Oregon State (11-15, 5-11)
vs UCLA (11-14, 7-9)
Thursday, March 4 - 7:30 PM (Fox Sports Net)
Gill Coliseum - Corvallis, OR
Series All-time: UCLA leads 73-30
Last meeting: UCLA 77, OSU 66
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Notes from the L.A. Contest | Series
Records | The Players | Numbers
Don't Lie | Strengths/Concerns | Last
Time... | News and Notes | Prediction
| Roster
The Nitty Gritty on the Bruins
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Home Court: Pauley Pavilion (12,800)
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All-time Record: 1,525-674 (84 years)
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Joined Pac-10: 1927-28
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Current Record: 11-14, 7-9 in the Pac-10
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Standing in Pac-10 and rankings:
Tied for fifth in the Pac-10 and not receiving any votes for the Top 25.
Note: UCLA was picked to finish sixth in the Pac-10 by the media.
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Head Coach: Ben Howland is in his first
year as head coach at UCLA.
Career Record: 168-99; UCLA Record:
11-14; Pac-10 Record: 7-9
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Notes from the Los
Angeles Contest
- Oregon State led by 10 at halftime.
- UCLA shot only one free throw in the first half and only 11 for the entire
game. OSU had only 15 attempts from the charity stripe.
- Chris Stephens led the Beavers in points with 16 while David Lucas chipped
in 13. Kyle Jeffers grabbed a team high seven rebounds.
- Oregon State shot 50% from the field in the first half while UCLA shot 37.9%.
The roles were reversed in the second half as the Beavers shot 37.9% and UCLA
shot 67.6%.
- Trevor Ariza led all scorers with 24 points while Janou Rubin chipped in
13 points. Ariza also grabbed a game high nine rebounds.
- UCLA tripled the number of assists the Beavers had. (24-8).
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Tournament News
from osubeavers.com
Oregon State enters the week needing at least one victory to
have an opportunity to extend its season -- at next week’s Pacific Life
Pac-10 Conference Tournament at the Staples Center in Los Angeles (top-8 qualify).
Washington State remains one game in front of the Beavers in
eighth place, however OSU would win the tiebreaker with the Cougars in the
event the two teams end in a tie in the standings by virtue of the Beavers
winning both games this season in head-to-head competition.
WSU hosts No. 1 Stanford Thursday and California Saturday. Meanwhile,
UCLA enters the week looking to snap a three-game losing streak and in the
process solidify a seeding for the tournament. According to the Pac-10 Tournament
handbook, the first tiebreaker is head-to-head, with the second being each
team’s record vs. the
highest placed team or when arriving at another group of tied teams while
com-paring records, use each team’s record against the collective tied
teams as a group (prior to that group’s own tie-breaking procedure),
rather than the performance against individual tied teams.
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Series
Records
Most points (OSU): 97, Jan. 24, ‘91 (@ OSU)
Most points (UCLA): 104, Jan. 8, ‘94 (@ UCLA)
Longest OSU streak: 4 wins (twice)
Longest UCLA streak: 22 wins (1959-75)
Margin of victory (OSU): 19 (83-64), Mar. 5, ‘55 (@ OSU)
Margin of victory (UCLA): 44 (79-35), Jan. 7, ‘66 (@ LA)
Overtime games: 4 (UCLA 3-1)
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The Players
(Full Roster | Team
Stats)
Leading Scorer: Dijon Thompson,14.1 ppg
Leading Rebounder: T.J. Cummings, 6.6 rpg
Leading Assist Man: Cedric Bozeman, 5.5 apg
Blocked shots leader: Ryan Hollins, .98 bpg
Minutes played per game: Cedric Bozeman, 34.1 mpg
Most steals per game: Trevor Ariza, 1.6 spg
Returning starters: guard Cedric Bozeman, forward T.J. Cummings,
center Ryan Hollins, and forward Dijon Thompson
Starting Five
PG 21 Cedric Bozeman (6-6, 197)
- dependable, consistent player...does not make many mistakes with the ball...excellent
passer...earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Freshman team in 2001...the only
UCLA player to have started all 25 games this season...averaging 7.7 points,
3.8 rebounds and a team high 5.5 assists in a team high 34.1 minutes per game...shooting
.409 from the field, .250 from three point range, and .549 from the free throw
line...shot 1 of 3 from the field while grabbing six rebounds and dishing
out six assists in 25 minutes in California.
G 1 Dijon Thompson (6-7, 195) - versatile player
who can play the two guard or on the box...has the ability to create his own
shot...good three point shooter...shooting .422 from the field, .360 from
downtown, and .776 from the line...averaging at team high 14.1 points (tenth
in the conference) and 4.4 rebounds in 33.4 minutes per game...has started
24 games and played in all 25...scored six points, grabbed two rebounds, and
dished out six assists in 37 minutes at UCLA.
F 43 T.J. Cummings (6-10, 215) - prefers to
stay on the perimeter...does not share the ball...can create his own shot...averaging
12.9 points and a team high 6.6 rebounds (tenth in the conference) in 29.4
minutes...shooting .562 from the field (sixth in the conference), .389 from
downtown, and a team best .837 from the line...in 21 minutes versus OSU in
L.A. scored two points and grabbed five rebounds.
C 15 Ryan Hollins (6-11, 215) - lanky big
man...runs the floor well...good shot blocker...also participates on the UCLA
track and field team...has played in 25 games, started 14...in 25.3 minutes
is averaging 6.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and a team leading .98 blocks (eighth
in the conference)...shooting .539 from the field and .583 from the line...scored
11 points while grabbed four rebounds in 15 minutes in California versus OSU.
F 4 Trevor Ariza (6-8, 200) - a do everything player...likes to score...very
athletic and mobile...has started 20 games, played in 22...averaging 11.8
points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals (fifth in the conference) and 2.0 assists
per game...shooting .425 from the field, .239 from three point range, and
a team worst .495 from the free throw line...led UCLA with 24 points on 11
of 13 shooting versus OSU...added a game high nine rebounds in 32 minutes
as well.
The Bench
G 2 Janou Rubin (6-3, 192) - one of the first
players off the bench..named Pac-10 Player of the Week after his efforts against
the Oregon schools in January...played in 24 contests...shooting .486 from
the field, .433 from three point range, and .563 from the free throw line...in
16.9 minutes is averaging 5.9 points and 1.8 rebounds...shot 5 of 9 from the
field, including 3 of 3 from downtown for 13 points in 18 minutes off the
bench versus the Beavers in Los Angeles.
C 45 Michael Fey (7-0, 257) - averaging 6.4
points and 2.5 rebounds in 15.5 minutes...shooting a team best .570 from the
field and .740 from the free throw line...has played in all 25 contests, started
18...scored 11 points on 5 of 9 shooting while adding four rebounds in 25
minutes in Pauley Pavilion.
G 10 Ryan Walcott (6-1, 180) - cousin of Mike
Bibby...played in 22 games...shooting 250 from the field and .062 from downtown
and .857 from the charity stripe...averaging 1.0 point and .8 rebounds in
8.1 minutes...in 15 minutes versus OSU scored two points, grabbed two rebounds,
and handed off four assists.
G/F 3 Brian Morrison (6-2, 184) - has played
in 10 games, started five...in 24.7 minutes is averaging 8.5 points and 2.4
rebounds...shooting .400 from the field, a team best .412 from three point
range, and .727 from the charity stripe...did not play against OSU in L.A.
F 54 Josiah Johnson (6-8, 233) - son of Marques
Johnson...good student...started one game, played in 20...shooting .455 from
the field and .615 from the free throw line...in 8.8 minutes is averaging
1.4 points and 2.3 rebounds...scored two points in three minutes in Pauley
Pavilion.
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Numbers Don't Lie
TEAM STATISTICS UCLA OPP
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SCORING....................... 1665 1744
Points per game............. 66.6 69.8
Scoring margin.............. -3.2 -
FIELD GOALS-ATT............... 625-1359 627-1451
Field goal pct.............. .460 .432
3 POINT FG-ATT................ 110-343 164-469
3-point FG pct.............. .321 .350
3-pt FG made per game....... 4.4 6.6
FREE THROWS-ATT............... 305-478 326-459
Free throw pct.............. .638 .710
REBOUNDS...................... 870 835
Rebounds per game........... 34.8 33.4
Rebounding margin........... +1.4 -
ASSISTS....................... 366 329
Assists per game............ 14.6 13.2
TURNOVERS..................... 389 310
Turnovers per game.......... 15.6 12.4
Turnover margin............. -3.2 -
Assist/turnover ratio....... 0.9 1.1
STEALS........................ 110 149
Steals per game............. 4.4 6.0
BLOCKS........................ 66 58
Blocks per game............. 2.6 2.3
WINNING STREAK................ 0 -
Home win streak............. 0 -
ATTENDANCE.................... 139973 84733
Home games-Avg/Game......... 15-9332 9-9415
Neutral site-Avg/Game....... - 1-0
BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total
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Team........ 733 898 34 - 1665
Opponents... 828 874 42 - 1744
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Strengths/Concerns
- Defense - Hold their opponents to just 69.8 points
per game (fourth in the conference). Also keep their opponents shooting
.432 from the field, good for second in the conference. Third in
the conference in three-point field goal percentage defense, .350.
Concerns
- Scoring - UCLA is a young team that has trouble scoring
some games. They are ninth in the conference in scoring offense with
a 66.6 mark, ninth in the conference in scoring margin with a -3.2 mark,
- Free-throws - The Bruins throw up plenty of bricks from
the free throw line shooting just .638 as a team. Just five of 15 players
on the roster make 7 out of 10 free throws.
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Last Time the Bruins Played
Oregon State...
in Corvallis...
Jason Kapono had 20 points and 13 rebounds as UCLA beat Oregon State 69-66 Thursday
night. Oregon State (12-12, 5-10) missed a chance to clinch a spot in
the Pac-10 tournament. The Beavers, fifth in the conference, face sixth-place
Southern California on Saturday. The top eight teams advance to the tournament
March 13-15 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Recap
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Score
in Los Angeles...
Freshman Trevor Ariza scored 20 of his career-high 24 points in the second half
and UCLA rallied to beat Oregon State 77-66 Friday night in both teams' Pac-10
opener.
The Bruins (5-3) appeared listless and trailed by 10 points to start the second
half when Ariza sparked them. He scored their first six points of the half,
followed Janou Rubin's 3-pointer with a dunk, then hit consecutive 3-pointers
to give the Bruins a 47-42 lead...Bruins
Comeback to Defeat Oregon State
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News from the Latest Bruin Game
Chris Thomas, Tom Timmermans and Chris Quinn scored at least 20 points each
and Notre Dame defeated UCLA 75-60 Saturday, sending the Bruins closer to completing
their first back-to-back losing seasons in nearly 62 years.
Thomas had 21 points and Timmermans and Quinn added 20 each as the Fighting
Irish (14-11) stopped a two-game losing skid and won at Pauley Pavilion for
the first time since Jan. 14, 1989. They improved to 7-15 in the arena...Bruins
Fall to Notre Dame 75-60
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- UCLA currently holds a four game winning streak over OSU in Gill.
Their last loss to OSU in Corvallis was in 1999 (65-63).
- UCLA is allowing opponents to shoot just .432 from the floor. Only five
opponents (Stanford, .561;
Arizona, .544; at Arizona, .535; UCSB, .522; USC, .509) have shot over .500
and six have been held under .400.
- The Bruins have been to the Sweet Sixteen five of the past seven years.
- Last year was the first time since the 1987-88 season that the Bruins did
not make the tournament.
- UCLA has made NCAA tournament appearances in 14 of the past 15 seasons.
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Norz's Humble Prediction
With their backs to the wall the men in black of the hardwood will crush UCLA
by 10-plus points as the engergized Beavers give the hometown crowd a show.
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Full Roster
| No. |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| 1 |
Dijon Thompson |
G/F |
6-7 |
195 |
Jr |
Redondo Beach, CA |
| 2 |
Janou Rubin |
G |
6-3 |
192 |
RS Jr |
Union City, CA |
| 3 |
Brian Morrison |
G |
6-2 |
184 |
Jr |
Redmond, WA |
| 4 |
Trevor Ariza |
F |
6-8 |
200 |
Fr |
Los Angeles, CA |
| 5 |
Jon Crispin |
G |
6-0 |
195 |
Sr |
Pitman, N.J. |
| 10 |
Ryan Walcott |
G |
6-1 |
180 |
RS Jr |
Phoenix, AZ |
| 13 |
Gene Barnes |
G |
5-10 |
165 |
RS So |
Novato, CA |
| 15 |
Ryan Hollins |
C |
6-11 |
215 |
So |
Pasadena, CA |
| 21 |
Cedric Bozeman |
G |
6-6 |
197 |
Jr |
Los Angeles, CA |
| 22 |
Ike Williams |
G |
6-1 |
170 |
RS Fr |
Murrieta, CA |
| 25 |
Matt McKinney |
F |
6-8 |
205 |
RS Fr |
Santa Ynez, CA |
| 43 |
T.J. Cummings |
F |
6-9 |
215 |
Sr |
Homewood, ILL |
| 45 |
Michael Fey |
C |
7-0 |
257 |
So |
Olympia, WA |
| 52 |
John Hoffart |
C |
6-10 |
250 |
Sr |
Davis, CA |
| 54 |
Josiah Johnson |
F |
6-8 |
233 |
RS Jr |
Los Angeles, CA |
| 55 |
Quinn Hawking |
G |
6-3 |
170 |
RS So |
Brea, CA |
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