National Basketball Association
UCLA 89, UC Irvine 60
When: 10:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Where: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Tony Padilla, # Mike Scyphers, # Bill Vinovich
Attendance:
4090
By SportsDirect Inc.
UCLA used an 18-3 run midway through the first half to build a comfortable lead and cruised to its fourth straight victory, 89-60 over UC Irvine at the L.A. Sports Arena on Tuesday.
The Bruins (6-5) climbed over .500 for the first time this season and are 4-0 since All-Pac 12 forward Reeves Nelson was booted off the team for insubordination by coach Ben Howland.
Freshman Norman Powell led the balanced UCLA offense with a career-high 19 points as five Bruins scored in double figures. Tyler Lamb had 17 points and Josh Smith and David Wear both had a dozen.
UC Irvine (2-9) lost for the seventh straight time. The Anteaters were led by Chris McNealy with 11 points and Daman Starring with 10. They trailed 42-28 at the half.
Travis Wear returned to the UCLA lineup after missing the past two games with a foot infection. He scored six points and grabbed six rebounds. The Bruins won the battle on the backboards 39-21.
The Bruins have won their past three games by a combined 85 points and led by as much as 34 in the second half.
Top Game Performances
| UC Irvine |
|
UCLA |
|
Chris McNealy 11 |
Scoring |
Norman Powell 19 |
|
Chris McNealy 7 |
Assists |
Lazeric Jones 6 |
|
Daman Starring 5 |
Rebounds |
David Wear 9 |
|
Chris McNealy 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Joshua Smith 4 |
|
Collin Woods 1 |
Steals |
Tyler Lamb 4 |
|
Will Davis II 1 |
Blocks |
Norman Powell 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| UC Irvine
|
60 |
38.2 |
9-21 |
9-13 |
12 |
22 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
| UCLA
|
89 |
54.8 |
9-18 |
12-18 |
22 |
39 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
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