ANOTHER OPPONENT CELEBRATES AT PAULEY BRUINS `OUTHUSTLED' IN LOSS TO GAUCHOS UCSB 61, UCLA 60.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer The fans did not rush the floor at Pauley Pavilion Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, informally and commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams. The men's and women's volleyball teams also play here. . This was, after all, UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. . A Big West power these days, but still a Big West school. But if the fans wanted to charge and mob the victors, this could be one of those few instances where understanding is needed - 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 did not win. A strong throng of Gauchos fans turned the building into a neutral court, on which UCSB UCSB University of California at Santa Barbara UCSB University of Casual Sex and Beer celebrated a 61-60 victory Wednesday in front of 7,432 fans to ruin T.J. Cummings' season debut and give Bruins coach Ben Howland Ben Howland (born May 28, 1957 in Lebanon, Oregon) is an American college head coach of men's basketball. He has been the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles since 2003, and recently signed a contract extension through 2013. , a longtime UCSB assistant, the first loss against one of those mid-major teams UCLA never used to lose to. The defeat is not quite in the vain of Lavinesque home losses to Northern Arizona Northern Arizona is dominated by the Colorado Plateau, the southern border of which in Arizona is called the Mogollon Rim. In the West lies the Grand Canyon, which was cut by the flow of the Colorado River while the land slowly rose around it. , San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. or Cal State Northridge, but it marks the first time the Gauchos (5-2) beat the Bruins. UCLA was 18-0 in the series that started in 1946. ``They wanted it more. They outhustled us,'' said Howland, a blue-collar kind of guy. ``They beat us on the hustle plays. They were diving on the floor for the ball and we weren't.'' Even so, UCLA had a chance to steal the win. After Trevor Ariza's steal and dunk put UCLA ahead 60-59 with 40.1 seconds left, Casey Cook put the Gauchos back ahead with two free throws with 18.4 seconds left. The Bruins (3-2) had other chances to win it, but Cedric Bozeman Cedric R. Bozeman (born March 7 1983 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. Bozeman averaged 1.1 points in 23 games with five starts with the Hawks before being waived in January 2007. missed a 6-foot leaner with six seconds left and, after a timeout, Bozeman had his inbounds in·bounds adj. 1. Basketball Involving putting the ball into play by passing it from out of bounds to a teammate on the court. 2. Sports Within the designated boundaries. pass to Ariza stolen by Cook under the basket with 2.4 seconds left. ``This is biggest win of my career, coming here and winning in this building with all this tradition,'' said Cook, a junior who finished with a game-high 15 points. ``We knew we had to play defense and rebound because they are bigger and more athletic than us. When the ball was on the ground, we threw our bodies around. When you do that, you get the ball, and you see what happened.'' What transpired wasn't the return Cummings envisioned, especially giventhe news he received a few hours earlier. About four hours before tipoff, the athletic department learned Cummings passed all his classes, and the school cleared him to play after being academically ineligible the first four games. Cummings finished with a team-high 14 points in 26 minutes, but his one rebound was a huge reason the Bruins were outrebounded 25-20. UCSB also had 10 offensive rebounds in the second half. ``I'll take that one on my shoulders, as far as rebounding goes,'' Cummings said. ``I should have been all over that. There were a couple of times where I was helping with my man too much instead of being inside to rebound. I take all responsibility for that. I should have been a lot more of a monster.'' The Bruins, who had two field goals in the first seven minutes of the second half, saw their five-point lead turn into a four-point deficit, at 45-41, behind the Gauchos' nine-point run. Joe See tied it with a 3-pointer, and Bryan Whitehead gave UC Santa Barbara its first lead since the opening minutes by rattling in a chippie chip·pie n. Variant of chippy. from the low post with 13:25 to play. UCLA remained within striking distance but gave up easy basket after easy basket as UCSB remained ahead. ``We know we should have won the game,'' said junior Dijon Thompson Dijon Lynn Thompson (born February 23, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Bundesliga. , who had 13 points and was one of the few Bruins diving for loose balls. ``Coach wants us to go down without a fight and not get outhustled. It hurts. Knowing coach, I know what practice is going to be like (today).'' Cummings' return was supposed to signify the first time UCLA had its full contingent available, but it turned out otherwise because backup point guard Ryan Walcott strained his back and wasn't in uniform. Walcott was hurt in practice and was ruled out a few hours before the game. Brian Dohn, (818) 713-3607 brian.dohn(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: UCLA's Dijon Thompson looks to drive past Josh Davis of UC Santa Barbara during Wednesday night's game at Pauley Pavilion. Edna T. Simpson/Daily News Box: NOT-SO-EASY STREET |
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