National Basketball Association
UCLA 89, Louisiana-Lafayette 80
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Where: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Eric Curry, # David Hall, # Marques Pettigrew
Attendance:
5460
By The Sports Xchange
Junior guard Bryce Alford had 27 points, seven assists and six rebounds to lead No. 22 UCLA to an 89-80 victory over Louisiana on Tuesday at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
Senior forward Tony Parker had 19 points and nine rebounds for the Bruins (8-3). Junior guard Isaac Hamilton had 19 points and seven rebounds.
Senior forward Shawn Long had 26 points and 16 rebounds for the Ragin' Cajuns (3-5). Senior guard Kasey Shepherd had 15 points, five rebounds and five assists. Junior guard Jay Wright scored 14 points.
UCLA scored the first eight points and took a 12-2 lead on a 3-pointer by junior guard Jonah Bolden. The Bruins led by as many as 19 points in the opening period and took a 47-35 lead at the break.
Louisiana opened the second half with a 7-2 run to cut the deficit to seven with 18:16 to play. The Ragin' Cajuns got within six on a 3-pointer by junior guard Hayward Register with 12:20 to go and trailed by four after Register made another 3-pointer with 10:13 remaining, but UCLA responded with an 11-2 run to reestablish a double-digit lead.
Top Game Performances
| Louisiana-Lafayette |
|
UCLA |
|
Shawn Long 26 |
Scoring |
Bryce Alford 27 |
|
Kasey Shepherd 5 |
Assists |
Bryce Alford 7 |
|
Shawn Long 16 |
Rebounds |
Tony Parker 9 |
|
Shawn Long 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Holiday 5 |
|
Jay Hedgeman 2 |
Steals |
Aaron Holiday 2 |
|
Shawn Long 1 |
Blocks |
Jonah Bolden 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Louisiana-Lafayette
|
80 |
42.6 |
13-33 |
9-12 |
15 |
32 |
1 |
8 |
14 |
| UCLA
|
89 |
55.4 |
9-17 |
18-29 |
17 |
35 |
2 |
7 |
15 |
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