National Basketball Association
UCLA 81, Arizona State 74
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 9, 2016
Where: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# David Hall, # DG Nelson, # Chris Rasatter
Attendance:
9973
By The Sports Xchange
Junior guard Isaac Hamilton scored 26 points to help UCLA beat visiting Arizona State 81-74 on Saturday afternoon in Pac-12 play at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif.
Junior guard Bryce Alford scored 18 points for UCLA (11-6, 2-2). Sophomore center Thomas Welsh had 12 points and 15 rebounds and freshman guard Aaron Holiday added 10 points.
Sophomore guard Tra Holder scored a career-high 26 points for Arizona State (10-6, 0-3). Sophomore guard Kodi Justice had 11 points.
UCLA led 21-12 midway through the opening half and went up 30-18 on a 3-pointer by Alford, but Arizona State staged a 15-3 run to tie the game. The Bruins were clinging to a 38-37 lead at the break, but the Sun Devils outscored them 8-2 to start the second half to take a 45-40 lead.
The Bruins tied the game on a 3-pointer by Hamilton, but the Sun Devils scored the next six points to go up 56-50. UCLA answered with a 9-2 run to take a 59-58 lead.
The teams exchanged leads over the last nine minutes until Holiday made a 3-pointer to put the Bruins up 77-74 with 1:14 to go and Alford followed with another 3-pointer with 27 seconds remaining.
Top Game Performances
Arizona State |
|
UCLA |
Tra Holder 26 |
Scoring |
Isaac Hamilton 26 |
Savon Goodman 3 |
Assists |
Jonah Bolden 5 |
Willie Atwood 6 |
Rebounds |
Thomas Welsh 16 |
Tra Holder 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Isaac Hamilton 6 |
Obinna Oleka 2 |
Steals |
Bryce Alford 2 |
Willie Atwood 1 |
Blocks |
Tony Parker 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arizona State
|
74 |
44.4 |
8-25 |
10-15 |
11 |
33 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
UCLA
|
81 |
49.2 |
9-18 |
10-15 |
19 |
34 |
7 |
6 |
12 |