Alfred Aboya

Josh Shipp scored a career-high 28 points, Darren Collison added 19 and No. 20 UCLA defeated Oregon 94-68 on Saturday to keep alive the Bruins' chance for a share of their fourth straight Pac-10 title. The Bruins (24-7, 13-5) had to wait for the result of No. 16 Washington's game later Saturday against Washington State. If Washington State won, UCLA would tie Washington for first place and get the No. 1 seed in next week's Pac-10 tournament. If the Huskies win, they would earn their first outright title since 1953 and the Bruins would be the No. 2 seed. Freshman Drew Wiley matched his ... Read Full Story

Josh Shipp hit four 3-pointers while scoring 24 points, and No. 22 UCLA stayed in the race for its fourth consecutive Pac-10 Conference title with a 76-71 victory over fading Stanford on Thursday night. Alfred Aboya hit four free throws in the final 14 seconds to finish with 16 points for the Bruins (21-7, 10-5), who hung on despite making just one field goal over the final 4 1/2 minutes. Nikola Dragovic added 10 points before fouling out for the Bruins, who won for just the second time in their last five games. The slump has endangered the chances of another conference crown for ... Read Full Story

Josh Shipp scored 20 points and No. 20 UCLA held off 22nd-ranked Washington 85-76 Thursday night to move into a second-place tie in the Pac-10, a half-game behind the first-place Huskies. Darren Collison added 17 points, Nikola Dragovic 15, and Alfred Aboya had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Bruins, who kept alive their bid for a fourth consecutive league title. Washington's Justin Dentmon scored 22 points and Jon Brockman had 16 points and 14 rebounds for his 55th career double-double, most among college basketball's active players. Isaiah Thomas and Quincy Pondexter added 12 points each. The Bruins (20-6, 9-4 Pac-10) were coming ... Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Darren Collison made two free throws with 21 seconds remaining and No. 4 UCLA survived a defensive struggle to beat Miami (Ohio) 64-59 on Thursday night in the 2K Sports Classic. The Bruins (2-0) advanced to next week’s semifinals against Michigan at New York’s Madison Square Garden. No. 8 Duke meets Southern Illinois in the other game. Seniors Collison and Josh Shipp both scored 16 points to help UCLA earn its 30th consecutive home victory over a nonconference opponent. The veterans of three consecutive Final Fours generated the offense a night after UCLA’s five highly touted freshmen played impressive minutes ... Read Full Story

Better luck next year Bruins. After being thoroughly dismantled by Villanova in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, UCLA and Ben Howland have to look ahead to 2009-10. Villanova outed the Bruins for their lack of interior defense and for a Ben Howland coached team, their overall team and on-ball defense was lackluster at best. UCLA gave the Big East no reason at all to fear the Pac 10 conference, reinforcing beliefs that it’s full of soft teams who can’t defend. Don’t pin the loss on Villanova’s home court advantage. They were beaten down physically, beaten down mentally, out-coached and out-played. It was ... Read Full Story