BRUINS DON'T WANT TO SHARE UCLA CLINCHES TIE FOR PAC-10 TITLE.Byline: BRIAN DOHN Staff Writer 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 introduced its 1967 championship team for an anniversary salute, the Bruins' student section serenaded junior guard 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 with chants pleading for "one more year," and Stanford completed a festive afternoon by offering little resistance. Overlooked in the ovations for past and current UCLA stars was an achievement none of the Bruins cared about. No. 4 UCLA completed its first perfect home season in more than a decade by soundly beating Stanford 75-61 in front of 12,001 Saturday 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. , clinching at least a share of the Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members title. But it seemed that few Bruins were interested in that. "We don't play to win co-championships," Bruins wing Josh Shipp Josh Shipp (born 23 January in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American motivational speaker and author focusing on youth and college-aged audiences. He is noted as being one of the youngest speakers ever accepted into the National Speakers Association. said. "We play to win it outright. This wasn't about being co-champion. We don't really care about that. We want to win the championship." The Bruins (25-3, 14-2 Pac-10) can win the conference title outright for the second straight season by winning Thursday at second-place Washington State or Saturday at Washington. UCLA secured the No. 1 seed in next month's Pac-10 Tournament with Oregon's victory against Washington, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a conference official, but the Bruins' focus isn't on getting a prime seed at Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . Instead, they continue to look toward earning a top seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament can mean: Men's Sports
"We've still got two (regular-season) games left, and those could affect us for the seeding," Bruins point guard 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. said. "We're looking more towards the future." Afflalo led the Bruins with 20 points, making 4 of 7 shots from 3-point range. His 3-pointer to begin the second half pushed UCLA's lead to 39-33, and the party-type atmosphere continued throughout. On everyone's mind after the Bruins extended their lead to 50-40 on Luc Richard Mbah a Moute's dunk wasn't a 16-0 home mark or the program's 29th conference title, but whether this might be Afflalo's last game at Pauley Pavilion. As he's done throughout the season, Afflalo deflected the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= talk. "I've had a fun time here, but I'm just happy to be in the moment right now and competing for this Pac-10 championship," Afflalo said. Stanford was led by Brook Lopez Brook Lopez is a 7'0" American basketball player who currently plays for Stanford in the Pacific-Ten Conference of the NCAA. Career Lopez's college career got off to a rocky start when he injured his back during summer workouts and had to have surgery in the fall of his , who scored 23 points on 11-of-16 shooting, but he was the only outstanding performer for Stanford (17-10, 9-7). The rest of the Cardinal went 13 of 31 from the field and committed 16 turnovers. Second-leading scorer Anthony Goods, who scored 20 points in Stanford's win against UCLA last month, missed his fourth straight game with an ankle injury. "I thought we played good basketball overall," Stanford coach Trent Johnson said. "We had some ill-advised turnovers. (UCLA) had a lot of engery. They outrebounded us. I don't like to make excuses, but Anthony is important to our team. But we have to go out and play the game." UCLA held a double-digit lead most of the second half while rolling to its 20th straight home win. The last time UCLA finished a season unbeaten at home was in 1994-95, during its last national championship season. But that included a loss to Cal in Pauley that was later forfeited by the Golden Bears because of NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association violations. The last time UCLA actually won all of its home contests on the court was 1974-75, when it finished 15-0 in coach John Wooden's last season. Of course, the perfection also comes with heightened expectations. Of the nine UCLA teams to go undefeated at home, eight reached the Final Four and seven won the national title. "When I got here, the program was definitely in the rebuilding process," said UCLA junior center Lorenzo Mata, who finished with eight points and four rebounds in a career-high 33 minutes. "I definitely think we're one of the elite teams now. We still have a lot of things to work on, and that's what we'll do, but we're only going to get better from here on." brian.dohn@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) UCLA guard Darren Collison dunks in the Bruins' victory against Stanford on Saturday. (2) UCLA's Arron Afflalo reacts after hitting a 3-pointer and being fouled during Saturday's game at Pauley Pavilion. Afflalo led the Bruins with 20 points. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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