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UCLA Bruins @ California Golden Bears
Present Information: UCLA 12-11, California 10-13
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California is 1-9 in opposition to the Bruins since January of 2018 however they will have an opportunity to shut the hole just a little bit on Saturday. The pair will face off in a Pac-12 battle at 5:30 p.m. ET at Haas Pavilion. Count on the scorekeeper to be saved busy: if their earlier video games are any indication, each groups will actually mild up the scoreboard.
It could have taken time beyond regulation to complete the job, however California in the end obtained the outcome they hoped for on Wednesday. They got here out on prime in opposition to the Trojans by a rating of 83-77. The victory made it back-to-back wins for California.
California’s win was the results of a number of spectacular offensive performances. Probably the most notable got here from Jaylon Tyson, who shot 4-for-5 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 27 factors and 11 rebounds. Tyson is on a roll on the subject of rebounds, as he is now pulled down ten or extra within the final three video games he is performed. One other participant making a distinction was Jalen Cone, who scored 20 factors.
In the meantime, UCLA scored essentially the most factors they’ve had all season to search out success on Wednesday. They walked away with an 82-74 win over the Cardinal. The ultimate rating was a far cry from the rating of their earlier head-to-head, which noticed the groups mix for 112 factors.
A number of gamers turned in strong performances to steer UCLA to victory, however maybe none extra so than Adem Bona, who scored 16 factors together with eight rebounds and two steals. Bona did not assist UCLA’s trigger all that a lot in opposition to the Geese on Saturday however the identical cannot be mentioned for this recreation. The group additionally obtained some assist courtesy of Lazar Stefanovic, who scored ten factors together with seven rebounds and two steals.
The Golden Bears’ win was their third straight at dwelling, which pushed their report as much as 10-13. These good outcomes had been due largely to their offensive dominance throughout that stretch, as they averaged 79.0 factors per recreation. As for the Bruins, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their report to 12-11.
Regulate the arc in Saturday’s match: California have made nailing deep pictures look straightforward this yr this season, having averaged 8.8 threes per recreation. It is a completely different story for UCLA, although, as they have been averaging solely 5.3 threes per recreation. Given California’s sizable benefit in that space, the Bruins might want to discover a solution to shut that hole.
California was capable of grind out a strong victory over the Bruins when the groups final performed again in January, profitable 66-57. Will California repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a greater recreation plan this time round? We’ll discover out quickly sufficient.
Sequence Historical past
UCLA has received 9 out of their final 10 video games in opposition to California.
- Jan 06, 2024 – California 66 vs. UCLA 57
- Feb 18, 2023 – UCLA 78 vs. California 43
- Jan 27, 2022 – UCLA 81 vs. California 57
- Jan 08, 2022 – UCLA 60 vs. California 52
- Jan 21, 2021 – UCLA 61 vs. California 57
- Dec 06, 2020 – UCLA 76 vs. California 56
- Jan 19, 2020 – UCLA 50 vs. California 40
- Feb 13, 2019 – UCLA 75 vs. California 67
- Jan 05, 2019 – UCLA 98 vs. California 83
- Jan 25, 2018 – UCLA 70 vs. California 57
