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["THE" MoSav]

The Pac Ten is fuckin loaded this year, sheesh.

UCLA will STAY undefeated satruday vs Michigan.

UCLA vs. MICHIGAN
This is the 13th meeting between UCLA and Michigan with the Bruins leading the series 9-3, including winning the last two. UCLA is 5-1 against the Wolverines in Pauley, with the only loss coming in 2002 (81-76). Last year, the Bruins posted a 68-61 win on Dec. 17, 2005 in Ann Arbor, Mich., on the strength of 21 points by Jordan Farmar and 20 from Arron Afflalo.

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gonna be intense!!!

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GAMEDAY CENTRAL
DATE: Dec. 23, 2006
SITE: Pauley Pavilion (12,800)
TIP-OFF: 11:06 a.m. PST
TV: CBS
TALENT: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Clark Kellogg (analyst)
RADIO: AM 570
TALENT: Chris Roberts (play-by-play), Don MacLean (color)
SIRIUS RADIO: Channel 128
WEB: www.uclaBruins.com
SERIES: UCLA leads 9-3

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GO UCLA!!!

["THE" MoSav]

GO UCLA!!!

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UCLA BITCH!!

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GO UCLA!!!

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UCLA BITCH!!

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Jan. 20, 2007 Arizona at UCLA 2:00 pm MT 

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Jan. 20, 2007 Arizona at UCLA 2:00 pm MT 

Better pray...

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Top-ranked UCLA's performance against highly regarded Michigan was so dominant, it left Bruins coach Ben Howland full of superlatives.

Fact is, he couldn't have found anything negative even if he tried.

Josh Shipp scored 18 points, Arron Afflalo added 17, and UCLA overpowered the previously once-beaten Wolverines 92-55 on Saturday.

"We just played our best game," Howland said. "Our guys were fired up for this game. Michigan played us extremely tough the last three years."

Michigan beat UCLA 70-66 in December 2003, but the Bruins topped the Wolverines 81-79 two years ago and 68-61 last season.

"The game was pretty close last year," Afflalo said. "Coming into this game, that was expected."

The Bruins made sure it wasn't.

"I think we were really good today. I think we could have beaten most teams in the country," Howland said. "I love the unselfishness of our team. Our quickness was really evident. These guys are just tremendous -- it's a lot of fun to be coaching them."

Darren Collison added 15 points and eight assists and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had 13 points and a career-high seven steals for the Bruins (11-0), who were in command from the opening tip.

"We didn't play as capably as I thought we could," Michigan coach Tommy Amaker said. "I think we were a little nervous. Our older guys were trying to make things happen, and I felt we were pressing a little bit.

"The main thing is, you have to take care of the ball on the road."

The Wolverines didn't, committing 15 of their season-high 23 turnovers in the first half while falling behind 36-23.

Courtney Sims led Michigan with 13 points, but 11 came after the outcome was decided. Lester Abram added 11 points for Michigan, which lost by 37 despite shooting 46 percent (23-of-50).

"Our defense is really good," Afflalo said. "Each possession is very personal to us. There was a lot of energy in the building. That's tough to play through. We didn't let up, that was the key. I think in their environment, they might have bounced back."

The Bruins, who had struggled at times against several outmanned opponents, are off to their best start since the 1993-94 season, when they won their first 14 games.

Michigan (11-2) is off to its best start in 14 years, but the Wolverines were playing just their third road game. And they have beaten only two teams -- Davidson and Harvard -- with winning records.

The Bruins outscored the Wolverines 10-2 in the first three minutes of the second half for a 46-25 lead. Sims, averaging 15.6 points and 7.6 rebounds, had two points and two rebounds at that stage.

Shipp scored seven points and Mbah a Moute added five during a 17-4 run that made it 67-36, and the Bruins went on to lead by as many as 40 points.

UCLA shot 33-of-56, including 11-of-20 from 3-point range, and outrebounded the Wolverines 28-24.

The Bruins are much younger than Michigan, starting three sophomores and two juniors while the Wolverines go with one junior and four seniors.

But experience was no factor in this game.

Mbah a Moute stole the ball twice in the early going, setting the tone.

"We were doubling the post, and I just went for the ball," he said. "My teammates did a great job of pressuring the ball."

The Wolverines averaged 14.8 turnovers in their previous 12 games. They surpassed that in the opening 20 minutes.

Sims had no room to maneuver in the first half, attempting only two shots. The Bruins held the 6-foot-10, 245-pound senior to six points in last season's game in Michigan.

UCLA has gotten off to several slow starts recently, but not against the Wolverines, taking an 8-0 lead on two free throws by Collison and two 3-pointers by Afflalo. And that was just the beginning.

The Bruins are 10-3 in their series with Michigan including 6-1 at Pauley Pavilion. The Wolverines are 1-17 all-time in games against opponents ranked No. 1.

UCLA's Nikola Dragovic, a freshman from Serbia, played in his first game of the season, scoring three points in six minutes. He had been suspended for 10 games by the NCAA because a player on the club team he played for received compensation.

The Bruins open their Pac-10 schedule this week with home games against Washington State (11-1) and No. 17 Washington (10-1).

"There's no easy games coming up -- it's like murderers' row," Howland said. "We've got the best league in the country. There is not going to be an easy game."

Michigan plays two more nonconference games before opening its Big Ten schedule Jan. 3 against Illinois.

["THE" MoSav]

what a great win! The defense was AMAZING! So many steals, Collison is playing like a man possessed...UCLA IS COMING!

But on a side note, damn Florida looked good vs Oh State..
Thats who we are gonna have to beat i feel down the road, those pesky gators 

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Jan. 20, 2007 Arizona at UCLA 2:00 pm MT 

Better pray...

oh i will be praying for a win that would be awesome, but not likely. UCLA better be praying for a win when they come to tucson though. 

["THE" MoSav]

Jan. 20, 2007 Arizona at UCLA 2:00 pm MT 

Better pray...

oh i will be praying for a win that would be awesome, but not likely. UCLA better be praying for a win when they come to tucson though. 

you dont need to pray when you play Shutdown defense..
I think Arizona will be very tough this year. But UCLA is the team to beat in the Pac Ten..

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Jan. 20, 2007 Arizona at UCLA 2:00 pm MT 

Better pray...

oh i will be praying for a win that would be awesome, but not likely. UCLA better be praying for a win when they come to tucson though. 

you dont need to pray when you play Shutdown defense..
I think Arizona will be very tough this year. But UCLA is the team to beat in the Pac Ten..

i agree. the pac10 champ will most likely be UCLA or Arizona. oregon and washington will not be fun road games for any team.

["THE" MoSav]

Jan. 20, 2007 Arizona at UCLA 2:00 pm MT 

Better pray...

oh i will be praying for a win that would be awesome, but not likely. UCLA better be praying for a win when they come to tucson though. 

you dont need to pray when you play Shutdown defense..
I think Arizona will be very tough this year. But UCLA is the team to beat in the Pac Ten..

i agree. the pac10 champ will most likely be UCLA or Arizona. oregon and washington will not be fun road games for any team.

nightmare places to play, UCLA's only 2 pac ten losses last year came to WASH..
UCLA WILL WIN THE PAC TEN ILL SAY IT AGAIN AND AGAIN! 

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2006-2007 SCHEDULE

Date Opponent / Event Location Time
 
11/02/06 vs. Cal Poly Pomona Pauley Pavilion W, 73-43
11/09/06 Humboldt State - Exhibition Pauley Pavilion W, 87-61
11/15/06 vs. BYU  Pauley Pavilion W, 82-69
EA Sports Maui Invitational
11/20/06 at Chaminade  Maui, HI W, 88-63
11/21/06 vs. Kentucky  Maui, HI W, 73-68
11/22/06 vs. Georgia Tech  Maui, HI W, 88-73
 
11/28/06 vs. Long Beach State Pauley Pavilion W, 88-58
12/03/06 vs. UC Riverside  Pauley Pavilion W, 61-38
12/05/06 vs. Cal State Fullerton  Pauley Pavilion W, 78-54
12/09/06 at Texas A&M at Wooden Classic  Anaheim, CA W, 65-62
12/16/06 vs. Oakland Pauley Pavilion W, 74-53
12/19/06 vs. Sam Houston State  Pauley Pavilion W, 75-61
12/23/06 vs. Michigan  Pauley Pavilion W, 92-55
12/28/06 vs. Washington State  Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
12/31/06 vs. Washington  Pauley Pavilion 2:00 p.m. PT
01/04/07 at Oregon State  Corvallis, OR 7:00 p.m. PT
01/06/07 at Oregon  Eugene, OR 11:00 a.m. PT
01/13/07 at USC  Los Angeles, CA 11:30 a.m. PT
01/18/07 vs. Arizona State  Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
01/20/07 vs. Arizona  Pauley Pavilion 1:00 p.m. PT
01/25/07 at Cal  Berkeley, CA 6:00 p.m. PT
01/28/07 at Stanford  Stanford, CA 5:00 p.m. PT
02/01/07 vs. Oregon  Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
02/03/07 vs. Oregon State  Pauley Pavilion 2:30 p.m. PT
02/07/07 vs. USC  Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
02/10/07 at West Virginia  Morgantown, WV 1:00 p.m. ET
02/15/07 at Arizona State  Tempe, AZ 6:30 p.m. MT
02/17/07 at Arizona  Tucson, AZ 11:00 a.m. MT
02/22/07 vs. Cal  Pauley Pavilion TBA
02/24/07 vs. Stanford  Pauley Pavilion 3:00 p.m. PT
03/01/07 at Washington State  Pullman, WA TBA
03/03/07 at Washington  Seattle, WA TBA
Pac-10 Tournament
03/07/07 TBD  Staples Center TBA
03/08/07 TBD  Staples Center TBA
03/09/07 TBD  Staples Center TBA
03/10/07 TBD  Staples Center 3:00 p.m. PT
 
NCAA Tournament
03/15/07 First Round TBA TBA
03/16/07 First Round TBA TBA
03/17/07 Second Round TBA TBA
03/18/07 Second Round TBA TBA
03/22/07 Sweet 16 TBA TBA
03/23/07 Sweet 16 TBA TBA
03/24/07 Elite Eight TBA TBA
03/25/07 Elite Eight TBA TBA
03/31/07 Final Four Atlanta, GA TBA
04/02/07 Championship Atlanta, GA TBA
 
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Washington StateDay:    Thursday
Date:    Dec. 28, 2006
Location:    Pauley Pavilion
Time:    7:30 p.m. PT

 
Coverage   
TV:    FSN Prime

 
 Last Event
vs. MichiganW, 92-55Day:    Saturday
Date:    Dec. 23, 2006
Location:    Pauley Pavilion
Time:    11:00 a.m. PT

 
Bruins Overpower Wolverines at Home, 92-55
   Josh Shipp scores 18 points to lead UCLA.

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Expand [ + ]  2006-2007 SCHEDULE
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Date Opponent / Event Location Time
 
11/02/06 vs. Cal Poly Pomona Pauley Pavilion W, 73-43
11/09/06 Humboldt State - Exhibition Pauley Pavilion W, 87-61
11/15/06 vs. BYU  Pauley Pavilion W, 82-69
EA Sports Maui Invitational
11/20/06 at Chaminade  Maui, HI W, 88-63
11/21/06 vs. Kentucky  Maui, HI W, 73-68
11/22/06 vs. Georgia Tech  Maui, HI W, 88-73
 
11/28/06 vs. Long Beach State Pauley Pavilion W, 88-58
12/03/06 vs. UC Riverside  Pauley Pavilion W, 61-38
12/05/06 vs. Cal State Fullerton  Pauley Pavilion W, 78-54
12/09/06 at Texas A&M at Wooden Classic  Anaheim, CA W, 65-62
12/16/06 vs. Oakland Pauley Pavilion W, 74-53
12/19/06 vs. Sam Houston State  Pauley Pavilion W, 75-61
12/23/06 vs. Michigan  Pauley Pavilion W, 92-55
12/28/06 vs. Washington State  Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
12/31/06 vs. Washington  Pauley Pavilion 2:00 p.m. PT
01/04/07 at Oregon State  Corvallis, OR 7:00 p.m. PT
01/06/07 at Oregon  Eugene, OR 11:00 a.m. PT
01/13/07 at USC  Los Angeles, CA 11:30 a.m. PT
01/18/07 vs. Arizona State  Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
01/20/07 vs. Arizona  Pauley Pavilion 1:00 p.m. PT
01/25/07 at Cal  Berkeley, CA 6:00 p.m. PT
01/28/07 at Stanford  Stanford, CA 5:00 p.m. PT
02/01/07 vs. Oregon  Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
02/03/07 vs. Oregon State  Pauley Pavilion 2:30 p.m. PT
02/07/07 vs. USC  Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
02/10/07 at West Virginia  Morgantown, WV 1:00 p.m. ET
02/15/07 at Arizona State  Tempe, AZ 6:30 p.m. MT
02/17/07 at Arizona  Tucson, AZ 11:00 a.m. MT
02/22/07 vs. Cal  Pauley Pavilion TBA
02/24/07 vs. Stanford  Pauley Pavilion 3:00 p.m. PT
03/01/07 at Washington State  Pullman, WA TBA
03/03/07 at Washington  Seattle, WA TBA
Pac-10 Tournament
03/07/07 TBD  Staples Center TBA
03/08/07 TBD  Staples Center TBA
03/09/07 TBD  Staples Center TBA
03/10/07 TBD  Staples Center 3:00 p.m. PT
 
NCAA Tournament
03/15/07 First Round TBA TBA
03/16/07 First Round TBA TBA
03/17/07 Second Round TBA TBA
03/18/07 Second Round TBA TBA
03/22/07 Sweet 16 TBA TBA
03/23/07 Sweet 16 TBA TBA
03/24/07 Elite Eight TBA TBA
03/25/07 Elite Eight TBA TBA
03/31/07 Final Four Atlanta, GA TBA
04/02/07 Championship Atlanta, GA TBA
 
There Are No Upcoming Events
Next Event
   at   
Washington StateDay:    Thursday
Date:    Dec. 28, 2006
Location:    Pauley Pavilion
Time:    7:30 p.m. PT

 
Coverage   
TV:    FSN Prime

 
 Last Event
vs. MichiganW, 92-55Day:    Saturday
Date:    Dec. 23, 2006
Location:    Pauley Pavilion
Time:    11:00 a.m. PT

 
Bruins Overpower Wolverines at Home, 92-55
   Josh Shipp scores 18 points to lead UCLA.

Related 2006-2007 SCHEDULE
( Click on an event for complete event information )
 
Date Opponent / Event Location Time
 
11/02/06 vs. Cal Poly Pomona Pauley Pavilion W, 73-43
11/09/06 Humboldt State - Exhibition Pauley Pavilion W, 87-61
11/15/06 vs. BYU  Pauley Pavilion W, 82-69
EA Sports Maui Invitational
11/20/06 at Chaminade  Maui, HI W, 88-63
11/21/06 vs. Kentucky  Maui, HI W, 73-68
11/22/06 vs. Georgia Tech  Maui, HI W, 88-73
 
11/28/06 vs. Long Beach State Pauley Pavilion W, 88-58
12/03/06 vs. UC Riverside  Pauley Pavilion W, 61-38
12/05/06 vs. Cal State Fullerton  Pauley Pavilion W, 78-54
12/09/06 at Texas A&M at Wooden Classic  Anaheim, CA W, 65-62
12/16/06 vs. Oakland Pauley Pavilion W, 74-53
12/19/06 vs. Sam Houston State  Pauley Pavilion W, 75-61
12/23/06 vs. Michigan  Pauley Pavilion W, 92-55
12/28/06 vs. Washington State  Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
12/31/06 vs. Washington  Pauley Pavilion 2:00 p.m. PT
01/04/07 at Oregon State  Corvallis, OR 7:00 p.m. PT
01/06/07 at Oregon  Eugene, OR 11:00 a.m. PT
01/13/07 at USC  Los Angeles, CA 11:30 a.m. PT
01/18/07 vs. Arizona State  Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
01/20/07 vs. Arizona  Pauley Pavilion 1:00 p.m. PT
01/25/07 at Cal  Berkeley, CA 6:00 p.m. PT
01/28/07 at Stanford  Stanford, CA 5:00 p.m. PT
02/01/07 vs. Oregon  Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
02/03/07 vs. Oregon State  Pauley Pavilion 2:30 p.m. PT
02/07/07 vs. USC  Pauley Pavilion 7:30 p.m. PT
02/10/07 at West Virginia  Morgantown, WV 1:00 p.m. ET
02/15/07 at Arizona State  Tempe, AZ 6:30 p.m. MT
02/17/07 at Arizona  Tucson, AZ 11:00 a.m. MT
02/22/07 vs. Cal  Pauley Pavilion TBA
02/24/07 vs. Stanford  Pauley Pavilion 3:00 p.m. PT
03/01/07 at Washington State  Pullman, WA TBA
03/03/07 at Washington  Seattle, WA TBA
Pac-10 Tournament
03/07/07 TBD  Staples Center TBA
03/08/07 TBD  Staples Center TBA
03/09/07 TBD  Staples Center TBA
03/10/07 TBD  Staples Center 3:00 p.m. PT
 
NCAA Tournament
03/15/07 First Round TBA TBA
03/16/07 First Round TBA TBA
03/17/07 Second Round TBA TBA
03/18/07 Second Round TBA TBA
03/22/07 Sweet 16 TBA TBA
03/23/07 Sweet 16 TBA TBA
03/24/07 Elite Eight TBA TBA
03/25/07 Elite Eight TBA TBA
03/31/07 Final Four Atlanta, GA TBA
04/02/07 Championship Atlanta, GA TBA
 
There Are No Upcoming Events
Next Event
   at   
Washington StateDay:    Thursday
Date:    Dec. 28, 2006
Location:    Pauley Pavilion
Time:    7:30 p.m. PT

 
Coverage   
TV:    FSN Prime

 
 Last Event
vs. MichiganW, 92-55Day:    Saturday
Date:    Dec. 23, 2006
Location:    Pauley Pavilion
Time:    11:00 a.m. PT

 
Bruins Overpower Wolverines at Home, 92-55
   Josh Shipp scores 18 points to lead UCLA.

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TV:    CBS

 
 

 


   
   

 
 


 
 

       
 


   
   

 
 


   
   

 
 

["THE" MoSav]

UNDEFEATED SEASON? 
If we get beat it will be at ARI, AT ORE, or AT WASH

Our defense is disgusting, we create so many steals and make it such a struggle just for the opposing offense to score...