LOS ANGELES - Kevon Looney had career-highs of 27 points and 19 rebounds, helping UCLA rally to beat Stanford 86-81 in double overtime Thursday night and snap the Bruins' five-game skid.
Chasson Randle scored a game-best 32 points -- one off his career high -- and Anthony Brown added 21 points for the Cardinal (10-4, 2-1), which had its four-game winning streak end. Stanford has lost 10 straight in Westwood.
Tony Parker tied his career-best with 22 points and had 12 rebounds, and Bryce Alford added 15 points for the Bruins (9-7, 1-2 Pac-12), who gave second-year coach Steve Alford his 500th career victory.
Randle knocked down seven 3-pointers, tying his career best, and Brown converted a career-best five triples. Rosco Allen added 14 points off the bench, also grabbing seven rebounds and racking up four steals.
UCLA outscored Stanford 10-5 in the second OT. Alford hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with six seconds left in the first overtime that gave the Bruins a one-point lead. But he fouled out against Randle, who made one of two free throws to tie it up at 76-76 and force another extra session.
In the first overtime, the Cardinal got two 3-pointers by Randle, with the second one resulting in a 75-72 lead. That came after Looney's 3-pointer from the left side tied it at 72-72.
Isaac Hamilton made one of two free throws after Randle's fourth foul that had the Bruins trailing 75-73. Stefan Nastic was called for an offensive foul with 22 seconds to go. Alford fed Isaac Hamilton in the left corner, but his 3-pointer brushed the net as it missed. Looney got the offensive rebound and his layup missed with eight seconds to go.
After a lengthy video review, the Bruins retained possession. Norman Powell, who sustained a hip pointer, inbounded the ball to Alford near the baseline and he sank a 3-pointer from the right side over multiple defenders, giving UCLA a 76-75 lead with two seconds to go.
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NOTES: Stanford has dropped 17 of its last 19 road games against both Southern California schools combined (0-10 vs. UCLA, 2-7 vs. USC) … Stanford’s last win at UCLA was a 75-64 triumph on Jan. 20, 2005 … The Cardinal knocked down 15 three-pointers, matching a school record that had been achieved three other times, most recently against Arizona State on March 13, 2013 … Stanford last played back-to-back overtime games in 2007, falling 85-80 to Arizona (March 3) and 83-79 to USC (March 8) … The Cardinal was playing its third overtime game of the season, having already beaten No. 9/9 Texas (74-71) and No. 21/19 Washington (68-60). Stanford lost its first overtime game since March 13, 2013, falling 89-88 to Arizona State in the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas. Stanford’s last loss in a double-overtime game was a 90-86 setback against Gonzaga on Jan. 31, 2007 … Chasson Randle notched his second 30-point game of the season and sixth of his career. Randle, who has scored 1,928 career points, matched a career high with seven three-pointers in a career-high 49 minutes. Randle also made seven triples against UCLA in a home win last February … Anthony Brown tallied his second 20-point game of the season and ninth of his career … Over the last six games since being used off the bench, Rosco Allen is averaging 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 52.6 percent overall and 10-20 from beyond the arc … The Cardinal has committed 10 turnovers or fewer in nine games this season … The last opponent to grab at least 50 rebounds was Oregon State, pulling down 54 boards in Stanford’s 103-101 quadruple-overtime victory on Jan. 7, 2012 … Robert Cartwright replaced Christian Sanders in the starting lineup, joining Marcus Allen, Dorian Pickens, Reid Travis and Grant Verhoeven as other Cardinal players to make their first career start this season … The game featured nine ties and 11 lead changes … UCLA’s bench was held scoreless.
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Stanford Head Coach Johnny Dawkins
“This was a tough one. Offensively, we didn’t stay to what we were doing earlier. Give UCLA credit, they made some timely shots and some timely threes. We just didn’t move the ball. UCLA is very tough defensively. The ball was sticking instead of moving around. It’s a disappointing loss, but we have to bounce back.”
“UCLA’s bigs were relentless on the boards. Their inside presence really helped them. Looney is a guy I’ve seen since high school. He is a great player and one of our best players in college.”
Stanford Senior Chasson Randle
“It’s very disappointing that we weren’t able to close out the game. Defensively, we just didn’t get any stops.”
Stanford Senior Anthony Brown
“We are aware of the losing streak here. It’s very disappointing. We just have to get ready for USC on Sunday. We didn’t get tired. We just didn’t rebound on the defensive end. We have to give them credit. In the second half, the ball just stopped moving. We didn’t reverse it like we were doing earlier.”
UCLA Head Coach Steve Alford
“I couldn’t be more proud of that group of young men. They’ve really been fighting like crazy. We’ve been saying it for 26 days; the team’s we’ve been playing are outstanding. We got a lot thrown at us; this is the first time since 1972 that UCLA has gone 26 days in between home games. We’re doing it with an awful lot of young, inexperienced guys and we’ve been right there, we’ve been seeing it. To be down 14 with nine minutes to go and you find a way to win. We have some young guys in there that grew up and matured.”
“I’ve been doing this a long time and I’ve been proud of an awful lot of teams after certain games, but no more proud than I am of this group of young men. They’ve battled and had great attitudes. They’ve been working on their emotion because they’re not really an emotional group.”
UCAL Sophomore Bryce Alford
“The bigs got together early and started playing together well early. They did a good job playing and getting buckets, as well as being garbage men and cleaning up misses. We knew if we missed a shot they’d get the rebound. They did great job.”
“When they were looking over the call, we were just praying we had a shot. The three-pointer is a play we run often. I had space, and I was confident I could make it if I got the shot. On the foul, I was backpedaling, but we caught a break with a missed free throw, and my boys did great in the next overtime.”
UCLA Junior Tony Parker
“It was real important this game to stay in the game. I knew we really had to guard well. Thomas (Welsh) was struggling today, and I knew I needed to pick him up.”
UCLA Freshman Kevon Looney
“I was just playing my game and had to pick up my energy. This was a must-win game. We knew we couldn’t lose. No one wanted to lose. So we picked up another gear and kept going.”