BRUINS LOSS INSIDE JOB B.C. OUTMUSCLES UCLA IN WOODEN CLASSIC B.C. 74, UCLA 64.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer ANAHEIM - 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 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. has said it many times. Off the court, Bruins junior center Michael Fey is one of the nicest people around, but Fey cannot be as pleasant on the court. Howland's frustrations continued after the Bruins went scoreless for more than six minutes of the second half and lost for the first time, dropping a 74-64 decision Sunday to Boston College Boston College, main campus at Chestnut Hill, Mass.; coeducational; Jesuit; est. and opened 1863. Actually a university, the school's Chestnut Hill campus comprises colleges of arts and sciences and business administration, the graduate school, and schools of nursing in the Wooden Classic at the Pond. ``We've got to get Mike Fey to come along and be a presence,'' Howland said. ``He's our best chance. We're just going to keep working with Mike and pushing him to get better.'' UCLA (4-1) could have more trouble in the availability of leading scorer 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 needed 13 stitches to close a cut in the webbing between his index and middle fingers of his shooting (right) hand. Thompson scored 12 points but reinjured the hand midway through the second half. The initial injury, which occurred in October, required four stitches to close. Thompson's status is uncertain for Saturday's game against Pepperdine. Craig Smith For the rugby player, see . Craig Smith (born November 10, 1983 in Inglewood, California) is an American professional basketball player. After playing for Boston College from 2002-2006, he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2006 NBA Draft. , who starred at Fairfax High of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. but wasn't recruited by the former UCLA staff, led Boston College with 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Smith said the game against UCLA ``was marked on my calendar in March,'' and he played like he was on a mission. The bruising power forward flashed an oh-so-satisfying smile when asked about beating Howland, the former coach at Pittsburgh. ``We did it the old Pittsburgh way, the old Howland way,'' Smith said. ``Wear 'em down and beat `em up.'' The Bruins were pushed around inside and outrebounded for the third consecutive game, this time 41-33. The physical play also knocked UCLA's offense out of whack and caused it to hurry shots and shoot a season-low 38.3 percent from the field. The Bruins said all that could have changed if they would have looked inside more. The 7-foot Fey, who scored in double digits Double Digits was a pricing game on the American television game show, The Price Is Right. Played from April 20, 1973 through May 18, 1973's show, it was played for a car and used small prizes. in two of the first four games, attempted just three shots in 17 minutes. He made two of them and finished with five points. He was open several times, but UCLA's guards rarely looked to him. ``I just have to be more vocal when I'm open,'' Fey said. ``There were a couple of occasions in the second half where I had a guy on my back in the paint and they didn't see me, or whatever, I guess. I'll be more vocal. It might be against my nature, but it's what I gotta do now.'' The offensive woes were emphasized when the Eagles held UCLA scoreless for 6:19, a span that helped Boston College recover from a 13-point first-half deficit to take a 47-43 lead with 11:30 to play. UCLA's failure to score inside resulted in a broken offense that relied on forced shots and fadeaways and enabled the Eagles to build a double- digit lead in the closing minutes. ``(Fey) had me sealed a couple of times,'' Smith said. ``I don't think they really looked for him, especially the guards, but he wasn't saying much. If you want to change the game, you've got to be more vocal. It just depends how much you want it.'' --Free throws: Matt McKinney started at power forward because 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. was late for Saturday's team bus. ... Freshman 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. scored 13 of UCLA's 27 points in the second half. Brian Dohn, (818) 713-3607 brian.dohn(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: UCLA's Michael Fey is defended by Boston College's Sean Williams
Sean Llewellyn Williams (born 1967) is a New York Times best selling science fiction author who lives in Adelaide, Australia. in the Bruins' Wooden Classic loss at the Pond. Edna T. Simpson/Daily News |
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