National Basketball Association
UCLA 86, Brigham Young 79
When: 5:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 18, 2010
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Officials:
# Tony Greene, # Mike Nance, # Glenn Tuitt
Attendance:
11077
By SportsDirect Inc.
UCLA notched an enormous upset and ended BYU’s perfect season. The Bruins beat the Cougars 86-79 on Saturday in the John R. Wooden Classic at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. They are 12-11 all-time in this battle of acronyms.
Forward Reeves Nelson provided a team-high 23 points on 8 of 15 shooting for the Bruins (7-4). They also received double-digits from Tyler Honeycutt, Joshua Smith and Lazeric Jones, a total of 44 points. No. 18 BYU (10-1) actually outshot the Bruins at 52.9 to 47.9 percent, but it was cold beyond the arc, shooting 4 of 18 (22.2 percent).
The Cougars were led by darkhorse Player of the Year candidate Jimmer Fredette once again. He provided a game-high 25 points but committed seven turnovers. BYU led 18-16 with 11:46 remaining in the first half, but the Cougars never regained the lead after an 11-3 run by UCLA.
The Bruins are looking to rebound after two disappointing seasons. Their best performance this season before Saturday was a 77-76 loss at Kansas.
Junior guard Malcolm Lee was limited by a strained patellar tendon in his right knee, which he injured early in the second half on Dec. 5. He scored just nine points.
Top Game Performances
| Brigham Young |
|
UCLA |
|
Jimmer Fredette 25 |
Scoring |
Reeves Nelson 23 |
|
Kyle Collinsworth 2 |
Assists |
Malcolm Lee 7 |
|
Chris Collinsworth 7 |
Rebounds |
Tyler Honeycutt 8 |
|
Jimmer Fredette 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Reeves Nelson 7 |
|
Chris Collinsworth 1 |
Steals |
Lazeric Jones 2 |
|
Brandon Davies 1 |
Blocks |
Brendan Lane 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Brigham Young
|
79 |
52.9 |
4-17 |
21-31 |
5 |
30 |
3 |
2 |
|
| UCLA
|
86 |
47.5 |
6-16 |
22-36 |
17 |
30 |
1 |
4 |
|
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