No. 22 UCLA needs 3 OTs to beat Pepperdine
The UCLA Bruins have two days before their home opener to try to get their legs back under them after a physically taxing threeovertime thriller against Pepperdine in San Diego.
Tyger Campbell and Jules Bernard hit 3pointers early in the third overtime, and Chris Smith added a threepoint play to finish with 26 points and lead No. 22 UCLA to a 10798 victory Friday.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. played all 55 minutes while Campbell played 52 and Smith 51.
“There’s a lot of film that we’re going to show tomorrow as we take ice baths,” secondyear coach Mick Cronin said. “I’m going to put my head in a bucket of ice and I’m going to have Tyger and those guys take cold tubs, Jaime and Chris, who played 50 minutes.”
Jaquez, a sophomore swingman who had a headsup play to keep the Bruins (11) alive in the second OT, was thinking the same thing.
“I know when I go back I’m probably going to take a nap, get a good night’s sleep, get in an ice bath and do whatever I’ve got to do to prepare for the next game we’ve got,” he said.
Senior guard Colbey Ross also played all 55 minutes and had 33 points to become Pepperdine’s alltime leading scorer but it wasn’t enough to keep the Waves (11) from losing their sixth straight to UCLA and their 38th straight to a ranked opponent. Ross hit a floater to send the game into a second overtime tied at 81 but missed a 3pointer that forced a third OT.
Campbell scored 10 of his 22 points in the third overtime. Bernard had 21, Jaquez 16 and Cody Riley 13.
UCLA was routed 7358 by San Diego State on Wednesday night in the fourteam event at Viejas Arena.
#1 Gonzaga 90, Auburn 67: Drew Timme had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Corey Kispert scored 25 points and the Bulldogs (2-0) followed up their 102-90 win over No. 6 Kansas on Thursday by thumping the Tigers (1-1) in the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Flroida.
#5 Iowa 103, Southern 76: Luka Garza scored 41 points, missing just one shot. Garza was 14 of 15 from the field, making all three of his 3-point attempts, and was 10 of 12 on free throws for the host Hawkeyes (2-0). He also had nine rebounds and three blocked shots in 29 minutes. It was 18th consecutive game of 20 or more points for Garza, the lone unanimous selection to the AP preseason All-America team. Garza had 36 points in the first half, making all 12 of his fieldgoal attempts, and Iowa led 58-35 at halftime.
#6 Kansas 94, St. Joseph’s 72: Christian Braun scored 30 points and the Jayhawks (1-1) rebounded form Thursday’s loss to Gonzaga to pull away in the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Braun made 10 of 13 shots, hit five 3-pointers and added nine rebounds. #7 Wisconsin 92, ArkansasPine Bluff 58: Micah Potter scored 19 points and D’Mitrik Trice added 15 as the host Badgers (2-0) scored the first 25 points of the game and never looked back.
#8 Illinois 77, Ohio 75: Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points, Kofi Cockburn had 13 points and 11 rebounds and the host Fighting Illini moved to 3-0. #14 Texas Tech 84, Sam Houston State 52: Mac McClung, Georgetown’s leading scorer last season, scored 18 points to lead the host Red Raiders (2-0).
#15 West Virginia 70, Western Kentucky 64: Derek Culver scored 15 points and the Mountaineers (3-0) overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to win the final of the Crossover Classic in Sioux Falls, Idaho. #17 Houston 68, Boise State 58: Quentin Grimes had 25 points and eight rebounds for the host Cougars (2-0) in the Southwest Showcase.
#24 Rutgers 96, Fairleigh Dickinson 75: Ron Harper Jr. had 30 points on 11-of-16 shooting, including 5-of-9 from beyond the arc, and Jacob Young had 24 points and seven assists for the host Scarlet Knights (2-0).
Virus cancellations: Arizona canceled its scheduled home game Sunday against UTEP after a positive COVID-19 test in the Miners’ program.