No. 4 UCLA dominates 1st half in 81-71 win over California
Bryce Alford scored 16 of his 24 points in a dominant first half, TJ Leaf had a double-double, and No. 4 UCLA defeated California 81-71 on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
California Golden Bears
71
UCLA Bruins
81
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | 24 | 47 | 71 |
| UCLA | 44 | 37 | 81 |
Pauley Pavilion
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Houston Cougars | L 68-86 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | vs Radford Highlanders | W 84-70 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Adams State Grizzlies | W 115-86 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 71-81
TJ Leaf made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 71-80
Foul on Grant Mullins.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 71-80
Aaron Holiday made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 71-79
Aaron Holiday made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 71-78
Foul on Don Coleman.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 71-78
Lonzo Ball made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 71-77
Lonzo Ball made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 71-76
Foul on Don Coleman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:46 71-76
Grant Mullins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephen Domingo.
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PersonalFoul 1:24 68-76
Foul on Don Coleman.
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LayUpShot 2:16 68-76
Don Coleman made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:36 66-76
Don Coleman made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:10 64-76
Ivan Rabb made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:10 63-76
Foul on TJ Leaf.
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JumpShot 3:33 63-76
TJ Leaf made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:52 63-74
Don Coleman made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:17 61-74
Don Coleman made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:25 59-74
Bryce Alford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:25 59-73
Foul on Ivan Rabb.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:49 58-73
Ivan Rabb made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:49 59-73
Ivan Rabb made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:49 57-73
Foul on Isaac Hamilton.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:14 57-73
Grant Mullins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephen Domingo.
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LayUpShot 5:29 54-73
TJ Leaf made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Holiday.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:35 54-71
Don Coleman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:35 53-71
Foul on Isaac Hamilton.
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LayUpShot 5:35 53-71
Don Coleman made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:54 51-71
TJ Leaf made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:54 51-70
Foul on Ivan Rabb.
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LayUpShot 5:54 51-70
TJ Leaf made Layup. Assisted by Lonzo Ball.
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LayUpShot 6:17 51-68
Don Coleman made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:34 49-68
Grant Mullins made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:57 46-68
Aaron Holiday made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:57 46-67
Aaron Holiday made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:57 46-66
Foul on Jabari Bird.
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JumpShot 7:36 46-66
Bryce Alford made Jumper. Assisted by TJ Leaf.
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PersonalFoul 7:46 46-64
Foul on Charlie Moore.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:08 46-64
Bryce Alford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Leaf.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:43 46-61
Charlie Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:43 45-61
Charlie Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:43 44-61
Foul on Gyorgy Goloman.
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LayUpShot 9:04 44-61
Charlie Moore made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:49 42-61
Foul on Grant Mullins.
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DunkShot 10:05 42-61
Kingsley Okoroh made Dunk. Assisted by Ivan Rabb.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:20 40-61
Gyorgy Goloman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:20 40-60
Gyorgy Goloman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:20 40-59
Foul on Kingsley Okoroh.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:16 40-59
Ivan Rabb made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:16 39-59
Ivan Rabb made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:16 38-59
Foul on Ike Anigbogu.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:31 38-59
Lonzo Ball made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:31 38-58
Foul on Stephen Domingo.
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PersonalFoul 11:59 38-58
Foul on Gyorgy Goloman.
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JumpShot 12:29 38-58
Ivan Rabb made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:39 36-58
Foul on Isaac Hamilton.
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DunkShot 12:39 36-58
Ivan Rabb made Dunk.
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DunkShot 13:06 34-58
Ike Anigbogu made Dunk. Assisted by Lonzo Ball.
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LayUpShot 13:12 34-56
Don Coleman made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:15 32-56
Foul on Ike Anigbogu.
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LayUpShot 13:44 32-56
Lonzo Ball made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 71-81
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 71-81
Ivan Rabb Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 71-81
TJ Leaf missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 71-81
TJ Leaf made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 71-80
Foul on Grant Mullins.
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Defensive Rebound 0:05 71-80
TJ Leaf Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:05 71-80
Ike Anigbogu Block.
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LayUpShot 0:05 71-80
Charlie Moore missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 71-80
Aaron Holiday made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 71-79
Aaron Holiday made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 71-78
Foul on Don Coleman.
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Defensive Rebound 0:11 71-78
Aaron Holiday Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:11 71-78
Kingsley Okoroh missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:15 71-78
Kingsley Okoroh Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:15 71-78
Ivan Rabb missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:23 71-78
UCLA Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 71-78
Lonzo Ball made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 71-77
Lonzo Ball made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 71-76
Foul on Don Coleman.
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ShortTimeOut 0:44 71-76
California Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:46 71-76
Grant Mullins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephen Domingo.
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Offensive Rebound 0:50 68-76
Kingsley Okoroh Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:50 68-76
Grant Mullins missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:00 68-76
Ivan Rabb Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:00 68-76
Bryce Alford missed Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:24 68-76
Don Coleman Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:24 68-76
Foul on Don Coleman.
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ShortTimeOut 1:33 68-76
California Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:46 68-76
Don Coleman Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:46 68-76
Thomas Welsh missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:16 68-76
Don Coleman made Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:20 66-76
Lonzo Ball Turnover.
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LayUpShot 2:36 66-76
Don Coleman made Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:49 64-76
TJ Leaf Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:10 64-76
Ivan Rabb made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:10 63-76
California Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:10 63-76
Ivan Rabb missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:10 63-76
Foul on TJ Leaf.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:14 63-76
Official TV Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 3:14 63-76
California Offensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
CAL
UCLA
27-69
FG
27-62
39
Field Goal %
44
7-18
3PT
7-19
39
Three Point %
37
10-18
FT
20-23
56
Free Throw %
87
48
Rebounds
37
17
Offensive Rebounds
7
31
Defensive Rebounds
30
7
Assists
18
4
Steals
7
3
Blocks
6
13
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
20
Fouls
18
3
Largest Lead
24
Highlights
00:48
Leaf's dunk nearly destroys rim and the defender in rout of Cal
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00:22
Lonzo Ball hammers home the alley-oop
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00:39
Lonzo Ball hits a deep 3-Point buzzer beater to end the 1st half
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00:20
Rabb slams the put-back dunk, Ball answers with a nice lefty lay-up
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