National Basketball Association
Stanford 60, UCLA 59
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 29, 2011
Where: Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California
Officials:
# David Hall, # Chris Rastatter, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance:
6777
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Aaron Bright scored 16 points and Stanford held off visiting UCLA 60-59 in Thursday’s Pac-12 opener for both teams.
The Bruins’ Lazeric Jones’ 3-pointer with two seconds left was blocked, giving Stanford (11-2, 1-0 Pac-12) the win. Jones finished with a career-high 26 points, including four 3-pointers.
Chasson Randle and John Gage scored 10 points apiece for the Cardinal, who snapped the Bruins’ (7-6, 0-1) five-game winning streak.
Joshua Smith had 10 points and six rebounds for UCLA before fouling out with 1:24 left. Despite a clear height advantage, the Bruins were out rebounded 32-29.
Stanford, which bounced back from a home loss to Butler last Thursday, shot just 19-of-55 (34.5 percent) from the field. UCLA shot 39.2 percent, including 4-of-15 from beyond the arc.
Stanford forward Josh Owens had nine points and eight rebounds while neutralizing the dominant UCLA frontline.
Jones, who missed practice earlier this week with a sprained ankle, shot 8-of-13 from the field and grabbed five rebounds.
Top Game Performances
| UCLA |
|
Stanford |
|
Lazeric Jones 26 |
Scoring |
Aaron Bright 16 |
|
Jerime Anderson 3 |
Assists |
Aaron Bright 3 |
|
David Wear 8 |
Rebounds |
Josh Owens 8 |
|
Lazeric Jones 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Bright 4 |
|
Jerime Anderson 3 |
Steals |
Chasson Randle 2 |
|
Anthony Stover 1 |
Blocks |
Josh Huestis 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| UCLA
|
59 |
39.2 |
4-15 |
15-24 |
9 |
29 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
| Stanford
|
60 |
34.5 |
9-24 |
13-16 |
12 |
32 |
3 |
3 |
13 |