National Basketball Association
UCLA 58, Washington St. 54
When: 5:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials:
# Randy Burkhart, # Mike Eggers, # Gregory Nixon
Attendance:
9317
By SportsDirect Inc.
Malcolm Lee tied the game at the end of regulation with a pair of free throws and hit two more to put UCLA ahead for good with six seconds left in overtime as the Bruins edged Washington State 58-54 in a Pac-10 Conference game Saturday.
Despite the win, UCLA finished in second place in the conference behind Arizona, which defeated Oregon earlier in the day.
The short-handed Cougars (19-11, 10-8 Pac-10) played without star forward Klay Thompson, the Pac-10’s leading scorer. Thompson was suspended by the team after he was cited by police for a misdemeanor marijuana charge after Thursday’s win over USC. Washington State was also without guard Reggie Moore (ankle).
The Bruins (22-9, 13-5 Pac-10) rallied from 13 points down at halftime to take a 43-39 lead with 7:22 to play, but the Bruins didn’t score again until Tyler Honeycutt hit a 3-pointer with 49 seconds to play. The field goal cut the Bruins' deficit to 47-46, and UCLA later tied the game on a pair of free throws by Lee with eight seconds to go. Washington State had a chance to win it, but Faisal Aden missed a 3-pointer with a second left.
Reeves Nelson led UCLA 23 points and eight rebounds. Brock Motum led the Cougars with 15 points.
Top Game Performances
| UCLA |
|
Washington St. |
|
Reeves Nelson 23 |
Scoring |
Brock Motum 15 |
|
Lazeric Jones 6 |
Assists |
Marcus Capers 3 |
|
Tyler Honeycutt 10 |
Rebounds |
Faisal Aden 5 |
|
Malcolm Lee 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Faisal Aden 4 |
|
Jerime Anderson 2 |
Steals |
DeAngelo Casto 3 |
|
Joshua Smith 3 |
Blocks |
DeAngelo Casto 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| UCLA
|
58 |
38.9 |
2-17 |
14-15 |
13 |
34 |
7 |
4 |
|
| Washington St.
|
54 |
40.4 |
4-13 |
8-14 |
15 |
24 |
2 |
5 |
|