UCLA Wins at Arizona State, 78-65

Jonah Bolden totaled 16 points in UCLA's win at Arizona State (photo by Greg Turk)

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FEB 14, 2016 | MEN'S BASKETBALL

By: UCLA Athletics

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TEMPE, Ariz. - Jonah Bolden scored a season-high 16 points and added nine rebounds to lead the UCLA basketball team past Arizona State before 6,710 at Wells Fargo Arena on Sunday night.

Bryce Alford registered his first double-double of the season (the third of his career), totaling 10 points and 11 assists with zero turnovers to propel the Bruins (14-11, 5-7).

Arizona State (14-12, 4-9) received a game-high 21 points from Andre Spight, who attempted all seven of his shot attempts from behind the three-point line (5-for-7). Obinna Oleka logged a double-double, totaling 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Sun Devils.

Prince Ali and Isaac Hamilton each scored 12 points for the Bruins, who secured their first win at Arizona State since Feb. 23, 2012.

UCLA led 37-35 at halftime after having pushed its cushion to as many as seven points in the game’s first five minutes. Alford led the Bruins with nine first-half points, connecting on four of his first seven shots from the field.

Arizona State claimed a one-point lead on a 3-pointer from Tra Holder just 27 seconds into the second half before Aaron Holiday answered with a 3-point basket, giving the Bruins the lead for good.

Bolden followed with a 3-pointer at the 18:37 mark to give UCLA a 43-38 cushion. The Bruins used a 5-0 scoring run to secure a 48-40 advantage with 14:15 to play.

UCLA claimed its first double-digit lead of the night with 7:19 remaining in the game. Alford found Ali, who nailed a 3-pointer to give the Bruins a 65-54 cushion. From that point, UCLA’s margin never fell to fewer than 10 points.

An offensive rebound and ensuing dunk by Bolden with 1:48 to play pushed the Bruins’ advantage to 17 points (73-56).

The Bruins return to action against Utah (19-7, 8-5) in Pauley Pavilion on Thursday, Feb. 18. Game time is 7 p.m. (PT).

Game Notes: Bryce Alford became UCLA's first player to record at least 10 assists without any turnovers since Jan. 23, 2014, when Kyle Anderson finished with 10 assists and zero turnovers against Stanford ... Isaac Hamilton (12 points) has scored in double figures in UCLA's last 21 games, the longest such streak by any UCLA player since the 2007-08 season, when then-freshman Kevin Love scored in double figures in all 39 games ... UCLA recorded its first win at Arizona State for the first time in its last three games (previously, the Bruins had lost at ASU in 2013 and 2015 and didn't play there in 2014).