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randy · May 17, 2015

2014 Draft

#32: Sr SG Dickey Walton
#51: Sr PG Eugene Tucker

randy · May 18, 2015

2014-15 UCLA Lineup

Starters

1: So PG Clint Wright, 6-1, 5.0/5.0 (Enterprise, MS) (*)
2: Jr SG Mark Pettway, 6-1, 5.0/5.0 (Gaithersburg, MD) (*)
3: Jr SF Andre Smith, 6-6, 4.0/5.0 (Livonia, LA)
4: Jr PF Chris Lucas, 6-8, 5.0/5.0 (Seattle, WA) (*)
5: Jr C Bruce McCutcheon, 6-9, 4.0/4.5 (Sells, AZ)

Reserves

2/3: Sr SG TJ Jones, 6-3, 4.0/4.0 (Whiteriver, AZ)
4/5: So C Sam Crayton, 6-9, 4.0/5.0 (Richfield, MN)
1/2: Sr PG Troy Cotton, 6-1, 4.0/4.0 (Watkins, CO)
4/5: So C Brian Jones, 6-8, 4.0/5.0 (Greenville, SC)
1/2: Fr PG Sam Hendricks, 6-0, 4.0/5.0 (Mountain Pine, AR)
5: Fr C Idris Robinson, 7-1, 3.0/5.0 (Medford, NJ)
2/3: Fr SF Jason Stinnett, 6-5, 1.0/4.0 (Greenwood, IN)

Walk-ons

2/3: Sr SG Tyler Frazier, 6-5, 2.0/3.5 (Los Angeles, CA)
3/4: Jr PF Victor Sanders, 6-7, 3.0/3.5 (Chino, CA)

Redshirt (ineligible to play this season)

1/2/3: Fr SG Nick Butler, 6-5, 2.0/5.0 (Oklahoma City, OK)

(*) Norton candidate

randy · May 18, 2015

Career Game #490

Start of Season

Nov 15, 2014: #1 UCLA (0-0) @ #25 New Mexico (1-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: very slow pace, balanced, shuffle
Defense: 1-3-1, only press in close and late situations
Key Players: Sr PF Larry Heide 15 pts, 11 rebs in their 1st game
Notes:

1st Half

We have not done a good job closing out NM's shooters. We also had more turnovers than them

Halftime: Down 34-36

Key stat(s)

FT: UCLA 0-0, NM 7-8
TOs: UCLA 8, NM 4

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 10 pts, 3 rebs

2nd Half

We were doing a better job in applying pressure defense, and led by 6. However, we quickly threw it away after allowing NM to again hit their outtside shots

11:52, Down 51-52

NM can't seem to miss. We started piling up on our turnovers again

7:51, Down 58-64

We got a couple of stls. An 13-4 run to take the lead. We're in the penalty

4:06, Up 71-68

We scored another basket off a turnover by NM. NM has been missing a lot of their outside shots in the last 6 mins

1:47, Up 73-68

NM had to give up fouls late in the game, and our guys were steady from the line, 8-8 FT in the last minute of play

Final Score: UCLA - 81, New Mexico - 70

Box Scores

Pettway 32, 4, 3, 7 stls, 3 3s (*)

Wright 18, 2, 4, 5 tos, 2 3s

Lucas 10, 8, 1

B Jones 6, 3, 0

Cotton 5, 0, 4, 3 tos

McCutcheon 4, 4, 2, 2 stls

Smith 2, 4, 0

T Jones 2, 2, 2, 2 stls, 2 blks

Crayton 2, 2, 0

Team Stats

FG: 50-48%

Rebs: +6

TOs: -4

Pts in paint: +14

2nd chance: +5

Fast break: +14

Post game observations

(+): Forced NM to 14 turnovers in the 2nd half
(-): Good defense in the end, but we have to be more consistent the entire game

randy · May 18, 2015

Career Game #491

Nov 18, 2014: #10 Indiana (1-0) @ #1 UCLA (1-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: very slow pace, inside, 5 out
Defense: 1-3-1, presses on occasion
Key Players: Fr PG Lawrence Norwood 14 pts, 8 rebs, 6 asts in his debut
Notes:

1st Half

Score was 9-0 after just 1 minute. We extended our run to 30-2 before IND got their 2nd FG midway in the 1st half. IND used up 4 timeouts in the 1st half

Halftime: Up 51-16

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 61%, IND 23%
TOs: UCLA 1, IND 10

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 20 pts, 3 asts, 3 stls

2nd Half

The big lead allowed me to give some minutes to our new guys

Final Score: Indiana - 33, UCLA - 89

Box Scores

Pettway 31, 6, 5, 4 stls, 7 3s (*)

B Jones 18, 4, 2, 2 blks

Lucas 11, 11, 4

McCutcheon 8, 2, 1

Smith 7, 4, 1

T Jones 4, 4, 0

Crayton 4, 3, 0

Wright 2, 2, 9, 3 tos

Robinson 2, 1, 2

Cotton 2, 0, 0

Hendricks 0, 0, 2

Stinnett 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 57-26%

Rebs: +12

TOs: -12

Pts in paint: +44

2nd chance: +1

Fast break: +9

Post game observations

(+): Career high in scoring for C Brian Jones, who is proving he can be a reliable offensive threat in the post

randy · May 18, 2015

Career Game #492

Nov 22, 2014: #3 UCLA (2-0) @ #13 UNLV (2-1)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, heavy outside, 5 out
Defense: m2m, presses on occasion
Key Players: Jr SG Leon Miller 27.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 67% 3PT, 2-time All American
Notes: UNLV shooting 55.7% 3PT

1st Half

We managed to keep UNLV's SG Leon Miller scoreless. But our offense also struggled for most part; we scored more than half of our pts in the last 5 mins of the game

Halftime: Up 28-24

Key stat(s)

Fast break: UCLA 14, UNLV 4
TOs: UCLA 9, UNLV 12

Key Players

UCLA: PG Clint Wright 11 pts, 2 3s

2nd Half

A 7-0 run at the start of the 2nd half gave us a double digit lead for the 1st time in this game, which we were able to retain

11:59, Up 47-33

Our lead increased as UNLV's turnovers piled up, and also because we started getting more inside pts. UNLV's SG Leon Miller went scoreless in 32 mins, 0-8 FG

Final Score: UCLA - 74, UNLV - 51

Box Scores

Pettway 28, 3, 4, 6 stls, 5 3s (*)

Wright 13, 3, 5, 5 tos, 2 3s

Lucas 11, 1, 0

T Jones 7, 1, 0

Smith 6, 2, 0

McCutcheon 5, 9, 1

B Jones 2, 7, 1

Crayton 2, 1, 0, 2 stls

Cotton 0, 1, 4, 2 stls

Hendricks 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 50-40%

Rebs: +4

TOs: -9

Pts in paint: +20

2nd chance: +6

Fast break: +11

Post game observations

(+): Made 9 3s today. After 3 games, we're shooting 46% 3PT
(-): Not pleased with the 16 turnovers

randy · May 19, 2015

Career Game #493

Nov 29, 2014: #10 North Carolina (3-2) @ #4 UCLA (3-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, heavy outside, 5 out
Defense: m2m, presses on occasion
Key Players: Fr C Clarence Simmons 16.2 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.0 bpg, #9 recruit
Notes: UNC shoots 45.6% 3PT

1st Half

Very good interior defense by UNC anchored by C Clarence Simmons. We need to get more fast break pts in the 2nd half (only 4 in the 1st)

Halftime: Up 28-24

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 33%, UNC 28%
3PT: UCLA 2-5, UNC 4-9

Key Players

UCLA: C Bruce McCutcheon 7 pts, 3 rebs
UNC: C Clarence Simmons, 2 pts, 10 rebs, 6 blks

2nd Half

I was called for a technical partly because of the fouls being called on us, but more out of frustration with the way we are playing. Our offensive execution started to improve after that technical, but UNC still keeping themselves close

11:47, Up 42-37

SG Mark Pettway and SG TJ Jones have come alive here in the 2nd half, combining for 21 pts. We are also getting more offense in transition

6:16, Up 60-43

UNC cut down our lead to 10 with 2 mins left. But we managed the clock well, forcing UNC to give up fouls in the end, and out FT shooting enabled us to hold on for the win

Final Score: North Carolina - 60, UCLA - 72

Box Scores

Pettway 19, 4, 2, 6 stls, 4 tos, 2 3s (*)

T Jones 15, 1, 0, 2 stls

Lucas 10, 7, 0, 3 stls

Wright 9, 3, 2

McCutcheon 7, 7, 2

Smith 4, 2, 2

Crayton 3, 2, 0, 2 blks

Cotton 3, 0, 1

B Jones 2, 7, 0

Robinson 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 38-30%

Rebs: +3

TOs: -8

Pts in paint: +20

2nd chance: -1

Fast break: +11

Post game observations

(+): Shot well from the line, 28-31 FT (90%). Our 11 fast break points in the 2nd half helped a lot also

randy · May 19, 2015

Career Game #494

Dec 2, 2014: Villanova (2-4) @ #4 UCLA (4-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, outside, motion
Defense: 1-3-1, presses on occasion
Key Players: Fr SF Jamal Lewis 13.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.5 spg
Notes: NOVA averaging just 54 ppg in their current 3-game losing streak

1st Half

Poor shooting start for both teams; we missed 13 of our 1st 14 shots. Our offense eventually picked, particularly our outside shooting, which helped us pull away

Halftime: Up 44-25

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 47%, NOVA 32%
3PT: UCLA 5-10, NOVA 2-11

Key Players

UCLA: PF Chris Lucas 16 pts, 6 rebs

2nd Half

Led by as many as 40. All of our "big 3" have came up big in this game, combining for 60 pts

Final Score: Villanova - 59, UCLA - 89

Box Scores

Lucas 24, 9, 2

Pettway 23, 5, 4, 5 stls, 5 3s (*)

Wright 13, 2, 7, 2 blks, 3 3s

B Jones 10, 5, 1

T Jones 7, 2, 1, 3 tos

Smith 4, 3, 2, 2 stls

McCuctheon 3, 4, 0

Cotton 3, 0, 4

Crayton 2, 4, 3, 2 blks

Robinson 0, 0, 1

Team Stats

FG: 52-38%

Rebs: +7

TOs: -9

Pts in paint: +28

2nd chance: +2

Fast break: +19

Post game observations

(+): After that 1-14 FG start, we shot 64% FG the rest of the way

randy · May 20, 2015

Career Game #495

Dec 6, 2014: #1 Oklahoma (7-1) @ #4 UCLA (5-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, triangle
Defense: m2m, press about half the game
Key Players: Jr SG Rashawn Smith 25.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1-time All American
Notes: OK averaging 41.1 rpg (#2 Nat'l)

1st Half

We take a lot of pride on our defense, and SG Rashwan Smith and the rest of the OK squad certainly felt that; Smith with only 6 pts on 2-13 FG.

Halftime: Up 41-15

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 48%, OK 16%
Paint: UCLA 20, OK 0

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 16 pts, 7 rebs

2nd Half

Not let up in defense in the 2nd half, and OK had to contend themselves to shooting lots of contested 3s

Final Score: Oklahoma - 35, UCLA - 80

Box Scores

Pettway 30, 10, 2, 3 stls, 2 blks, 3 tos, 5 3s (*)

Lucas 11, 10, 1, 3 blks

Smith 10, 4, 0

B Jones 8, 11, 1, 2 blks

T Jones 8, 3, 1

McCutcheon 6, 4, 1

Wright 5, 1, 6, 2 blks, fouled out

Crayton 2, 2, 1

Stinnett 0, 1, 0

Cotton 0, 0, 0

Hendricks 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 50-18%

Rebs: +13

TOs: -6

Pts in paint: +32

2nd chance: +11

Fast break: +20

Post game observations

(+): Not a common occurrence having 3 players from the same team with double figures rebounds in the same game

randy · May 23, 2015

Career Game #496

Sunshine Shootout

Dec 9, 2014: (8) Arizona St (0-6) vs (1) #4 UCLA (6-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: normal pace, balanced, high post
Defense: m2m, only press in close and late situations
Key Players: Jr SF Damon Moiso 10.0 ppg
Notes: AZST shooting just 37.4% FG

1st Half

AZST allowed us easy access in the paint. On the other hand, we're not allowing easy shots, with AZST forcing to take 60% of their attempts from beyond the arc

Halftime: Up 51-29

Key stat(s)

FG: UCLA 69%, AZST 40%
Asts: UCLA 13, AZST 8

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 15 pts, 3 asts

2nd Half

Good ball movement the entire game, leading to many open looks for us, even though we miss quite a number of shots towards the end

Final Score: Arizona St - 55, UCLA - 88

Box Scores

Pettway 25, 3, 5, 2 stls, 5 3s (*)

Lucas 14, 5, 2, 2 stls

B Jones 12, 10, 3, 4 blks

Smith 12, 6, 3, 2 stls

McCutcheon 8, 2, 0

Wright 4, 4, 8

Hendricks 4, 1, 1

Crayton 4, 0, 0

Stinnett 3, 1, 0

T Jones 2, 1, 3

Team Stats

FG: 57-34%

Rebs: +2

TOs: -13

Pts in paint: +42

2nd chance: -4

Fast break: +10

Post game observations

(+): 25 assists and only 6 turnovers

randy · July 5, 2015

Career Game #497

Sunshine Shootout Semifinals

Dec 10, 2014: (5) Wisconsin (4-3) vs (1) #4 UCLA (7-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: very fast pace, outside, flex
Defense: m2m, only press in close and late situations
Key Players: Jr SG Clifton Miller 12.9 ppg, 44% 3PT
Notes: WIS scoring almost 72 ppg

1st Half

Our pressure defense producing 4 steals during the 1st 4 mins, and that has set the tone for the rest of the half. WIS had to force a lot of contested outside shots, as our defense not allowing them to take easy shots

Halftime: Up 50-25

Key stat(s)

3PT: UCLA 6-18, WIS 2-11
Stls: UCLA 9, WIS 0

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 24 pts, 6 stls

2nd Half

The game was already out of reach when WIS began to shoot better in the 2nd half. SG Mark Pettway gets his 1st career triple-double

Final Score: Wisconsin - 54, UCLA - 96

Box Scores

Pettway 40 10, 0, 10 stls, 6 3s (*)

Wright 15, 5, 2, 2 blks, 3 3s

Crayton 9, 3, 0, 2 stls, 2 blks

T Jones 7, 5, 3, 3 stls

McCutcheon 7, 2, 0

B Jones 6, 5, 3

Stinnett 4, 1, 2

Lucas 4, 0, 3

Robinson 2, 4, 0

Smith 2, 1, 0, 4 tos

Hendricks 0, 1, 0

Team Stats

FG: 52-43%

Rebs: +11

TOs: -17

Pts in paint: +30

2nd chance: +6

Fast break: +14

Post game observations

(+): SG Mark Pettway may have provided plenty of highlights, but the collective effort of our big men rotation (28 pts combined) was silently efficient

randy · July 5, 2015

Career Game #498

Sunshine Shootout Finals

Dec 11, 2014: (3) Providence (5-4) vs (1) #3 UCLA (8-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: fast pace, balanced, shuffle
Defense: m2m, press about half the game
Key Players: Jr PF Lars Granger 10.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg
Notes: PROV averaging almost 38 rpg in the tournament

1st Half

We got PROV into early foul trouble but we have been woeful from the FT line. We're doing that good either on the field, but our defense kept PROV at bay.

Halftime: Up 39-21

Key stat(s)

FT: UCLA 7-17, PROV 0-2
TOs: UCLA 6, PROV 12

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 13 pts, 2 stls

2nd Half

We started the 2nd half running more inside plays, which helped increased our shooting percentage. We came up with an initial 17-4 run to increase our lead to 31, and we simply cruised from that point on.

Final Score: Providence - 53, UCLA - 98

Box Scores

Pettway 27, 4, 2, 5 stls, 3 blks, 3 3s (*)

Wright 15, 3, 4, 3 3s

B Jones 12, 8, 2, 4 stls, 2 blks

Crayton 9, 5, 0, 3 blks

McCutcheon 9, 4, 0

Smith 8, 1, 0

T Jones 7, 1, 1

Hendricks 5, 0, 2

Cotton 3, 4, 3

Stinnett 2, 0, 1

Lucas 1, 4, 3

Robinson 0, 1, 0

Team Stats

FG: 54-40%

Rebs: +1

TOs: -15

Pts in paint: +30

2nd chance: +15

Fast break: +13

Post game observations

(+): We turned up our offense to another level in the 2nd half, scoring 59 pts

randy · July 5, 2015

Career Game #499

Dec 13, 2014: #1 Syracuse (9-1) vs #3 UCLA (9-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, balanced, high post
Defense: 1-3-1, presses on occasion
Key Players: Fr Kevin Henderson 25.7 ppg, 8.9 rpg, rank #1 recruit
Notes: High powered match up between the 2 of the best scorers in the country, SG Mark Pettway and SYR's SG Kevin Henderson. Henderson has played 40 mins in 9 of their 10 games

1st Half

SG Mark Pettway struggled early, and missed his 1st 7 shots. Fortunately, our efforts in the offensive glass kept us in the lead. We also limited the shooting opportunities of SYR's SG Kevin Henderson, but their big men showed good range from outside and kept them in the game

Halftime: Up 42-34

Key stat(s)

2nd chance: UCLA 9, SYR 2
TOs: UCLA 3, SYR 12

Key Players

UCLA: PG Clint Wright 11 pts, 4 asts
SYR: SG Kevin Henderson 6 pts, 4 rebs

2nd Half

C Brian Jones has been our most consistent offensive performer so far, who leads all scorers with 17 pts. We continue to do a good job on SYR's SG Kevin Henderson, and SYR has scored only 7 pts so far midway in the 2nd half

10:17, Up 60-41

SYR's offensive struggles continued the rest of the 2nd half. And how quickly SG Mark Pettway can turn things around. After missing his 1st 7 shots of the game, Pettway made 12 of his next 13, and came with his 2nd triple double in the last 3 games

Final Score: Syracuse - 51, UCLA - 80

Box Scores

Pettway 26, 11, 3, 13 stls, 2 blks, 2 3s (*)

B Jones 23, 7, 1

Wright 14, 3, 7, 2 blks, 6 tos, 2 3s

Cotton 7, 0, 1

McCutcheon 4, 5, 2

Lucas 2, 4, 0, 2 stls

Smith 2, 4, 0

Crayton 2, 1, 0

T Jones 0, 1, 2

Hendricks 0, 0, 0

Robinson 0, 0, 0

Stinnett 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 49-41%

Rebs: +5

TOs: -16

Pts in paint: +34

2nd chance: +5

Fast break: +17

Post game observations

(+): It was a classic case of our defense taking care of our offense. We scored 31 fast break pts, mostly from SYR's 28 turnovers. We picked up 19 steals

randy · July 6, 2015

Career Game #500

Dec 20, 2014: #11 Kansas (7-3) vs #1 UCLA (10-0)

Scouting Report

Offense: slow pace, balanced, motion
Defense: 2-3, press in close and late situations
Key Players: So PG Brian Bayyan 9.6 ppg, 3.8 apg
Notes: KU's top recruit and leading scorer this season, Fr SG Antoine Holcomb (16.3 ppg), out for more than a month

1st Half

SG Mark Pettway on fire early, scoring 13 pts in our 19-2 opening run. But that was just a teaser, as Pettway went on to make his 1st 13 shots, and the rest of the team were making almost every basket from anywhere on the court. Hands down the best 1st half shooting performance I have seen in my career

Halftime: Up 76-16

Key stat(s)

3PT: UCLA 13-17, KAN 2-9
TOs: UCLA 2, KAN 19

Key Players

UCLA: SG Mark Pettway 37 pts, 9 stls; PG Clint Wright 21 pts, 7 asts

2nd Half

Getting outscored by 17 in the 2nd half would normally be a cause of concern for us, but this game was won as early as midway part of the 1st half

Final Score: Kansas - 59, UCLA - 102

Box Scores

Pettway 43, 5, 0, 9 stls, 2 blks 10 3s (*)

Wright 27, 2, 7, 5 3s

B Jones 10, 7, 0

McCutcheon 8, 5, 2

Smith 7, 6, 1, 2 stls

T Jones 5, 2, 5

Robinson 2, 1, 0

Lucas 0, 3, 2

Crayton 0, 2, 1

Cotton 0, 0, 3

Hendricks 0, 0, 0

Stinnett 0, 0, 0

Team Stats

FG: 52-42%

Rebs: +3

TOs: -20

Pts in paint: +20

2nd chance: +13

Fast break: +22

Post game observations

(+): Hidden behind our shooting performance in the 1st half, was the fact that we committed only 3 turn overs the entire game

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