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randy · May 9, 2015

Career game #439

Feb 14, 2013: #1 UCLA (25-0, 14-0) @ Arizona (14-9, 9-5)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, motion
Defense: m2m, only press in close and late situations
Key Players: So SG Loren Fredrick 14.0 ppg
Notes: 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 4

Key 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 3s

Burton 14, 5, 1, 3 blks

Lucas 7, 5, 1, 3 tos

Lappas 5, 8, 1

Fuhs 4, 1, 1

McCutcheon 2, 0, 0

Tucker 0, 3, 5, 4 tos

Cotton 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 Standings

UCLA, 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)

randy · May 9, 2015

Career game #440

Feb 17, 2013: California (10-14, 7-8) @ #1 UCLA (26-0, 15-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: very fast pace, inside, triangle
Defense: m2m, only press in close and late situations
Key Players: Sr SG Jamahl Abrams 12.4 ppg
Notes: 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 1

Key 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 tos

Walton 12, 7, 0, 2 3s

Cotton 11, 1, 6

Jones 9, 2, 3, 5 stls

Lucas 7, 6, 3, fouled out

Tucker 6, 3, 3

Burton 5, 5, 0, 2 blks, 4 tos

Fuhs 4, 2, 2

McCutcheon 4, 1, 0

Smith 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 Standings

UCLA, 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)

randy · May 9, 2015

Career game #441

Feb 21, 2013: #1 UCLA (27-0, 16-0) @ Utah (11-14, 9-7)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffle
Defense: m2m, press as often as possible
Key Players: Jr SG Kyle Stafford 16.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1-time All Pac 12
Notes: 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 6
3PT: UCLA 1-5, UTAH 4-9

Key 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 stls

McCutcheon 10, 1, 0

Walton 8, 3, 1, 2 stls

Tucker 8, 1, 4

Lappas 7, 8, 0

Lucas 6, 6, 1, 3 tos

Jones 4, 4, 1

Fuhs 4, 1, 1

Cotton 3, 1, 5

Smith 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 Standings

UCLA, 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)

randy · May 9, 2015

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 out
Defense: m2m, only press in close and late situations
Key Players: Jr SF Idris Peterson 14.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Notes: 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 10

Key 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 stls

Lappas 15, 6, 0

Walton 9, 3, 1

Lucas 8, 1, 0

Fuhs 4, 2, 1, 2 stls

Tucker 4, 1, 2

Cotton 3, 1, 3

Jones 2, 0, 0

McCutcheon 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 Standings

UCLA, 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)

randy · May 9, 2015

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!

randy · May 9, 2015

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, motion
Defense: m2m, presses on occasion
Key Players: Sr C Mike Barrett 12.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Notes: 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 6
TOs: UCLA 4, SCAL 11

Key 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, 1

Fuhs 8, 3, 1

Holliway 8, 1, 3

Lucas 7, 4, 0

McCutcheon 7, 3, 0

Pettway 6, 4, 4, 3 stls

Walton 6, 2, 0

George 5, 2, 1

Tucker 4, 2, 2, 4 tos

Smith 4, 0, 0

Cotton 0, 1, 2

Milton 0, 0, 2

Jones 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

randy · May 9, 2015

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, shuffle
Defense: m2m, press as often as possible
Key Players: Jr SG Kyle Stafford 16.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1-time All Pac 12
Notes: 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 1-2
3PT: UCLA 0-4, UTAH 3-8

Key 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 3s

Walton 14, 5, 1, 2 blks

Lucas 12, 6, 3

Smith 12, 4, 2

Burton 3, 4, 1

Cotton 2, 2, 3

Tucker 2, 0, 3, 5 tos

McCutcheon 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

randy · May 9, 2015

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, motion
Defense: m2m, only press in close and late situations
Key Players: So SG Ken Kapono 10.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1-time All Pac 12
Notes: 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 6-8
FT: UCLA 12-17, ARIZ 4-6

Key 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, 1

Cotton 9, 2, 3

Smith 8, 1, 0

Walton 7, 4, 1

Burton 6, 4, 0

Lappas 4, 6, 0, 6 blks

Fuhs 4, 2, 0

McCutcheon 3, 1, 1, 3 stls

Tucker 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

randy · May 9, 2015

2013 Selection Show

Rank: #1, RPI: #1

We're in the West Regional (Boise). Matchup:

(1) UCLA vs (16) Oakland or (16) Alcorn St

Teams 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 Roberts

Midwest

(1) #5 Kentucky
(2) #7 North Carolina
(3) #16 St John's
(4) #15 Stanford
(5) #25 Duke
(8) #22 Toledo

South

(1) #3 Villanova
(2) #6 Georgia Tech
(3) #14 Auburn
(4) #19 Creighton
(5) #23 Gonzaga
(6) #18 Fairfield

On Probation

#9 Pepperdine
#13 Temple

Pac 12 Teams in postseason tournaments

NCAA: (1) UCLA, (4) Stanford
NIT: (1) Arizona

randy · May 9, 2015

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 ppg
Notes: 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 0
TOs: UCLA 3, OAK 10

Key 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 stls

Walton 12, 5, 1, 3 tos

Lucas 7, 4, 0, 2 blks

Jones 7, 2, 3, 2 stls

Burton 6, 3, 1, 2 stls

Tucker 6, 1, 4

Cotton 5, 3, 2

McCutcheon 2, 2, 1

Smith 2, 2, 1

Fuhs 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

randy · May 9, 2015

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 out
Defense: 1-3-1, never seems to press
Key Players: Sr SF Scott Sowder 13.5 ppg
Notes: 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 3
TOs: UCLA 3, UCONN 13

Key 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 stls

Walton 11, 4, 3, 3 stls

Lucas 10, 3, 0, 2 blks

Cotton 10, 0, 6, 2 3s

Tucker 9, 1, 3

Burton 6, 5, 2, 2 stls

Smith 3, 2, 0

Jones 2, 1, 0

McCutcheon 2, 0, 0

Fuhs 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

randy · May 9, 2015

Major Upsets

2nd Round

(15) Radford def (2) #11 LSU

3rd Round

(11) Florida def (3) #12 Kansas

randy · May 9, 2015

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 out
Defense: m2m, presses on occasion
Key Players: Sr PG Dexter McConnell 17.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.4 apg; Fr SG Leon Miller 18.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Notes: 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 8

Key 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 situation

6:23, 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 layup

3:17, 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 3s

Tucker 7, 1, 6, 2 stls

Lucas 6, 8, 1

Cotton 6, 0, 1

Walton 4, 5, 0

McCutcheon 4, 2, 0

Burton 2, 4, 0

Smith 2, 3, 0

Fuhs 2, 2, 1

Holliway 0, 1, 0

Jones 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)

randy · May 10, 2015

Career Game #449

2013 NCAA Tournament West Regional Finals (Elite 8)

Mar 26, 2013: (7) North Texas (23-9, 11-5) vs (1) #1 UCLA (35-0, 18-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: very slow pace, inside, triangle
Defense: 1-3-1, presses on occasion
Key Players: Jr SG Chris Williams 20.7 ppg
Notes: NTX getting the proverbial "luck of the draw", never facing a single-digit seed in their 1st 3 games of the tournament. NTX one of the best teams in forcing trunovers, averaging 9.3 spg (#4 Nat'l) and 16.9 opp topg (#15)

How they got here

At-large selection (4th place, Big 12 regular season)
(Round 2) Def Northern Iowa, 69-63 (Williams 27 pts, 5 rebs)
(Round 3) Def Radford, 75-62 (Williams 21 pts, 5 asts)
(Sweet 16) Def Florida, 67-59 (Williams 22 pts, 7 rebs)

1st Half

We've got ourselves plenty of steals to help dictate the tempo. Aside from 5 3s, there's not much offensive highlights for NTX. On the other end, we have been very successful with our inside plays; the top 3 big men in our rotation combined for 32 pts on 15-17 FG.

Halftime: Up 49-29

Key stat(s)

Paint: UCLA 36, NTX 10
Stls: UCLA 10, NTX 1

Key Players

UCLA: C Aaron Lappas 14 pts, 6 rebs

2nd Half

NTX's interior defense continues to look helpless against our inside plays

11:19, Up 63-38

We even limited NTX's looks from beyond the arc, taking away the only weapon they can use to mount a rally

Final Score: North Texas - 59, UCLA - 83

Box Scores

Lappas 22, 10, 1, 2 blks 10-12 FG (*)

Lucas 20, 6, 1, 10-13 FG

Pettway 13, 3, 5, 4 stls

Tucker 10, 0, 2

Burton 8, 4, 2, 2 stls 2 blks

Walton 6, 6, 3, 2 stls, 2 blks

Smith 2, 3, 0

Holliway 2, 0, 0

Cotton 0, 1, 5, 3 tos

Fuhs 0, 1, 0, 2 blks

McCutcheon 0, 1, 1

Jones 0, 0, 1

Team Stats

FG: 54-48%

Rebs: +10

TOs: -12

Pts in paint: +44

2nd chance: +6

Fast break: +16

Post game observations

(+): Our 62 points in the paint is more than the entire output of NTX

randy · May 10, 2015

Major Upsets

Sweet 16

(6) #24 Iowa def (2) #2 Houston

randy · May 10, 2015

Career Game #450

2013 NCAA Tournament National Semifinals (Final 4)

Apr 1, 2013: (1) #1 UCLA (36-0, 18-0) vs (2) #6 Georgia Tech (27-7, 15-3)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, princeton
Defense: m2m, press most of the time
Key Players: Fr C Marquis Barnes 9.0 ppg, 9.2 rpg, #1 recruit; Fr PF Josh Boythe 19.6 ppg, 10.0 rpg (#4 Nat'l), 3.2 bpg (#1), #2 recruit; Fr SF Scott Lyons 11.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, #3 recuit
Notes: We face again the team with one of the best recruiting class ever (#1, #2, #3 recruits this season). In our meeting earlier this season, we forced this freshman-laden team to 23 turnovers, and we won 79-63. GT one of the best rebounding teams in the country at 37.0 rpg (#5 Nat'l)

How they got here

At-large selection (1st place, ACC regular season)
(Round 2) Def Columbia, 68-44 (Boythe 19 pts, 8 rebs, 3 blks)
(Round 3) Def Indiana, 83-75 (Boythe 26 pts, 13 rebs)
(Sweet 16) Def #14 Auburn, 75-60 (Boythe 27 pts, 14 rebs)
(Elite 8) Def #3 Villanova, 78-70 (Boythe 26 pts, 10 rebs, 6 blks)

GT has 4 freshmen in their starting lineup, including SG Marlon Watson. Over the last 4 games, the "Far Four" has accounted for 75% of both of GT's total points and rebounds

1st Half

SG Mark Pettway with 3 fouls less than 6 mins into the game. GT a much improved team since the last time we faced them; playing better defense, and able to handle our pressure defense easily.

12:03, Down 8-13

We can't get anything much against GT's interior defense (7 blks). With SG Mark Pettway on the bench, we don't have much perimeter scoring either

6:07, Down 14-23

We tried to stay close, with SG TJ Jones providing some scoring help. The thing that worried me after he 1st half is that GT's Fab Four didn't do much scoring; their bench provided half of their total pts

Halftime: Down 30-34

Key stat(s)

FT: UCLA 2-5, GT 11-14
Paint: UCLA 18, GT 4

Key Players

UCLA: SG TJ Jones 7 pts
GT: PF Josh Boythe 2 pts, 6 rebs, 5 blks

2nd Half

SG Mark Pettway beginning to take charge, scoring 9 of his 11 pts here in the 2nd half. Problem is, we already have 6 team fouls

14:38, Up 41-40

GT scored 5 unanswered pts, and on the next play, SG Mark Pettway called for a charge, and that's his 4th foul. I was furious on the call

13:51, Down 41-45

We are getting hammered down low, and yet no call. And yet, soft fouls are being called on the other end. I am very close from being assessed with a technical

11:37, Down 43-49

Deficit grew to 10. I had no choice but to bring back SG Mark Pettway and PF Chris Lucas, both with 4 fouls. We are able to cut down our deficit to 6 a couple of times, but can't sustain our momentum because GT is being rewarded a lot FTs (31 already in the game)

6:28, Down 54-62

We get a steal, and SG Mark Pettway scored on the break. After a GT miss, Pettway hits a 3. Another miss by GT. Pettway with the rebound. Pettway hits another 3 to tie the game!

4:53, Tied at 62

A turnover by GT! However, SG Dickey Walton missed a potential basket that could have given us the lead. GT with the ball. Another miss by GT. Walton with the rebound. Walton looking for SG Mark Pettway, Pettway gets the ball. Pettway fires up a 3 from the right corner. BANG! Pettway has scored 11 straight pts. Timeout GT

3:33, Up 65-62

GT feeling the pressure now. SG Mark Pettway with a steal! We set up a play inside. C Aaron Lappas was blocked by GT's PF Josh Boythe. Still no foul. That is Boythe's 10th block of the game. Loose ball in favor of GT. Boythe double teamed in the corner, and puts up a forced shot. Missed. We get the rebound. Timeout

2:26, Up 65-62

Can't get the ball to SG Mark Pettway, We went to PF Chris Lucas down low. Lucas had a good look, but can't get it to drop. Rebound GT. GT's Josh Boythe puts up a long jumper. Miss. Long rebound grabbed by Boythe. GT reset. They go to Boythe again. The jumper by Boythe is good! Boythe has a triple double. Timeout

1:39, Up 65-64

SG Mark Pettway got himself momentarily open at the corner. Pettway fakes a 3, moves closer, pulls up a jump shot. Pettway scores! Up 3. GT goes back to PF Josh Boythe, and Boythe nails a pressure-packed jump shot from about 18 feet. Timeout

0:56, Up 67-66

We dump the ball to C Aaron Lappas. Our players are spaced well, leaving Lappas against a single coverage. Lappas goes strong inside, and Lappas scores! Timeout GT

0:47, Up 69-66

Refs called a foul on SG Mark Pettway way beyond the 3pt line. There was nothing much into it and I wanted to argue, but I couldn't afford a technical now. That was Pettway's 5th foul. Pettway has scored 26 of his 28 pts here in the 2nd half, including 13 of our last 15. GT's SG Marlon Watson goes to the line. Watson splits. C Aaron Lappas grabs the board. I called my last timeout

0:35, Up 69-67

GT had to give up 2 fouls to get into penalty. PF Chris Lucas goes to the line. Makes the 1st. The 2nd FT would give us a 2 possession lead. Lucas makes the 2nd! Timeout GT

0:25, Up 71-67

We disrupted them on the back court to waste some time. SG Dickey Walton called up for a foul. Not part of the pan, but the calls have not been kind to us today. GT's SG Marlon Watson heads back to the line, who earlier splits his FTs. Missed the 1st! Makes the 2nd

0:20, Up 71-68

GT immediately fouls. PG Eugene Tucker to the line for a 1-and-1, Makes the important 1st. And also the 2nd. Timeout GT

0:17, Up 73-68

GT's PF Josh Boythe takes a desperation 3. Missed. That should do it! What a gritty win. A big test, and we passed it!

A fine performance from GT's Josh Boythe with 12 pts, 10 rebs, and 10 blks

Final Score: UCLA - 73, Georgia Tech - 68

Box Scores

Pettway 28, 4, 1, 4 stls, 3 tos, 4 3s, fouled out (*)

Lappas 11, 6, 0

Jones 7, 1, 0

Lucas 6, 6, 1

Tucker 6, 1, 7

Fuhs 5, 1, 0

Burton 4, 4, 1

Walton 4, 2, 3, 3 tos

Cotton 2, 1, 3

McCutcheon 0, 3, 0

Smith 0, 0, 1

Team Stats

FG: 46-41%

Rebs: -5

TOs: -7

Pts in paint: +26

2nd chance: -2

Fast break: +12

Post game observations

(+): SG Mark Pettway just put our team on his back, and did every thing he could to put us in a position to win, before fouling out. Our defense did the rest, limiting GT to just 6 pts in the last 6 minutes of the game

randy · May 10, 2015

Career Game #451

2013 NCAA Tournament National Finals

Apr 3, 2013: (1) #1 UCLA (37-0, 18-0) vs (2) #7 North Carolina (28-8, 13-5)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, heavy outside, triangle
Defense: m2m, press most of the time
Key Players: Fr SF Tevis Temple 17.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.7 bpg, #6 recruit; Fr PF Kurt Hayes 12.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg
Notes: For the 3rd time in this tournament, we go up against a team that we have faced earlier in the season. We won against UNC in our previous meeting, 83-63; we shot 58% FG in that game. UNC not a good shooting team at 39.5% FG (#349 Nat'l) and 27.8% 3PT (#342). But they make it up on defense, giving just 57.1 opp ppg (#11) and 38.6% opp FG (#11). So yes, this is a battle of offense vs defense; offense prevailed before, but this is totally different environment

How they got here

Automatic selection (Champs, ACC tournament)
(Round 2) Def Central Connecticut, 52-43 (Temple 10 pts, 4 rebs, 3 blks)
(Round 3) Def Brigham Young, 57-45 (Temple 18 pts, 6 rebs, 3 stls)
(Sweet 16) Def #16 St John's, 67-61 (Hayes 19 pts, 11 rebs)
(Elite 8) Def #5 Kentucky, 73-68 (Temple 17 pts, 6 rebs)
(Final 4) Def #4 Oklahoma, 72-67 (Temple 21 pts, 7 rebs, 3 stls)

Comparison (tournament averages):

Points For: UCLA 76, UNC 64
Points Opp: UCLA 56, UNC 57
Rebounds: UCLA 34, UNC 34
Turnovers: UCLA 8.8, UNC 12.6
Steals: UCLA 12.2, UNC 7.6
Blocks: UCLA 4.4, UNC 5.4
3PT%: UCLA 19-54 (35%), UNC 32-105 (30%)
2nd chance pts: UCLA 10, UNC 12
Fast break pts: UCLA 26, UNC 9

1st Half

Both teams cancelling each other out with 5 turnovers each. UNC's SF Tevis Temple picking up 2 quick fouls

13:23, Tied at 8

Had to sit down C Aaron Lappas to settle down; Lappas called for steps at least 3 times already. PF Chris Lucas taking care of our inside scoring, while PG Eugene Tucker scoring 6 pts off the bench. Both teams with 9 turnovers. UNC already in the penalty

6:56, Up 20-12

We also got into penalty, and UNC able to take advantage to get themselves back in the game. UNC's offensive rebounding has also been a huge factor. Whichever team can solve their turnover problems in the 2nd half has a better chance of winning. Both teams with 12 errors

Halftime: Up 30-27

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 55%, UNC 30%
2nd chance: UCLA 0, UNC 7

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 10 pts, 5 stls
UNC: PF Kurt Hayes 8 pts, 3 rebs, 2 stls

2nd Half

SG Mark Pettway scored our 1st 7 pts of the 2nd half, plus 2 more steals. UNC's PG Jason Tilmon also exploding with 8 of his 10 pts here in the 2nd half. More sloppy plays for both teams

13:38, Up 43-39

C Anthony Burton has stepped up big time, replacing struggling C Aaron Lappas. Burton scoring all of his 6 pts here in the 2nd half. The last 3 by SG Mark Pettway punctuated a 9-0 run, forcing UNC to call an early timeout

10:59, Up 52-39

We extended our lead to 20, while allowing me to steal some rest time for SG Mark Pettway. It is now a 16-0 run! Our defense has smothered UNC's offensive flow for the last 7 minutes!

6:51, Up 59-39

UNC extending their drought. It is now an 19-0 run, and we lead by 23. UNC in the penalty. Fans beginning to celebrate, but still too early. UNC's SF Tevis Temple got fouled, and his 2 FTs finally breaking their silence. Temple has had a rough day, 9 pts on 1-11 FG

5:41, Up 62-41

SG Mark Pettway now has 13 steals! UNC has a mountain to climb

2:56, Up 66-44

UNC's last 3 baskets were from 3pt territory. Too late for them though, as we're still up by 16 with a minute left. It didn't matter that UNC hit 2 more 3s in the dying seconds of the game. Not a pretty game based from the number of turnovers (UCLA 24, UNC 26), but were able to capitalize on their mistakes more

UCLA wins it's 1st National Title!

Final Score: UCLA - 67, North Carolina - 56

Box Scores

Pettway 27, 2, 2, 13 stls, 7 tos, 2 3s (*)

Burton 8, 6, 0

Tucker 8, 3, 3

Fuhs 6, 2, 1, 2 stls, 5 tos

Lucas 6, 2, 0

McCutcheon 5, 4, 1

Walton 4, 2, 1

Lappas 3, 8, 1, 2 stls, 2 blks, 5 tos

Cotton 0, 0, 3, 3 tos

Jones 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 51-30%

Rebs: -2

TOs: -2

Pts in paint: +26

2nd chance: -8

Fast break: +10

Post game observations

(+): A roller coaster performance by SG Mark Pettway, but just like in our Final 4 game, he was at the forefront of a big run and that was all we need to take the trophy home

randy · May 10, 2015

2013 Awards

National

NCAA MOP: Fr SG Mark Pettway
1st Team: Fr SG Mark Pettway
I won my 4th National COY

Conference

POY: Fr SG Mark Pettway
FOY: Fr SG Mark Pettway
DPOY: Sr C Aaron Lappas
1st Team: Fr SG Mark Pettway, Sr C Aaron Lappas
2nd Team: Fr PF Chris Lucas
I won my 8th Pac 12 COY

randy · May 10, 2015

2012-13 Individual Stats and Rankings (Nat'l Rank)

Points

SG Mark Pettway - 20.8 ppg (#14)
C Aaron Lappas - 13.4
SG Dickey Walton - 10.8
PF Chris Lucas - 10.0
C Anthony Burton - 8.3
PG Eugene Tucker - 5.3
SF Dave Fuhs - 3.9
PG Troy Cotton - 3.8
SG TJ Jones - 3.5
C Bruce McCutcheon - 3.1
SF Andre Smith - 2.6

Rebounds

C Aaron Lappas - 8.8 rpg (#13)
PF Chris Lucas - 5.3
SG Mark Pettway - 4.8
C Anthony Burton - 4.8
SG Dickey Walton - 3.8

Assists

PG Eugene Tucker - 3.8 apg
PG Troy Cotton - 3.4
SG Mark Pettway - 3.0

Steals

SG Mark Pettway - 2.2 spg (#16)
C Aaron Lappas - 1.1

Blocks

C Aaron Lappas - 2.2 bpg (#7)

Turn overs

SG Mark Pettway - 2.1 topg

3pt shots made

SG Mark Pettway - 104 (#27)
SG Dickey Walton - 24
PG Troy Cotton - 13
SG TJ Jones - 9
PG Eugene Tucker - 5
SF Andre Smith - 2
PF Chris Lucas - 1
PG Keith Holliway - 1
SF Dave Fuhs - 1

FG % (min: 30 FGA)

C Anthony Burton - 66.5% (113 of 170)
C Aaron Lappas - 58.1
PF Chris Lucas - 58.1
SG TJ Jones - 57.1
C Bruce McCutcheon - 57.1
SF Dave Fuhs - 55.0
SF Andre Smith - 52.6
PG Eugene Tucker - 50.0
PG Troy Cotton - 48.2
SG Mark Pettway - 45.5
SG Dickey Walton - 43.1

FT% (min: 20 FTA)

SG Dickey Walton - 88.7% (63 of 71)
PG Troy Cotton - 84.8
SG Mark Pettway - 84.4
PG Eugene Tucker - 83.3
C Anthony Burton - 76.9
PF Chris Lucas - 60.0
C Aaron Lappas - 54.2
SF Dave Fuhs - 52.4

3PT% (min: 10 3PA)

PG Troy Cotton - 44.8% (13 of 29)
SG Mark Pettway - 44.4
SG TJ Jones - 39.1
SG Dickey Walton - 36.4
PG Eugene Tucker - 27.8
SF Dave Fuhs - 10.0

Minutes

SG Mark Pettway - 29.5 mpg
C Aaron Lappas - 26.9
PF Chris Lucas - 26.2
SG Dickey Walton - 23.8
PG Troy Cotton - 19.3
PG Eugene Tucker - 18.8
C Anthony Burton - 17.9
SF Dave Fuhs - 14.0
SG TJ Jones - 7.0
C Bruce McCutcheon - 6.6
SF Andre Smith - 6.5

randy · May 10, 2015

2012-13 Team Stats, Rankings, +/- from last season

Team

Points: 83.1 (#1), +6.6
Rebounds: 35.7 (#13), +2.1
Assists: 16.7 (#8), +1.1
Steals: 8.9 (#8), +2.0
Blocks: 5.3 (#3), +1.2
TOs: 11.3 (#1), -1.4
FG%: 51.6 (#1), +2.6
3PT%: 39.4 (#19), +11.1
FT%: 71.8 (#175), -1.4

Opposition

Points: 59.4 (#17), -6.5
FG%: 39.0 (#14), -3.2
3PT%: 32.0 (#47), -4.9
TOs: 17.9 (#6), +1.6

Efficiency

Offense: 60.7 (#1), +5.7
Defense: 43.4 (#72), -4.0

randy · May 10, 2015

Graduating Players

1. PG Keith Holliway

Regular season: 53 G, 1.2 ppg, 1.6 apg, 6 3s, 46% FG, 73% FT
Post season: 7 G, 0.6 ppg, 1.3 apg
GPA: 3.3

2. SF Jordan Milton

Regular season: 48 G, 4.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 15 3s, 42% FG, 70% FT
Post season: 4 G, 4.0 ppg, 50% FG
GPA: 3.3

3. C Aaron Lappas

Awards: Pac 12 DPOY (2013), Pac 12 1st Team (2013), Pac 12 2nd Team (2012)
Regular season: 62 G, 11.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.8 bpg, 56% FG, 53% FT
Post season: 10 G, 10.9 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.4 bpg, 52% FG, 43% FT
GPA: 4.0

randy · May 10, 2015

Final Set of Recruits

HS Seniors

C Brian Jones, 6-8, #11 (SCR: A, REB: A, DEF: A, BLK: A, INS: A, OVR: A)
PG Clint Wright, 6-1, #12 (SCR: A, PAS: A, REB: A, OVR: A)
C Sam Crayton, 6-9. #36 (REB: A, BLK: A, INS: B, OVR: A)

randy · May 10, 2015

Coaching Stats as of 2013 (13 years)

Ratings

Offense: 73 (+6)
Defense: 73 (+6)
Recruiting: 56 (+4)
Scouting: 32 (+3)
Development: 73 (+6)
Reputation: 91 (+11)

Record

Overall W-L: 386-65 (0.856)
NCAA App: 13
NCAA Titles: 3
Final 4s: 4
Sweet 16s: 10
NCAA W-L: 38-10
Conf Titles: 7
Nat'l COY: 4
Conf COY: 12
20-Wins: 13

randy · May 10, 2015

2013 Draft

#38: Sr C Aaron Lappas

randy · May 10, 2015

2013-14 UCLA Lineup

Starters

1: Sr PG Eugene Tucker, 6-0, 3.5/4.5 (Greenwood, SC)
2: So SG Mark Pettway, 6-1, 4.5/5.0 (Gaithersburg, MD) (*)
3: So SF Andre Smith, 6-6, 4.0/5.0 (Livonia, LA)
4: So PF Chris Lucas, 6-8, 4.0/5.0 (Seattle, WA) (*)
5: Sr C Anthony Burton, 7-1, 4.0/4.0 (Pine Bluff, AR)

Reserves

2/3: Sr SG Dickey Walton, 6-4, 4.0/5.0 (San Jose, CA)
4/5: So C Bruce McCutcheon, 6-9, 3.5/4.5 (Sells, AZ)
1/2: Fr PG Clint Wright, 6-1, 2.5/5.0 (Enterprise, MS) (*)
4/5: Fr C Sam Crayton, 6-9, 3.0/5.0 (Richfield, MN)
3: Sr SF Dave Fuhs, 6-8, 3.0/4.0 (Tahoe City, NV)
1/2: Jr SG TJ Jones, 6-3, 3.0/4.0 (Whiteriver, AZ)
1/2: Jr PG Troy Cotton, 6-1, 3.5/4.0 (Watkins, CO)
4/5: Fr C Brian Jones, 6-8, 1.5/5.0 (Greenville, SC)

Walk-ons

2/3: Jr SG Tyler Frazier, 6-5, 1.5/3.5 (Los Angeles, CA)
3/4: Sr PF Ronald George, 6-7, 2.0/3.5 (San Bruno, CA)

(*) Norton candidate

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