UCLA VS. NO. 1 STANFORD.Tipoff: Noon, at Maples Pavilion The raucous student section that roots for the men's basketball team is called "6th Man" and it is located in several rows along courtside. The 6th Man, alongside the Stanford Band forms one of the loudest, most creative crowds in college sports. , noon. TV/Radio: Channel 7 1150-AM 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 (12-6, 6-2): UCLA shot 54.1 percent from the field in last year's upset of the Cardinal, who set an NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association record by holding opponents to 35.2 percent from the field last season. The Bruins have responded well to blowouts under 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. . They've lost eight games by 20 or more points and are 4-1 in their next games (two of the losses were in the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament can mean: Men's Sports
Stanford (20-0, 8-0): Stanford's average margin of victory this season is 22.7 points. Its 77-71 win over USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. was its second-narrowest win. The Cardinal, with Jarron and Jason Collins Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, 1978 in Northridge, California) is a professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA. He graduated from Harvard-Westlake School and later attended Stanford University, where he was an All-American in 2000-01 and appeared on , 7-footer Curtis Borchardt Curtis Alan Borchardt (born September 13, 1980 in Buffalo, New York) is an American professional basketball player who has been playing for CB Granada in ACB in Spain from December 2005[1]. A seven foot (2. , Justin Davis and Teyo Johnson (6-7, 256), has much more size and depth than UCLA in the frontcourt. ``They want to run up and down,'' said point guard Michael McDonald, whose assist-to-turnover ratio is 103-28. ``With our big guys, if we can turn it into a halfcourt game, it's a pretty good sign.'' - Billy Witz No. 21 USC VS. CALIFORNIA Tipoff: 5 p.m., Haas Pavilion. TV/Radio: Fox Sports Net, 690-AM. USC (15-5, 5-3) update: It's worth noting that USC coach Henry Bibby is 1-7 against Cal coach Ben Braun and has never defeated the Bears in the Bay Area, but that hasn't shaken his confidence. ``I don't think they're as good as we are when we come to play,'' Bibby said. ``UCLA didn't come to play and had no bounce. Cal made every shot they took.'' California (15-5, 6-3) update: The Golden Bears are coming off a 29- point rout of UCLA and could open up a two-game advantage over the Trojans with a victory. USC will need to stop forward Sean Lampley, who averages 18.9 points and 6.9 rebounds. ``We're rolling now,'' Lampley said after beating UCLA. Point guard Shantay Legans had 10 points, nine assists and one turnover in 31 minutes against the Bruins. - Scott Wolf PEPPERDINE vs. PORTLAND Tipoff: 5 p.m., at Firestone Fieldhouse. TV/Radio: Fox Sports Net 2. Pepperdine (14-6, 6-1) update: The Waves, coming off Friday night's showdown for first place in the West Coast Conference against Gonzaga, hope to have something left in the tank for the Pilots, who are much improved over last season. It helps that Pepperdine is 19-1 in Saturday games over the last two seasons - 7-0 this year. With no football program, tonight is the homecoming game for the school. Portland (9-11, 2-5) update: The Pilots played at Loyola Marymount on Friday night. Portland had lost four games in a row before Friday, the last a 60-56 loss to Santa Clara at home. Tim Frost is the team's statistical leader, averaging 13.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. - Daily News CAPTION(S): photo Photo: USC's Brian Scalabrine, left, congratulates Stanford's Casey Jacobsen on Thursday after the Trojans' 77-71 loss to the No. 1-ranked Cardinal. USC plays at Cal today. Paul Sakuma/Associated Press |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion