UCLA WIN HAS A FROSH LOOK TO IT FARMAR SOLID IN FIRST GAME UCLA 64, CHICAGO ST. 53.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer 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. stood with the basketball planted on his left hip and his right hand raised. After a couple of wild passes, Farmar slowed down his 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 teammates and waited until they were ready to run a play. The freshman point guard made his anticipated debut 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. , and it was an eventful e·vent·ful adj. 1. Full of events: an eventful week. 2. Important; momentous: an eventful decision. one. There were flashes of brilliance, such as his breathtaking crosscourt cross·court adv. & adj. To or toward the other side of a playing court, especially a basketball or tennis court. pass to 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. for an emphatic dunk late in the second half. And there were several lows, as eight turnovers suggests. But the heralded Bruins freshman class was solid, and veterans Hollins and 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. dominated the boards. That was an effective combination for UCLA to open the season with a 64-53 victory over Chicago State in front of a crowd of 6,833, which, of course, included John Wooden. Four Bruins scored in double figures, including an 11-point performance by Farmar, who already had at least one fan sporting his No. 11 jersey. ``I'm not even close to being satisfied,'' Farmar said. ``The way I play, I put a lot of stuff on my shoulders. I wasn't controlling the tempo from tip to buzzer.'' UCLA certainly controlled the boards as it outrebounded Chicago State - which has a 7-foot-1 center - 41-21. Cougars center Deji Akindele scored no points in 13 minutes and fouled out. Thompson had a team-high 17 points and eight rebounds, and Hollins added 11 points and seven rebounds. Center Michael Fey was productive with seven rebounds, but he missed a couple of dunks and easy two-footers. Backup point guard Brian Morrison scored 11 points and added four rebounds and two assists. UCLA made 18 turnovers and was tied with the Cougars at 25 with three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. left in the first half. Thompson scored the final six points - two baskets on assists from freshmen Farmar and Aaron Afflalo. Farmar drove the lane and fed Thompson for a layup to build a 31-25 halftime lead. UCLA extended it to as many as 15 points, at 53-38 with 8:22 left, and held on from there. UCLA 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. won his sixth consecutive season opener. ``I'm glad we got that out of the way,'' Howland said. ``Obviously, we were pretty pumped up out there. They controlled the tempo of the game by slowing the game down offensively. ... They would break us down off the dribble.'' Farmar got beat on several occasions by guard Royce Parran, who scored 13 points and drove the lane and dished dished adj. 1. Concave. 2. Slanting toward one another at the bottom. Used of a pair of wheels. Adj. 1. dished - shaped like a dish or pan dish-shaped, patelliform concave - curving inward to open teammates. ``I expect he'll make mistakes,'' Howland said. ``But he's going to get better and better and better. ... What I want is for him to get better defending the dribble.'' More than an hour after the game ended, Farmar milled Farmar Mill (also known as Mather Mill) is a historic building located at the junction of Pennsylvania Route 309 and Pennsylvania Route 73 in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The water-powered gristmill was built around the year 1690 by Edward Farmar. around Pauley Pavilion, shaking hands with friends and family while the Bruins volleyball team prepared for a match. Farmar is prepared for a film session today with Howland and Afflalo. Howland will break down their performances, for which Farmar gave himself a ``C'' grade. Afflalo was just 2 for 11 from the field for five points, but he was effective on defense. ``We were a little jittery on offense, but a good rebounding team will make up for everything,'' Hollins said. ``We got a lot of second and third looks.'' --Note: Freshman center Lorenzo Mata didn't play after he rolled his left ankle and sprained it at the end of Friday's practice. X-rays were negative, and Mata is expected to return to practice Thursday, Howland said. He'll miss UCLA's home game against Western Illinois on Tuesday. Jill Painter, (818)713-3615 jill.painter(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Chicago State's Nate Carter defends UCLA's Michael Fey in the second half Saturday. (2 -- 3) Left, Chicago State's Deji Ankindele and UCLA's Michael Fey end up on the floor. Right, Chicago State's Terren Wilson battles for the ball as UCLA's Ryan Hollins and Dijon Thompson move in. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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