Jan. 22, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Malcolm Lee scored 23 points and UCLA overcame a 14-point first-half deficit to beat Stanford 68-57 Saturday for its fourth straight victory.
Lazeric Jones added 17 points, Tyler Honeycutt scored 16 points and Reeves Nelson had 10 rebounds for the Bruins (13-6, 5-2 Pac-10), who have won 10 of 12 overall and nine of their last 11 against Stanford.
Josh Owens had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Jeremy Green added 12 points for the Cardinal (10-8, 3-4).
Stanford tied it for the last time at 46 on a 3-pointer by Aaron Bright.
From there, UCLA closed the game on a 22-11 run, getting points from five players to produce a 10-point lead at 64-54, its largest to that point. Anthony Brown's 3-pointer cut Stanford's deficit to 64-57 with 28 seconds left.
Lee was fouled three times in the final 46 seconds and made five of six free throws.
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NOTES: Josh Owens registered his third double-double of the year, finishing with 14 points and a career-high 12 boards. In three career matchups against UCLA, Owens has made 13-19 from the field while averaging 11.6 points per game ... Anthony Brown added 10 points off the bench, reaching double-figures in scoring for the sixth game this season ... Stanford held a 44-37 advantage in rebounds ... After making 8 of its first 15 shot attempts, the Cardinal closed out the first half making just two of its next 18 tries ... The Cardinal shot just 30.8 percent overall, representing the third straight game making under 35.0 percent from the field ... UCLA was 25-33 from the foul line, led by Malcolm Lee (9-10) and Lazeric Jones (10-11) ... Stanford is now 9-2 when leading at halftime ... The Cardinal is 6-13 when Jeremy Green attempts 15 or more shots (in 49 career starts) ... Six years have passed since Stanford won a road game at either of the stops on the Southern California road trip. The Cardinal is 0-6 at USC and 0-6 at UCLA since sweeping the season series in 2005 ... Stanford returns to Maples Pavilion for a rare four-game homestand, beginning on Thursday, Jan. 27, against Oregon at 7 p.m.
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Stanford head coach Johnny Dawkins:
Opening statement:
""We had some good shots today, but they played great defense. I've seen the improvement on their defense, from this year to last year. I'm really proud of our guys; they are giving us great contributions, but it's a work in progress."
On the recent shooting struggles of Jeremy Green:
"Jeremy Green is a great player. He's very confident in who he is. I think his main thing now is to find what shots he has to take. I'm always happy with our team's effort. Effort is never a problem; our kids are always willing to compete."
Junior Josh Owens:
Thoughts on the game:
"I knew it was going to be a fight. We knew that they would not let up. You have to give them credit. We couldn't keep the execution together like we had in the first half. They responded well to our run. In the second half, we had some defensive let-ups, as Lee started finishing his shots and Honeycutt did as well. They really played well, and to their strengths."
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UCLA head coach Ben Howland:
Opening statement:
"We are obviously very happy with this win. Stanford did a good job of switching screens on all plays in the first half and they really rushed us. We also did a poor job defensively to start the game, but we battled back and it was a big win, especially without Josh [Smith]. Malcolm Lee was excellent for us today. There is no better defender, maybe in the entire country, at the wing. He proves it time and time again. He has the toughest job guarding the opponent's best player and also scoring 23 points."