up fouls. PG Troy Cotton sealed the game for us by making his FTs. SG Mark Pettway found the right time to contribute, scoring 7 of his 9 pts in the last 3 mins of the game. Teams combined for 42 turnovers Final Score: UCLA - 67, Oregon St - 59 Box Scores Lappas 10, 5, 0, 3 tosPettway 9, 7, 0, 3 stls, 3 tos (*)McCutcheon 8, 5, 0Walton 8, 3, 0Fuhs 8, 2, 1Jones 8, 0, 1Lucas 5, 5, 2Cotton 5, 1, 5, 4 tosBurton 4, 4, 0Smith 2, 0, 1Tucker 0, 2, 0, 3 tos, fouled out Team Stats FG: 47-46% Rebs: +9 TOs: -4 Pts in paint: +20 2nd chance: +15 Fast break: +12 Post game observations (+): Good thing we dominated the offensive glass, to give us a 16 to 1 advantage on 2nd chance points Pac 12 StandingsStanford, 7-0 (W7) UCLA, 7-0 (W7) Arizona, 4-3 (W1) California, 4-3 (L1) Arizona St, 4-3 (W1) Washington St, 4-3 (W3) Utah, 3-4 (L2) Washington, 3-4 (L3) Colorado, 3-4 (W1) USC, 2-5 (L1) Oregon, 1-6 (L1) Oregon St, 0-7 (L7)

Career Game #430 Jan 13, 2013: Utah (5-9, 3-2) @ #2 UCLA (16-0, 5-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffleDefense: m2m, press as often as possibleKey Players: Jr SG Kyle Stafford 16.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1-time All Pac 12Notes: UTAH allowing opponents to shoot a conference-worst 47.6% FG 1st Half Because of our tight defense, UTAH had to take a lot of forced shots towards the end of their shot clock. We didn't particularly shoot the ball well, but still managed to end up with a comfortable lead Halftime: Up 41-20 Key stat(s) FG: UCLA 35%, UTAH 25%2nd chance: UCLA 10, UTAH 2Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 11 pts, 2 asts 2nd Half Our players realizing the value of not having an off day on defense, as we can't expect ourselves to shoot over 50% FG each game Final Score: Utah - 42, UCLA - 77 Box Scores Pettway 19, 4, 5, 3 stls, 2 blksLappas 13, 12, 0, 3 blksWalton 10, 3, 0Cotton 10, 1, 3, 2 3sJones 8, 1, 0, 2 3sLucas 5, 8, 1McCutcheon 4, 1, 0, 2 stlsBurton 2, 3, 1Fuhs 2, 1, 1Smith 2, 1, 0Tucker 2, 0, 5 Team Stats FG: 43-26% Rebs: +5 TOs: -10 Pts in paint: +24 2nd chance: +10 Fast break: +12 Post game observations (+): Didn't get much production from our half court offense, but made it up with 16 2nd chance points, and 16 fast break points Pac 12 StandingsStanford, 6-0 (W6) UCLA, 6-0 (W6) California, 4-2 (W1) Arizona, 3-3 (L1) Arizona St, 3-3 (L2) Washington St, 3-3 (W2) Utah, 3-3 (L1) Washington, 3-3 (L2) USC, 2-4 (W1) Colorado, 2-4 (L1) Oregon, 1-5 (W1) Oregon St, 0-6 (L6)

Career Game #429 Jan 10, 2013: #2 UCLA (15-0, 4-0) @ California (6-7, 3-1) Scouting Report Offense: very fast pace, inside, triangleDefense: m2m, press only in close and late situationsKey Players: Sr SG Jamahl Abrams 12.5 ppgNotes: CAL is 3-0 on conference home games, with an average winning margin of almost 25 pts 1st Half I wasn't pleased with our turnovers. CAL is a good shooting team, and we can't risk giving them more scoring opportunities. We led by as many as 14, but that was easily wiped away due to our turnovers. CAL is also getting easy inside baskets Halftime: Up 42-40 Key stat(s) TOs: UCLA 8, CAL 5Paint: UCLA 16, CAL 22Key Players UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 13 pts, 3 rebs 2nd Half Both teams shooting well from the outside. We're showing a little better performance in applying defensive pressure. CAL with 5 turnovers already in the 2nd half. 10:21, Up 64-58 We increased our lead to 10, but CAL just hit another 3 in their last play 5:24, Up 73-66 SG Mark Pettway involved in our last 3 baskets; he hit a 3, and assisted on the other 2 FGs, to keep CAL at bay 3:07, Up 80-71 CAL coming to within 6 by hitting another 3. SG Mark Pettway answers back with jumper. Up 8. C Anthony Burton comes away with a block. With less than a minute left, we went on time wasting mode. CAL didn't make an effort to give up fouls, and just let us dribble and passed the ball Final Score: UCLA - 85, California - 74 Box Scores Pettway 34, 9, 3, 3 stls, 4 tos, 8 3s (*)Walton 17, 2, 1, 2 stlsLappas 14, 7, 1, 2 blksLucas 6, 3, 2, 2 blksBurton 4, 8, 0Cotton 2, 3, 4, 4 tosTucker 2, 2, 5, 3 tosSmith 2, 2, 0McCutcheon 2, 0, 1Jones 2, 0, 0Fuhs 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 57-49% Rebs: +18 TOs: +1 Pts in paint: +6 2nd chance: +7 Fast break: +11 Post game observations (+): Limited CAL to just 19 rebounds(-): Committed 15 turnovers. Our interior defense today was below par, giving up 30 points in the paint to CAL Pac 12 StandingsStanford, 5-0 (W5) UCLA, 5-0 (W5) Arizona, 3-2 (W1) Arizona St, 3-2 (L1) California, 3-2 (L1) Utah, 3-2 (W1) Washington, 3-2 (L1) Colorado, 2-3 (W1) Washington St, 2-3 (W1) USC, 1-4 (L1) Oregon St, 0-5 (L5) Oregon, 0-5 (L5)