National Basketball Association
UCLA 88, Cal Poly SLO 83
When: 10:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 15, 2015
Where: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Verne Harris, # John Higgings, # Keith Kimble
Attendance:
6595
By The Sports Xchange
Sophomore center Thomas Welsh scored 22 points and senior forward Tony Parker recorded a double-double to lead UCLA to an 88-81 victory over visiting Cal Poly on Sunday evening at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif.
Parker had 16 points and 14 rebounds for UCLA (1-1). Junior guard Bryce Alford had 18 points and eight assists.
Senior guard Reese Morgan scored 20 points to lead Cal Poly (0-2). Sophomore forward Luke Meikle scored 16 points and sophomore guard Taylor Sutlive had 14.
Cal Poly trailed 19-15 following a layup by freshman guard Jaylen Snead, but UCLA scored the next six points to take a 25-15 lead. The Bruins outscored the Mustangs 10-4 over the final 4:11 to take a 47-37 lead into the break.
UCLA stretched its lead to 15 early in the second half, but Cal Poly closed the gap with 9-0 and 10-2 runs. The Mustangs tied the game on a 3-pointer by Morgan and took a 69-68 lead on a jumper by Meikle with 6:30 to play, but the Bruins responded with a 13-2 run to regain control.
UCLA shot 50 percent from the field. Cal Poly shot 43 percent. The Mustangs had a huge 44-12 advantage in bench scoring, but they were outscored 32-18 on points in the paint.
Top Game Performances
Cal Poly SLO |
|
UCLA |
Reese Morgan 20 |
Scoring |
Thomas Welsh 22 |
David Nwaba 6 |
Assists |
Bryce Alford 8 |
Aleks Abrams 6 |
Rebounds |
Tony Parker 14 |
Luke Meikle 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Bryce Alford 6 |
David Nwaba 3 |
Steals |
Aaron Holiday 5 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Prince Ali 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Cal Poly SLO
|
83 |
44.4 |
13-27 |
14-23 |
17 |
30 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
UCLA
|
88 |
50.0 |
4-15 |
20-30 |
22 |
41 |
3 |
8 |
11 |