The Los Angeles-unlap men’s basketball team kept their feelings in the check and stayed together, but after a wild scuffle in the last second, they suffered a 70–69 defeat against Utah at Pawali pavilion on Sunday night.
“Hard fighting game is disappointed in the result,” UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin said.
After fouling twice in six seconds, Sophomore Guard Dylan Andrews had 13 seconds to win the game. It took him less than seven seconds to shape his defender with a crossover and cool with a Go-forward jump shot. UCLA (14–12, 9–6) led 69–68, with 6.6 seconds.
However, after a wild scuffle on the rim in a missed paste by Utah’s senior guard Devon Smith, Bruce did not do what the sports-sealing rebound would be. Instead, the Utah Senior Center Brandon Carlson released the game with .2 seconds. The UCLA threw a full-court inbound pass, but as the time was over, it was intercepted by Uuts on the free-thro line.
“We have learned enough, we had enough losses, this is a simple scouting report,” said Chronin. “A lot of bad dishonesty, severe, inadvertently dishonest and terrible scouting report Defense Defense of Davon Smith.”
Meanwhile, Cronin revealed that the scouting report was to be in front of Smith, which would prevent him from having an open driving lane for RIM on the capture of winning the game of Utah.
Krronin continued, “The target back up and make were to shoot, the last two plays,” Krronin continued. “He took it to Rim at the last two plays, our entire game plan returned and shot him.
However, the players of Cronin said that they would have to meet the coaching staff halfway.
“They are very big,” said UCLA Sophomore Guard Will McCanendon. “They are the answers to the test.
“Every occupation matters,” said UCLA Junior Guard Lazar Stephanovic. “Every drama matters, so we did not make enough of them (Sunday) and what happened.”
Stefanovic, a junior guard of Belgrade, Serbia, who moved from UCLA to UCLA during offsen, ended with a season-high 19 points and eight rebounds. Sofomore Point Guard Dylan Andrews had 15 points. Sophomore forward adam sowing ended after spending the game dishonestly in trouble with seven points in 18 minutes.
“The excuses are for the losers,” Chronin said. “It was still 5 -on -5.”
Bruce, who shot 39.7% (25 out of 63) from the ground and three-point range (5 out of 21) to 23.8%, but on January 11, Utah was not able to earn a redemption after his 90–44 loss. Since that game, the UCLA has won eight out of its last 10 matches, but the UTES has ended the team’s six marks on Sunday.
“It seems terrible,” Stephanovic continued. “I don’t know how it is really understood, it seems terrible … It came down to the final drama, but you can count 20 plays that we did not make, making us a difference.
The team’s leading scorer, Sabstian Mac (13.5 points), 6-Foot-2 freshman guard, from Chicago, were thrown out through the first half, which was called for a clear elbow for a clear elbow for a clear elbow in the neck/throat area of Brandon Carlson, a 7–foot of Utah. Mac ended with four points and a rebound in eight minutes.
“It’s not rocket science,” Chronin said. “If (Mac) did this, you have to play more smart than that.”
Utah (16–10, 7-8) was led by Smith’s double-dabbal with 17 points and 10 assistance. Carlson also had 17 points. Senior guards Gab Madsen and Cole Bajma added every 11 points.
“We are not doing any jugoran.” We have to play very clever. “
It was a slow start for Bruce, which was reduced by 7–0. The UCLA recalled its first three shots, before Mac’s driving leups left Bruce on the scoreboard with 17:05 in the first half. Andrews dried the 3-pointer to make it 7-5.
Andrews from Sophomore Forward Adam Bona placed the UCLA inside the free-thro line for a good assistance for a good assistance, with 14:03 already survived. UCLA Freshman Forward Burke Barkatunate’s aggressive rebound and Putback made it 11-8.
Mac, the team’s leading scorer Mac at 13.5 points per game, was the first remaining with the first 9:53 after being called to a flag foul while trying to go through a screen set by Carlson. At that time the UCLA led 16–12. However, Madsen made both four straight free throw to tie the game to 16. Carlson returned to the game after less than three minutes.
After the review, it was ruled by a flagant 2 and Sebstian Mac will be thrown out of the game after this game pic.twitter.com/qul0x9elji
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The three-digit game of Bona kept Bruce above 21-18 with 6:55 to go first.
Bruce was called for another technical dishonesty, this time the first remaining with 6:04 on coach Chronin. Madsen made one of two free throw. UCLA led 21–19 but Utes captured.
Andrews, a 6-Foot-2 180-Pound Point Guard, made their way to Rim to play three-points, which made the UCLA lead to 24–19. Bruce Freshman Forward Brandon Williams made both free throw, which placed the UCLA above 26–19, which was their biggest lead in the first half. Utah replied with a 5–0 run, which increased Bruce’s profit to 26-24.
After another stretch, Bajma made a hard trimmed through contact, which tied the game with 40 seconds with 34 seconds.
The McClanden Corner Jumper placed Bruins above 36–34 with 12 seconds left in the first half. Stephanovic had 13 points and six rebounds in the first half, including 8 out of 9 from the free throw line.
Utah started the second half for 8–2 runs. YouTES led 42–38 with the remaining 17:35 in the second.
The baseline spin of UCLA Senior Center Kenneth Nuvuba kept Bruins to 44–43 in a vicious slam sting and an infection by Stephanovic.
A 3-pointer by Andrews gave Bruins 49–46 cushions, with 12:52 in the second half. Williams’ turnaround bank shot kept UCLA above 53-48. The 3-Poanter of Bezama cut it up to 53-51. The back-to-back basket by Stephanovic and Bona placed Bruins for less than eight minutes with less than 57–51.
Youuts gave another reply to one run 7–0, shutdown by Smith by a three-digit game. Utah led 58–57. The buyuktuncel went back down the correctly and made his way inside to keep Bruce back to 59–58. Buytuktuncel with an even larger basket, with a 3-pointer to 62-58 with 5:20 rest.
With a game tied in 64, McClandon, which ended with nine points and a team-high nine rebounds, dried Bruce a wide-open 3-pointer to move above 67–64. Smith’s hard trimmed cut it 67–66 with 1:19. Uits called Timeout one, to go with 41.4. The sorting of the Sofomore Center Keba Kayeta put Utah with 68-67 in the game 19.7.
“The season is not over,” Stephanovic concluded. “We know that the situation we are in, they win every game and go one by one, so it hurts, but as we said earlier, we have to learn from it, have to get better, to understand why we have lost and left and tried to win the next one.”
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UCLA will host the USC (10-16, 4-11) on Saturday, 24 February.
Quick Analysis: I am breaking the loss of 70-69 of UCLA Basketball in Utah. The game came in the final seconds, but Breens believed that he should have won more winning plays in the second half, so the game did not come down to the final property. pic.twitter.com/3UQIWM20WB
– John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) February 19, 2024
UCLA men’s basketball will suffer a tough loss to Utah in the Pawali pavilion on McColden and Laser Stephyvic on Sunday night. Stephanovic scored a season-high 19 points against his former team. pic.twitter.com/meavzaydyd
– John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) February 19, 2024
UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Chronin Post Game Interview in his team’s disappointing loss, 70–69, who broke the team’s six games winning streak. pic.twitter.com/mfrrfyiivw
– John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) February 19, 2024