Freshman Carlyle helps Stanford men rally past UCLA
Freshman Kanaan Carlyle came off the bench to score 17 points, sparking visiting Stanford to a comefrom-behind 59-53 victory over UCLA on Wednesday night.
Carlyle, the Associated Press’ reigning national player of the week, made 5of-10 shots (with three 3pointers) for the Cardinal (7-6, 2-1 Pac-12). He added five rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Reserve Andrej Stojakovic added nine points as the Cardinal bench outscored the UCLA substitutes 29-6.
Adem Bona scored the first four points in a 10-0 run for the Bruins (6-8, 1-2) to begin the game.
Carlyle had a three-point play and Michael Jones followed with two free throws to pull the Cardinal within two points before Bona made two free throws with two seconds left to put the Bruins up 30-26 at halftime.
The Bruins, who made eight of their first nine shots, missed 25 of their next 31 and fell behind 4236 on Carlyle’s 3-pointer with 11:41 left to play.
Berke Buyuktuncel answered with the Bruins’ first 3-pointer on their seventh attempt, but Stojakovic and Brandon Angel had baskets to complete a 20-11 run and Stanford led 46-41 with 9:38 remaining.
Stanford took a 51-43 lead when Maxime Raynaud made the first of two free throws with 4:09 to go.
The Cardinal maintained a two-possession lead from there. UCLA missed 22-of-25 shots before sinking its final two attempts — both from 3point range, where the Bruins missed 10-of-11 prior.
Freshman Sebastian Mack had 14 points to lead the Bruins.
Buyuktuncel scored 13 and Bona finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and four blocks.
UCLA saw a four-game winning streak against Stanford end.
The Bruins lead 151-98 in a series that began in 1925. The Bruins began a new year with a losing record for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
Carlyle earned national accolades after he contributed 28 points in Stanford’s 100-82 victory over No. 4 Arizona on New Year’s Eve.
It was the most points scored by a Cardinal freshman since Chasson Randle scored 30 in a win over Arizona State in the 2012 Pac-12 Tournament.
USC 82, CAL 74
Boogie Ellis had 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the host Trojans snapped a twogame skid.
Bronny James added 10 points off the bench in just his second home game since making his collegiate debut on Dec. 10.
He came up with a big defensive rebound with 2.7 seconds remaining, got fouled and made both free throws to seal the win.
The Trojans (7-7, 1-2 Pac-12) avoided losing their first three league games for the first time since the 2014 season. They had dropped five of their last six overall entering Wednesday.
The Bears (4-10, 0-3) trailed by 17 points in the second half before getting within five on Jaylon Tyson’s dunk after DJ Rodman’s turnover, capping a 5-0 run.
Tyson’s 3-pointer cut the Bears’ deficit to 78-74 with 29 seconds left.
But he missed a 3-pointer with 16 seconds to go and Ellis came up with the rebound.
Tyson led the Bears with 23 points.
Kobe Johnson added 14 points, tying his career high with four 3-pointers, seven rebounds and five assists for the Trojans, who beat the Bears for the 11th straight time.
Cal has dropped 19 straight Pac-12 games since beating Stanford on Jan. 6, 2023, and 24 straight road league games since Feb. 12, 2022.
Women FRESNO STATE 70 SAN JOSE STATE 67
The host Spartans lost their Mountain West Conference opener as the Bulldogs scored the game’s final eight points.
San Jose State took a 6762 lead on Amhyia Moreland’s free throw with 2:41 to go. But the Spartans didn’t score again, missing two shots and committing four turnovers on their final six possessions.
Bineta Diatta’s layup with 37 seconds pulled Fresno State (9-6, 2-0 MWC) to within one and she then dropped in two free throws to give the Bulldogs the lead. Kylee Fox’s two free throws with six seconds to play put Fresno State up three. Deajanae Harvey’s steal with five seconds to go sealed the outcome.
Jyah Lovett scored 26 points for SJSU (5-8) and Moreland added 18.
Mia Jacobs’ 19 points led the Bulldogs, whose bench outscored the Spartans’ reserves 33-9.