National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UCLA 72, Cal Poly SLO 61
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 11, 2010
Where: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Mike Eggers, # Mark Reischling, # Deron White
Attendance: 5496

Freshman Joshua Smith scored a career-high 19 points, and UCLA snapped a four-game losing streak with a 72-61 victory over Cal Poly at the Pauley Pavilion Saturday night.

Smith, a 6-foot-10, 300-pounder, also grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds. Reeves Nelson added 13 points for the Bruins.

Smith’s three-point play gave UCLA a 19-18 lead midway through the first half, and they never trailed again. The Bruins led 34-26 at the break.

UCLA (4-4) built a 55-38 advantage early in the second half on a 3-pointer by Tyler Honeycutt, but then went cold from the field and Cal Poly rolled off nine straight points to trim the margin to 55-47.

Malcolm Lee, playing after suffering a strained tendon in his right knee, ended the run with a 3-pointer, and the Mustangs (3-5) never got closer than seven the rest of the way.

The Mustangs, already dealing with depth issues, were forced to play with starters Will Donahue and Chris O’Brien hampered with foul trouble.

UCLA had lost four straight games, including its last one at Pauley Pavilion against Montana on Sunday.

David Hanson led Cal Poly with 18 points and Shawn Lewis added 13.

It was the first meeting between the two schools in 55 years.
Top Game Performances
 
Cal Poly SLO   UCLA
David Hanson 18 Scoring Joshua Smith 19
Maliik Love 3 Assists Jerime Anderson 6
Will Donahue 5 Rebounds Joshua Smith 12
Will Donahue 4 Free Throws Made Joshua Smith 7
David Hanson 3 Steals Tyler Honeycutt 1
Shawn Lewis 1 Blocks Brendan Lane 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cal Poly SLO 61 42.0 5-15 14-20 8 23 1 6
UCLA 72 45.3 7-21 17-25 18 35 8 3