Junior guard Bryce Alford had 19 points, six rebounds and five
assists for UCLA (12-7, 3-3 Pac-12 Conference). Freshman guard Aaron
Holiday scored 12 points, and sophomore center Thomas Welsh had 10
points and 12 rebounds.
Senior guard Gary Payton II had 17 points and seven assists for
Oregon State (11-6, 2-4). Freshman forward Tres Tinkle added 15
points and eight rebounds.
The teams traded leads over the first four minutes and then went
scoreless over the next four minutes. A jumper by freshman guard
Aaron Holiday ended the drought and sparked a 12-3 run that put UCLA
up 21-11. The Bruins led 40-32 at the break.

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Oregon State cut the deficit to three on a dunk by freshman forward
Drew Eubanks early in the second half, but UCLA quickly extended its
lead to 10. The Bruins went up 68-54 on two free throws by senior
forward Tony Parker and took a 73-56 lead on two free throws by
Alford.
UCLA shot 51.8 percent while holding Oregon State to 41.5 percent
shooting.
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