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UCLA MEN’S BASKETBALL UCLA Athletic Communications / J.D. Morgan Center / 325 Westwood Plaza / Los Angeles, CA 90095 Men’s Basketball Contact: Alex Timiraos / [email protected] / o: (310) 206-0524 / c: (310) 847-9231 UCLA’S LEADING SCORERS Washington State (14-10, 5-6) at UCLA (13-11, 6-5) No. Player GP GS MPG RPG APG PPG Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 – 8 p.m. (PT) 5 Chris Smith 24 19 26.6 5.3 1.7 12.7 Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom) 24 Jalen Hill 23 18 24.7 7.2 1.5 9.8 4 Jaime Jaquez Jr. 24 17 24.8 4.5 1.4 8.8 GAME INFORMATION 10 Tyger Campbell 24 24 28.3 1.9 4.4 7.8 Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom 23 Prince Ali 23 14 20.7 2.5 1.1 7.7 Venue Capacity: 13,800 Tipoff Time: 8:06 p.m. (PT) at 2019-20 SCHEDULE Television: Pac-12 Network TV Talent: J.B. Long (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst) November Radio (UCLA Sports Network): AM 1150 14-10, 5-6 13-11, 6-5 Wed. 6 Long Beach State P12N W 69-65 Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst) Sun. 10 UC Santa Barbara P12N W 77-61 XM Radio Channel: Ch. 373 UCLA has recorded an all-time record of 108-18 against Fri. 15 UNLV P12N W 71-54 SIRIUS Internet Channel: Ch. 373 Washington State in a series that began in 1937. Mon. 18 Southern Utah 1 P12N W 76-61 Thu. 21 Hofstra P12N L 78-88 Mon. 25 vs. BYU 2 ESPN2 L 63-78 Tue. 26 vs. Chaminade 2 ESPNU W 74-48 UP NEXT FOR UCLA Wed. 27 vs. (3) Michigan State 2 ESPN2 L 62-75 The Bruins will host Washington State on Thursday night (8 p.m., PT) in a contest that will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. UCLA absorbed a 79-71 loss in overtime at Washington State during the first weekend of Pac-12 play (Saturday, December Jan. 4). Previously, the Bruins had won five consecutive games against Washington State. UCLA has won its past seven Sun. 1 San Jose State P12N W 93-64 games in Pauley Pavilion against Washington State (that does not include one win in the L.A. Sports Arena during the 2011- Sun. 8 Denver P12N W 81-62 12 season). UCLA last faced Washington State at home on Dec. 29, 2017, securing a 96-82 win that night. Sat. 14 at Notre Dame ABC L 61-75 Sat. 21 vs. North Carolina 3 CBS L 64-74 ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE: Under the direction of first-year head coach Kyle Smith, the Cougars have gone 14-10 Sat. 28 Cal State Fullerton P12N L 74-77 this season with a 5-6 record in Pac-12 play. Most recently, Washington State defeated Washington, 79-67, at home on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore CJ Elleby (averaging 19.0 ppg) registered 34 points and 10 rebounds against the Huskies. January Over the previous three weeks, Washington State has won two of its last five games. Thu. 2 at Washington* FS1 W 66-64 Sat. 4 at Washington State* P12N (OT) L 71-79 LAST WEEK’S GAMES Sat. 11 USC* ESPN2 L 63-74 The Bruins split a pair of road games last week, falling at Arizona State on Thursday night (84-66) before securing a victory Wed. 15 Stanford* P12N L 59-74 at No. 23 Arizona on Saturday evening (65-52). Chris Smith scored 15 points and Tyger Campbell had 12 points in the Sun. 19 California* ESPNU W 50-40 Bruins’ 13-point win at Arizona. That marked UCLA’s third consecutive victory over the Wildcats at the McKale Center. The Thu. 23 at Oregon State* FS1 W 62-58 two schools didn’t play each other at Arizona last season, and UCLA won road games in Feb. 2017 and Feb. 18. The Bruins Sun. 26 at (12) Oregon* FOX L 75-96 led at halftime, 29-28, and used a 14-0 scoring run midway through the second half to lead 59-44 with 5:15 remaining. Thu. 30 (20) Colorado* ESPN2 W 72-68 February LOW PERCENTAGES Sun. 2 Utah* FS1 W 73-57 UCLA limited Arizona to a field goal percentage of 25.4 last Saturday, marking UCLA’s lowest opposing FG percentage by a Thu. 6 at Arizona State* ESPN2 L 66-84 Division I program since Dec. 3, 2014, when Cal State Fullerton shot 24.1% against UCLA (13-of-54). The Bruins had not Sat. 8 at (23) Arizona* ESPN2 W 65-52 held a Pac-12 opponent to that low of a percentage since Jan. 10, 1985, when Washington State made just 23.7% of its Thu. 13 Washington State* P12N 8 p.m. shots (14-of-59) in UCLA’s 75-48 victory. Since the start of the 1970-71 season (as far back as game-by-game field goal Sat. 15 Washington* ESPN2 7 p.m. percentage records will reach), UCLA has never held an opponent on the road to a percentage lower than 27%. Thu. 20 at Utah* FS1 8:30 p.m. (MT) Sat. 22 at (24) Colorado* CBS 2 p.m. (MT) MORE NOTES FROM TUCSON Thu. 27 Arizona State* P12N 8 p.m. UCLA has won four of its previous six games at Arizona’s McKale Center (a span running from 2012-13 through 2019-20). Sat. 29 (23) Arizona* ESPN/2 7 p.m. The two schools didn’t face each other in 2013-14 or 2018-19. Arizona has gone 119-12 at home over the past eight seasons, and UCLA has handed the Wildcats four of those 12 losses. Arizona’s 25.4 percentage from the field last Saturday March Sat. 7 at USC* CBS 12:15 p.m. marks the lowest such percentage by Arizona in the history of the McKale Center, which opened late in the 1972-73 season. Previously, Arizona had shot as low as 32 percent in a game at the McKale Center in 1980 (against Oregon State). Postseason Schedule Wed.-Sat. March 11-14 Pac-12 Tournament 4 NOTES ON THE BRUINS Tue.-Wed. March 17-18 NCAA First Four • UCLA has gone 13-0 this season when limiting the opposition to 73 points or fewer. Thu.-Sun. March 19-22 NCAA 1st, 2nd Rounds • Junior Chris Smith has averaged 14.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 10 Pac-12 games. Thu.-Sun. March 26-29 NCAA Regional • Freshman Jaime Jaquez Jr. (8.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg) has led the Bruins in scoring in three games this season. Sat., Mon. April 4, 6 NCAA Final Four 5 • Sophomore Jalen Hill has averaged a team-leading 7.2 rebounds per game, which ranks ninth in the Pac-12. * Pac-12 Conference games • UCLA has had 11 players, including freshmen, establish new career highs in points scored this season. rankings in parenthesis are from the weekly AP poll • The Bruins ranked first in the Pac-12 in rebounding margin (+6.4 rpg), through games played Monday, Feb. 10. 1 Maui on the Mainland, in Pauley Pavilion • UCLA has out-rebounded the opposition in 21 of 24 games this year (currently averaging 37.0 rebounds per game). 2 Maui Jim Maui Invitational, at Lahaina Civic Center • Through games played Sunday, Feb. 9, UCLA ranked No. 27 in the nation in rebounding margin (+6.4). opposing teams include BYU, Chaminade, Dayton, Georgia, • In addition, UCLA ranked No. 40 in the nation (through Sunday, Feb. 9) in offensive rebounds per game (12.1). Kansas, Michigan State and Virginia Tech • Freshman Tyger Campbell’s 2.5 assist-turnover ratio leads the Pac-12 and ranks No. 27, nationally (through Feb. 9). 3 CBS Sports Classic, T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) 4 Pac-12 Tournament, T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) • Junior Chris Smith ranks fourth in the Pac-12 and No. 75, nationally, in free throw percentage (84.4%, through Feb. 9). 5 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) UCLA’S LEADING SCORER UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA Junior guard Chris Smith leads the team in scoring (12.7 ppg) and ranks second in rebounding (5.3 rpg), through 24 contests. He has posted career-high percentages this season in overall field goals (47.9%), 3-pointers (33.3%) and free Men’s Basketball Twitter: @UCLAMBB throws (84.4%). Through all 24 games, Smith has scored 304 points this season, nearly equaling his two-year total from Men’s Basketball Instagram: @UCLAMBB his freshman and sophomore years (337 points, 66 games). He has scored in double figures in 16 of the team’s 24 games Men’s Basketball Facebook: /UCLAMensBasketball UCLA Athletics Twitter: @UCLAAthletics and has been the Bruins’ leading scorer in 10 contests. UCLA Athletics Instagram: @UCLAAthletics THE 30-POINT CLUB: Against Colorado on Thursday, Jan. 30, Chris Smith became the sixth UCLA player in the past UCLA Athletics Facebook: /UCLAAthletics four seasons to have scored at least 30 points in a game. Last season, Kris Wilkes had 34 points in a victory over Arizona (Jan. 26, 2019). In 2017-18, Aaron Holiday had four games with at least 30 points. During the 2016-17 season, UCLA #GoBruins received at least 30 points in a game from Bryce Alford (twice that season), Isaac Hamilton (once) and TJ Leaf (once). 2019-20 UCLA MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 2019-20 UCLA NUMERICAL ROSTER UCLA Athletic Communications No.