A BAD COMBINATION FARMAR AND AFFLALO STRUGGLE IN UCLA LOSS WASHINGTON 70, UCLA 67.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer SEATTLE - For three months, UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX contended its fortunes didn't rest solely with the play of guards Jordan Farmar Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player at starting point guard for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. He was previously the starting point guard for the UCLA men's basketball team. and Arron Afflalo Arron Agustin Afflalo (born October 15, 1985) is an American professional basketball player, currently with the Detroit Pistons. He recently completed a three-year career at University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific Ten Conference of the NCAA as the starting shooting . No longer can the Bruins legitimately make that claim. UCLA had a strong inside presence, thanks to Ryan Hollins Ryan Hollins (born October 10, 1984) is an American professional basketball player. At 7 foot, 225 lbs, he is a center from the University of California, Los Angeles. He was selected in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats. and Alfred Aboya, but the worst combined effort of the season from Afflalo and Farmar doomed No. 13 UCLA in a 70-67 loss at No. 21 Washington in front of 10,000 at a sold-out Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. Arena. UCLA (20-5, 10-3 Pac-10) lost for the first time in seven road games and had its five-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" snapped, but remained a half-game ahead of idle California atop the league standings. But that was tempered by a 20-turnover performance that helped Washington (18-5, 7-5) sweep the Bruins for the first time in the regular season since 1987. ``We feel that we're the best team in the Pac-10, and we're 0-2 now (against Washington),'' Farmar said. ``They did a great job. Both times we played them, they played harder than us, they wanted it more. They played hard, tough, got on the floor, boxed out, made the plays that needed to be made at the end, at Pauley and here.'' Afflalo and Farmar were a combined 4 of 23 from the field and had 18 points. Brandon Roy Brandon Roy (born July 23, 1984 in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional basketball player with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. , the Huskies' leading scorer, had 20 points and Justin Dentmon added 16 in a pivotal win for their NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament can mean: Men's Sports
``It felt like an NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association game,'' Washington's Bobby Jones said. ``We knew we had to win this to improve our record, our standing, show people that we didn't reach our peak already.'' In a game that featured more ridiculous whistles than a beauty pageant - there were 54 fouls called (27 on each team) - much of the focus was on Darren Collison Darren Michael Collison (born August 23, 1987) is an American basketball player. The right-hander is a native of Rancho Cucamonga, California, and is currently playing his sophomore season for the University of California, Los Angeles. making only 1 of 2 free throws with 9.2 seconds remaining as UCLA pulled within 68-67, and also on Farmar's decision to shoot a contested 3-pointer, which was blocked by Roy, rather than pass to an open Afflalo or Collison for the final shot. Yet, there was much more that led to UCLA's plight. Afflalo had three first-half fouls, which limited his defensive aggressiveness, shot 2 for 10, and had five points. ``It's the fourth time this season we've been right there, about to crack the top-10 and start to get on a roll,'' Afflalo said. ``We're still a good team, but this is, once again, a setback. ``This is the second consecutive game, that's a national televised game (West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. the other), that's a huge game for us. And, for one, I didn't show up, and No. 2, we didn't win. I just need to play better.'' Farmar, who also missed an open 3-pointer with 3:30 to play and the score 60-60, said he apologized to his teammates after the game. He was 2 of 13 from the field, made 1 of 8 shots from 3-point range and turned the ball over seven times in 32 minutes. ``We played poorly,'' Farmar said. ``Myself and Arron shot the ball poorly. We had too many turnovers, easy opportunities were missed. I'm disappointed in myself.'' And there was UCLA's inability to adjust to the officiating. Hollins had eight rebounds in the first half en route to a season-high nine, but that came in 17 minutes. He picked up three fouls in 54 seconds early in the second half. Aboya gave the Bruins an inside scoring presence with career-highs of 15 points and eight rebounds, but he was 3 of 6 from the foul line, and the Bruins made 19 of 29 free throws and committed a number of silly turnovers. Conversely, Washington made 28 of 34 free throws, including 19 of 22 in the second half, and had 12 turnovers. ``A lot of (the turnovers) were not shortening passes, not meeting passes,'' UCLA coach Ben Howland said. ``To win on the road against a really good team, you have to make your foul shots, take care of the ball.'' Even so, the Bruins trailed only 44-40 with 13:20 left when Jones made a pair of free throws. The see-saw affair had 11 lead changes during a seven-minute span late, with the Huskies taking the lead for good - 62-60 - on Jamaal Williams' backdown Back´down` n. 1. A receding or giving up; a complete surrender. Noun 1. backdown - a retraction of a previously held position climb-down, withdrawal of Luc Richard Mbah a Moute Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (born 9 September 1986 in Yaounde, Cameroon) is a 6' 8" Cameroonian basketball player who plays for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins in the Pacific Ten Conference of the NCAA. with 2:45 to play. Aboya was supposed to rotate over on the play. ``I was a little confused out there,'' Aboya said. ``I blew a lot of assignments.'' Brian Dohn, (818) 713-3607 brian.dohn(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos, box Photo: (1) Cedric Bozeman and Darren Collison pace the bench near the end of UCLA's loss Saturday. (2) Washington coach Lorenzo Romar hugs Justin Dentmon. (3) UCLA coach Ben Howland and the rest of the Bruins were frustrated in their trip to Washington. John Froschauer/Associated Press Box: STORY LINES |
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