BAILEY BAILS OUT BRUINS : UCLA GUARD STARS IN ROMP OVER USC UCLA 82, USC 60.Byline: Jon Wilner Daily News Staff Writer Right plan, wrong man for USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . The Trojans had 60 percent of UCLA's starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes on the bench midway through the second half Wednesday night 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. . Trash-talking forward J.R. Henderson and sparkplug spark·plug tr.v. spark·plugged, spark·plug·ging, spark·plugs Informal To inspire or energize (an endeavor, for example). point guard Cameron Dollar were shackled with four fouls each. And Charles O'Bannon Charles Edward O'Bannon (born February 22 1975 in Lakewood, California) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, where he was a star small forward/shooting guard, and a starter on the school's 1995 NCAA Championship team. , UCLA's best player, was out with a cut over his right eye. ``You hope you get those guys out of the game,'' Trojans coach Henry Bibby Charles Henry Bibby (born November 24, 1949 in Franklinton, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player and current assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). said. But USC couldn't stop guard Toby Bailey John Garfield "Toby" Bailey (born November 19 1975 in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at UCLA and was one of the stars of their 1995 National Championship team. , who used a Daily Bruin The Daily Bruin (also known as The Bruin) is the student newspaper at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. When classes are in session, it publishes Monday through Friday during the school year and once a week on Mondays in the summer quarter. article as motivation for an 18-point second half that led 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 to an 82-60 victory before a Pauley record crowd of 13,382. With his talented teammates on the bench, Bailey scored nine consecutive points during a 17-2 surge that extended UCLA's lead from 37-34 to 54-36 with 11 minutes left. ``We have so many great players that I don't feel like I should shoot it that much, but when they were out, I didn't feel like I had the red light anymore,'' said Bailey, who finished with a season-high 24 points just four days after scoring 20 at Arizona State. A few feet away, remains of the Daily Bruin article were taped to his locker. In its Wednesday edition, the paper provided a breakdown of the one-on-one matchups and rated each as advantage/disadvantage. It gave the Trojans only one advantage - in the Bailey-Stais Boseman matchup. Henderson spotted it, handed it to Bailey, then watched Bailey tape it to his locker. After the game, he ripped it off. ``I was our only disadvantage,'' Bailey said. ``It got me a little fired up.'' ``He was not too happy when I showed it to him,'' Henderson said. ``At first, he threw it down, but I realized it would get him fired up, so I grabbed it. Then he got the tape.'' The outcome also salvaged Henderson's credibility. After the Arizona State victory, he scoffed at USC's recent improvement and predicted a Bruins victory. The comments irked USC and might have contributed to the Trojans' 21-13 lead in the early going. But when the game ended, Henderson, who scored just six points, apologized to several USC players. ``I told them I intended no disrespect,'' he said. It was UCLA's sixth consecutive victory in the city series and gave the Bruins a two-game lead over USC and Arizona. Cal is 1-1/2 games behind In sports, the phrase games behind, often abbreviated as GB in tables, is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division. . If the Bruins defeat the Oregon schools at home next week and split in Washington on the final weekend, they'll clinch a share of their third straight conference title. But first, they face No. 6 Duke on Sunday. ``That's a chance for us to do big things,'' said O'Bannon, who needed four stitches to close the cut above his eye. Wednesday's much-anticipated game ebbed and flowed much like the teams' first matchup, last month at the Sports Arena. USC grabbed an early lead, but UCLA rallied midway through the half and took a 29-28 edge into the locker room despite shooting 36.4 percent. ``It was as poorly as we've played all year,'' coach Steve Lavin Steve Lavin (born September 4,1964), a San Francisco, California native is a former college basketball coach and current ABC and ESPN TV analyst. As UCLA head basketball coach from 1996-2003, Lavin compiled a record of 145-78. said. ``At the timeouts, I was telling them we had good news and bad news. The good news was that we were only down by six or eight points. The bad news was that we were playing our worst basketball of the year.'' Fouls were the primary concern. Dollar committed his third with 11 minutes left in the half, then Henderson did the same with 7:40 left. Both spent the rest of the half on the bench. But Bailey rescued UCLA midway through the second half. He started the surge by soaring down the lane, grabbing a Kris Johnson miss and powering it past several surrounding Trojans for a 39-34 lead. After a David Crouse miss, Bailey hit Jelani McCoy Jelani Marwan McCoy (born December 6 1977 in Oakland, California) is an American professional basketball player. A 6'10" power forward, he played in the NBA from 1998-2005 for the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Atlanta Hawks. for a rim-rattling jam. With 13:34 left, Bailey drained a 3-pointer from the right corner. With 12:59 left, he struck from the left wing - pushing the Bruins' lead to 47-36 and bringing the crowd to its feet. ``He opened things up for us with his 3-point shooting,'' Lavin said. On UCLA's ensuing possession Bailey dashed through the lane, took a nifty pass from Dollar and converted the lay-up while being fouled by Ken Sims. The 3-point play gave UCLA a 50-36 lead and started the celebrating. BY THE NUMBERS 13,382- Wednesday's attendance, a Pauley Pavilion record 36.8- USC's shooting percentage 24- Points by Bruin Toby Bailey, matching his season high 4- Points by Trojan Roderick Rhodes, whose slump continues 26-18- USC's lead with 5:20 left in the first half 17-2- UCLA run that put the game away in the second half 6- Consecutive wins over USC by UCLA 1-1/2- UCLA's Pac-10 lead with four conference games to play CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, Box Photo: (1--color) J.R. Henderson, limited to six points because of foul trouble, gets two for UCLA in the first half. (2) Jelani McCoy had plenty to shout about - he scored 17 points in the Bruins' 82-60 victory against the Trojans. Tom Mendoza Tom Mendoza joined Network Appliance, Inc. in 1994 and has served as its President since 2000. Mr. Mendoza has more than 31 years as a high technology executive and has served in an advisory capacity on the board of directors of Netscreen (acquired by Juniper), Rhapsody (acquired by / Daily News Box: BY THE NUMBERS (see text) |
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