National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UCLA 72, Oregon 63
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 14, 2015
Where: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Ken Ditty, # Mike Eggers, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance: 10006

UCLA 72, Oregon 63: Norman Powell scored 23 points as the host Bruins defeated the Ducks in Pac-12 play.

Kevon Looney contributed 18 points and 11 rebounds as UCLA (16-10, 8-5) won for the fifth time in six games. The Bruins also avenged an 82-64 loss at Oregon on Jan. 24.

Jalil Abdul-Bassit set career highs of 24 points and seven 3-pointers for the Ducks (18-8, 8-5). Joseph Young had 18 points and six assists and Elgin Cook added 12 points as Oregon had a four-game winning streak halted.

A tip-in by Dwayne Benjamin brought the Ducks within 67-61 with 3:35 remaining, but Oregon went more than 2 1/2 minutes without scoring and UCLA took a nine-point lead on Looney’s basket with 1:40 to play. Dillon Brooks’ basket with 50.9 seconds left made it a seven-point margin, but Isaac Hamilton made two free throws as the Bruins protected the lead.

The Ducks knocked down eight 3-pointers in the first half, but UCLA shot 55.6 percent from the field for a 41-40 lead at the break. Abdul-Bassit’s sixth 3-pointer pulled Oregon within 55-53 with just over 10 minutes left before Powell converted a three-point play and buried a jumper to give the Bruins a seven-point edge with eight minutes to go.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Hamilton had seven assists and has 16 over the last two games. … The Ducks were 11-of-27 from 3-point range but just 8-of-14 from the free-throw line. … UCLA possessed a 38-24 rebounding edge.
Top Game Performances
 
Oregon   UCLA
Jalil Abdul-Bassit 24 Scoring Norman Powell 23
Joseph Young 6 Assists Isaac Hamilton 7
Dwayne Benjamin 7 Rebounds Kevon Looney 11
Elgin Cook 4 Free Throws Made Norman Powell 5
Elgin Cook 3 Steals Norman Powell 1
Jalil Abdul-Bassit 2 Blocks Tony Parker 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oregon 63 39.3 11-27 8-14 15 23 3 7 6
UCLA 72 50.0 7-16 17-21 15 35 5 1 13