COLLISON HELPS UCLA STAY ATOP PAC-10 FRESHMAN GUARD MAKES KEY LAYUP LATE IN GAME TO LIFT BRUINS UCLA 63, WASH. ST. 61.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Lorenzo Mata played with a facemask face·mask n. A protective or disguising cover for the face, often enveloping the entire head: wore a facemask while diving; a skier's facemask; armed robbers who wore facemasks. for the first time to protect his fractured nose. Freshman Michael Roll made his first career start. 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. was back on the bench in street clothes. 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. still was nursing a sprained ankle A sprained ankle, also known as a ankle sprain, ankle injury or ankle ligament injury, is a common medical condition where one or more of the ligaments of the ankle is torn or partially torn. 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 was nursing a bruised hip. Freshman 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. , seemingly the only Bruin who hasn't been injured this year, made the big shot of the night against Washington State, an uncontested layup. For all the bumps, bruises and mishaps, 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 is still on top in the Pacific-10 Conference after holding off a thrilling second-half rally by the Cougars for a 63-61 win Thursday in front of a crowd of 9,550 at Pauley Pavilion. Nursing a one-point lead with 28.7 seconds left, Collison took the 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 and dribbled in and out of defenders against a press. By the time he got past halfcourt, there was only one defender and Collison sprinted to the basket for an easy layup with 19.4 seconds left. Afflalo then was whistled for a questionable foul on Josh Akognon - who scored all of his 25 points in the second half - and he made both free throws with 13.3 seconds left to pull within one point again. Afflalo made one free throw with 7.1 seconds left on the other end, and that was all UCLA would need. Akognon made 7 of 11 shots in the second half, including 6 of 8 from behind the arc. Kyle Weaver shot an errant layup at the buzzer but missed and Afflalo got the rebound to seal the victory. The 11th-ranked Bruins (14-2, 4-1) have won 10 of their past 11 games. They shot 54.2 percent in the first half and led 31-17 at the half. Akognon came alive late and led a spirited run that saw Washington State cut the lead to two points at 58-56. Afflalo had a team-high 18 points. Mata was solid again, but injured his right knee on a collision with Farmar under UCLA's basket in the second half. Hr is expected to have an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. today. And center Ryan Hollins (groin) is expected to see a doctor today and could be cleared to play against Washington on Saturday. The Cougars cut the lead to six points at 39-33 on a Akognon 3-pointer with 13:38 left in the first half. UCLA responded with a 15-4 run - in which Afflalo made a 3-pointer from the baseline and a jumper from the baseline - for a 54-47 lead but couldn't put the game away at that point. Washington State trailed 58-52 a basket by Weaver, who drove the lane and scored with 2:37 left. Ryan Wright missed a pair of free throws on the other end but he wasn't alone. UCLA shot 43.8 percent from the free-throw line. UCLA coach Ben Howland juggled his lineup and gave Roll his first start at small forward. Farmar started at point guard and Afflalo at shooting guard. Freshman point guard Collison didn't start, but he still got his share of minutes and made an immediate impact. Collison made his first shot, a 3-pointer, on an open look at the top of the arc to give UCLA a 14-7 lead. Jill Painter, (818) 713-3615 jill.painter(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) UCLA's Arron Afflalo drives to the basket and scores after getting past Washington State's Kyle Weaver on Thursday. (2) Darren Collison (3) gets past a Washington State defender and goes to the basket during Thursday's game. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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