University of Oregon
18-8, 8-5
UCLA
16-10, 8-5
UCLA Gets Revenge Back at Pauley
02/14/15 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Norman Powell scored 23 points, Kevon Looney added 18 and UCLA defeated Oregon 72-63 Saturday to move into a second-place tie with the Ducks in the Pac-12.
The Bruins (16-10, 8-5) won their second straight and fifth in their last six games while improving to 13-1 at Pauley Pavilion this season.
Jalil Abdul-Bassit hit a career-high seven 3-pointers in scoring a career-best 24 points for the Ducks (18-8, 8-5), who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Joseph Young added 18 points and Elgin Cook had 12.
The Ducks tied the game at 46-all early in the second half. From there, UCLA went on an 18-10 run to extend its lead to 64-56. Powell scored 11 points in the spurt.
Oregon never got closer than two points the rest of the way, when Abdul-Bassit made his sixth 3-pointer midway through the half.
The teams traded runs in the first half, when neither led by more than eight points.
The Bruins came out quick, streaking to a 10-2 lead. The Ducks, propelled by four 3-pointers, answered with an 18-4 run to go up 20-14. UCLA got back in it on a 17-8 spurt, including three 3-pointers to regain a 31-28 lead. Helped by Thomas Welsh's tip-in of Bryce Alford's missed 3-pointer, the Bruins took a 41-40 lead into halftime.
UCLA shot 56 percent from the field, while the Ducks hit 50 percent from 3-point range in the half.
TIP-INS
Oregon: The Ducks end the regular season playing five of seven road games. ... They split the season series, having beaten UCLA 82-64 on Jan. 24.
UP NEXT
Oregon: Host Colorado on Wednesday at Matthew Knight Arena at 8 p.m. The game will also be televised on ESPNU.
