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UCLA lost an 84-81 decision to Monmouth in overtime on Friday (photo by Scott Chandler)
NOV 14, 2015 | MEN'S BASKETBALL
By: UCLA Athletics
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LOS ANGELES - The UCLA basketball team dropped an 84-81 decision to Monmouth in the team’s season opener in Pauley Pavilion on Friday evening.
Bryce Alford led the Bruins (0-1) with 22 points, while Tony Parker added 19 points and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds.
Collin Stewart led a group of three Monmouth players who scored in double figures, totaling 19 points on 5-of-13 shooting. Justin Robinson registered 16 points and Micah Seaborn added 14.
UCLA led by as many as 12 points in the final 10 minutes of regulation, but Monmouth took advantage of a 16-3 scoring run to secure a 61-60 lead with 6:03 to play. From there, the second half featured three more ties and advanced to overtime with the score knotted at 73-73. With Monmouth trailing, 73-71, and 54 seconds remaining, Stewart made a pair of free throws to tie the contest.
In overtime, UCLA took an 80-75 lead after Aaron Holiday nailed a jump shot with 2:15 remaining. Monmouth chipped away, connecting on five of six free throw shots in the game’s next 1:33 to tie the game, 80-80, at the 42-second mark.
The Bruins led 81-80 in the final minute, but Monmouth continued to get to the free throw line and sink foul shots, making four consecutive attempts from the stripe in the final 18 seconds.
UCLA led at halftime, 34-30, and pushed its lead to 13 points – 53-40 – with 12:29 remaining in the second half.
The Bruins’ frontcourt combination of Tony Parker and Thomas Welsh combined to score 31 points and collect 29 rebounds – Parker had 19 and 19, while Welsh finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds. In all, UCLA outrebounded Monmouth by a 60-37 margin.
UCLA returns to action against Cal Poly in Pauley Pavilion on Sunday evening. Game time is 7 p.m. (PT).
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