UCLA Heads to Play at Washington on Saturday
LOS ANGELES – The Bruins conclude their road trip at Washington this Saturday afternoon (TV: ESPN2). UCLA has compiled a 99-42 all-time record against the Huskies and won the only matchup between the two programs last season (74-53 in Los Angeles, on Dec. 31, 2017). In that game, UCLA trailed at halftime 36-28 and closed the second half on a 26-1 scoring run, holding the Huskies without a field goal in the final eight minutes. UCLA has won its last three games against Washington.
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Alaska Airlines Arena (capacity: 10,000)
City: Seattle, Wash.
Tipoff Time: 1:05 p.m. (PT)
Television: ESPN2
TV Talent: Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Bill Walton (analyst)
Radio (UCLA Sports Network): AM 1150
Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst)
XM Radio Channels: Ch. 387
SIRIUS App Channel: Ch. 979
RECENT GAMES AT WASHINGTON
When UCLA last played at Washington (March 1, 2017), the Bruins used a 48-29 advantage in the first half to secure an 107-66 victory. The meeting in Seattle prior to that featured a double overtime showdown on New Year's Day (Jan. 1, 2016). Washington won the double-OT thriller, 96-93. Bryce Alford made 17 of 18 free throws and totaled 30 points, while Washington's Andrew Andrews was 17 for 18 at the free throw line and totaled 35 points.
THE LAST TIME OUT
Kris Wilkes, Moses Brown and Prince Ali each scored 16 points to guide UCLA past Washington State on Wednesday evening in Pullman, Wash. The Bruins led at halftime, 44-37. UCLA used a 13-2 scoring run after Washington State had pulled to within two points (49-47), securing a 62-49 lead at the 13:20 mark. Wilkes 16-point effort game just four days after he tallied a career-high 34 points, connecting on 12 of 16 shots, in UCLA's 90-69 win at home last Saturday (Jan. 26).
DOUBLE FIGURE SCORER
Sophomore Kris Wilkes has scored in double figures in all 21 games, standing as the third player in the Pac-12 this season to have scored 10-plus points in every game played (Oregon State's Tres Tinkle has scored 10-plus points in 19 games, while the injured Bol Bol at Oregon scored 10-plus points in nine games). Wilkes has become the first UCLA player to have scored 10 or more points in his first 21 games of a season since TJ Leaf (freshman) did so in his first 21 games in 2016-17. Prior to Leaf, Kevin Love (freshman) scored 10-plus points in all 39 contests during UCLA's 2007-08 campaign.
CRASHING THE BOARDS
Through games played Wednesday, Jan. 30, the Bruins ranked No. 1 in the Pac-12 (and had been No. 3, nationally) in rebounds per game (42.7). The Bruins ranked No. 2 in the Pac-12 and No. 32 in the country in rebounding margin (+6.2). Freshman Moses Brown(11.3 ppg, 8.9 rpg) ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in rebounds per game (8.9) and is second in the league in field goal percentage (65.0%). Brown, a 7-foot-1 center, is tied for No. 2 in the Pac-12 in blocks per game (2.1).
ASSIST LEADER
Sophomore Jaylen Hands leads all Pac-12 players in total assists (138) and assists per game (6.6). The 6-foot-3 guard from San Diego has averaged 11.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.6 assists through 21 games. Hands ranks No. 6 in the Pac-12 in assist-turnover ratio (2-to-1), through games played Wednesday, Jan. 30. He has recorded at least nine assists in seven games and tallied at least 10 assists in three straight games in December (versus Hawai'i, Notre Dame and Belmont).
STANDING TALL
UCLA's 17-person roster includes eight players who measure at least 6-foot-8. Freshman Moses Brown (7-foot-1, 245 pounds) is the Bruins' tallest player since the late Mike Lanier (7-foot-7, 310 pounds) competed as a reserve center for UCLA in 1991-92 and 1992-93. UCLA redshirt junior Alex Olesinski and redshirt freshman Jalen Hill both stand at 6-feet-10, while freshmen Shareef O'Neal and Kenneth Nwuba, sophomore Chris Smith and redshirt freshman Cody Riley all stand at 6-foot-9. Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes rounds out the eight-person group at 6-foot-8.
PAC-12 PLAY
UCLA went 11-7 in Pac-12 play last season, one year after having gone 15-3 in league action. Over the previous five seasons (2013-14 through 2017-18), UCLA compiled a Pac-12 record of 55-35. The Bruins have recorded double-digit victories in conference action in 12 of the last 14 years, with 15 wins in 2016-17, 16 wins in 2007-08 and 15 victories in 2006-07. The Bruins last won the Pac-12's regular-season title in 2013, going 13-5 in league games that year.
BRUINS AT HOME
UCLA went 14-2 at home last season and has won 40 of 46 games in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom since the start of the 2016-17 campaign. During UCLA's 2016-17 season, the Bruins went 16-1 at home. Last year, the team's only home losses came against No. 25 Cincinnati (12/16/17) and Colorado (1/13/18). Since UCLA renovated Pauley Pavilion prior to the 2012-13 season, the Bruins have tallied an overall home record of 97-18 (posting an 84.3 winning percentage).
3-POINT PROWESS
David Singleton has shot 13-for-28 from 3-point territory in the team's 13 home games (46.4 percent). Singleton has attempted 28 of his 37 3-point shots at home this season, averaging 5.7 points per home game.
STREAKING
UCLA has made at least one 3-pointer played in its last 643 games. That 3-point streak began after the Bruins went 0-for-14 from 3-point territory in a 78-63 loss at No. 2-ranked Stanford on Feb. 3, 2000 (Maples Pavilion). UCLA has made at least three 3-pointers in 190 of 195 games since the start of the 2013-14 season. The Bruins made a school single-game-record 19 three-pointers (on 31 attempts) at Colorado on Jan. 12, 2017 (UCLA won that game, 104-89).
NEWS AND NOTES
- UCLA has shot 47.9 percent from the field in 13 home games, going 10-3 in those contests ... in contrast, UCLA has shot 42.0 percent in seven games away from home (three neutral site games and four road contests).
- Nine of the 11 UCLA players who have secured playing time over the past several weeks are either freshmen or sophomores ... six are freshmen (includes two redshirt freshmen), three are sophomores, and two are redshirt juniors.
- The Bruins have posted an 11-3 record this year when leading at halftime ... those three losses were against North Carolina in Las Vegas (Nov. 23) and versus Belmont (Dec. 15) and Arizona State (Jan. 24) in Pauley Pavilion.
- The Bruins have gone 1-6 when trailing at halftime, with the victory being a dramatic comeback win in overtime at Oregon on Thursday, Jan. 10 ... UCLA trailed by as many as nine points with less than one minute to go in the second half.
- UCLA has made at least 15 free throws in 10 games ... the team made a season-high 25 free throws (25-for-33) in a home win over LMU ... UCLA shot a season-high 76.2 percent from the line against Presbyterian on Nov. 19 (16-for-21).
- Kris Wilkes has scored in double figures in all 21 games this season ... he leads all current UCLA players in most career points (824), career field goals made (298), career three-pointers made (101) and career free throws made (127).
- Kris Wilkes is one of three Pac-12 players to have scored in double figures in every game played this year ... he is joined on that list by Oregon State's Tres Tinkle (19 games) and Oregon's Bol Bol (9 games).
- Kris Wilkes has scored at least 20 points in six games this season, totaling a career-high 34 points in Bruins' 90-69 win at home versus Arizona (Jan. 26) ... he made a career-high 12 of 16 shots in the win against Arizona.
- In Dec. 2018, Jaylen Hands became the first UCLA player with multiple games of at least 10 assists in the same season since Lonzo Ball finished his freshman year (2016-17) with seven games of at least 10 assists.
- Prince Ali made a career-high five three-pointers (on six attempts), totaling a career-high 23 points, in the team's victory over Hawai'i (Nov. 28) ... he was a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point range before the 16:00 mark in the first half that night.
- Moses Brown became UCLA's first player with at least 19 points and 17 rebounds in his collegiate debut since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) tallied a then-school-record 56 points and grabbed 21 rebounds on Dec. 3, 1966.
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