Ball, Alford stand out as Bruins go to 10-0 at Pauley
LOS ANGELES — Lonzo Ball scored 21 points and No. 4 UCLA led all the way in beating Stanford 89-75 on Sunday night.
La Cueva grad Bryce Alford added 17 points and TJ Leaf had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Bruins (16-1, 3-1 Pac-12), who improved to 10-0 at Pauley Pavilion. They hit 11 3-pointers, led by Ball and Alford with four apiece.
“The good thing is we’ve seen ourselves get better in a lot of areas from the start of the season to now,” Alford said.
“The way we start games has been a lot better. It’s a long season, it’s a grind. We’re not going to be perfect in January. That’s not the goal.”
Michael Humphrey had a career-high 27 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out in the last two minutes for Stanford (8-8, 0-4) in his first double-double of the season.
The Bruins dominated the first half, shooting 53 percent on their way to a 48-30 lead at the break. They made eight 3-pointers in the half, with Ball hitting two in a row and Leaf following with another 1½ minutes into the game.
Stanford shot better in the second half when it outscored UCLA 45-41. The Cardinal cut its deficit from 20 points to 61-50 on a pair of free throws by Cameron Walker. .
(11) VIRGINIA 79, WAKE FOREST 62: In Charlottesville, Va., London Perrantes scored 24 points and the Cavaliers (12-3,
2-2 ACC) used a 10-0 second-half run to pull away from the Demon Deacons (1-6, 1-3), sending them to their 25th consecutive road loss in conference play.
(20) PURDUE 66, (13) WISCONSIN 55: In West Lafayette, Ind., Caleb Swanigan had 18 points and 13 rebounds to help the Boilermakers (14-3, 3-1 Big Ten) end the nine-game winning streak by the Badgers (13-3, 2-1).
(14) NORTH CAROLINA 108, N.C. STATE 56: In Chapel Hill, N.C., Justin Jackson scored 21 points and the Tar Heels (14-3, 2-1 ACC) had a 20-0 first-half run and routed the Wolfpack (12-4, 1-2).
CAL 74, (25) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 73: In Los Angeles, Ivan Rabb scored 17 points, including the go-ahead free throws with five seconds left, and had a key block at the buzzer to lift the Golden Bears (11-5, 2-2 Pac-12) past the Trojans (15-2, 2-2).
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(4) MISSISSIPPI STATE 74, TENNESSEE 64: In Knoxville, Tenn., Blair Schaefer made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:39 left as the Bulldogs (17-0, 3-0 SEC) capitalized on superior depth to beat the Lady Vols (10-5, 2-1) in Knoxville for the first time in 16 attempts.
(5) SOUTH CAROLINA 81, FLORIDA 62: In Gainesville, Fla. A’ja Wilson and Alaina Coates each recorded double-doubles as the Gamecocks (13-1, 3-0) beat the Gators (9-6, 0-3) for the eighth straight time.
(6) FLORIDA STATE 69, (13) DUKE 45: In Tallahassee, Fla., Shakayla Thomas scored 22 points and Imani Wright added 14 as the Seminoles (15-2, 3-1 ACC) beat the Blue Devils (14-2, 2-1).
The game drew a programrecord 6,687 to the Tucker Center.
(7) NOTRE DAME 67, (14) MIAMI 55: In Coral Gables, Fla., Marina Mabrey scored 15 points as the Irish (15-2, 3-1 ACC) beat the Hurricanes(13-3, 2-2). Notre Dame extended a seven-point lead after three periods with an 8-0 run to start the fourth quarter.
(8) LOUISVILLE 73, PITTSBURGH 52: In Louisvile, Ky., Mariya Moore scored 12 of her 18 points in the second half to lead the Cardinals (15-3, 3-1 ACC) over the Panthers (10-6, 1-2).
(12) WASHINGTON 82, (9) UCLA 70: In Seattle, Kelsey Plum scored 39 points, Chantel Osahor added 19 points and 16 rebounds and the Huskies (16-2, 4-1 Pac-12) beat the Bruins (11-4, 2-2) in a game delayed an hour due to a power outage.
(16) OREGON STATE 72, (10) STANFORD 69 (2 OT): In Stanford, Calif., Sydney Wiese scored 26 points and the Beavers (15-1, 4-0) beat the Cardinal (13-3, 3-1). (17) WEST VIRGINIA 83, (20)
OKLAHOMA 73: In Morgantown, W.Va., Ty nice Martin had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Lanay Montgomery added 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Mountaineers (14-2, 2-2 Big 12) in their win over the Sooners (12-4, 3-1).
(18) VIRGINIA TECH 78, CLEMSON 69: In Clemson, S.C., Chanette Hicks and Samantha Hill each scored 16 points for the Hokies (15-0, 2-0 ACC) in the win over the Tigers (11-5, 0-3).
(19) ARIZONA STATE 71, COLORADO 52: In Boulder, Colo., Sophie Brunner scored 16 points as the Sun Devils (12-3, 3-1 Pac-12) stopped the Buffaloes (11-4, 1-3).
OREGON 69, (20) CAL 66: In Berkeley, Calif., Sabrina Ionescu hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to cap an 8-0 Oregon run in the final 12 seconds, and the Ducks (11-5, 1-3 Pac-12) beat the Golden Bears (13-3, 1-3).
(23) DEPAUL 96, SETON HALL 65: In South Orange, N.J., Tanita Allen scored a career-high 30 points, Jacqui Grant had her fourth-straight double-double, and both had a career-best five 3-pointers as the Blue Demons (13-4, 5-0) beat the Pirates (8-7, 1-3).
TEXAS A&M 77, (24) KENTUCKY 68: In Lexington, Ky., Curtyce Knox scored a career-high 26 points and had nine assists, and Khaalia Hillsman added 16 points and 12 rebounds as the Aggies (12-4, 2-1 SEC) pulled away midway through the fourth quarter to beat the Wildcats (10-6, 1-2).