National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UCLA 77, Colorado 53
When: 11:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 20, 2016
Where: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Dick Cartmell, # Eric Curry, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance: 8492

The hot hand of junior guard Isaac Hamilton helped UCLA roll to a 77-53 victory over visiting Colorado on Saturday night at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.

Hamilton scored 22 points on nine-of-12 shooting for UCLA (15-12, 6-8 Pac-12 Conference). Senior forward Tony Parker had 16 points and six rebounds. Junior guard Bryce Alford had 13 points and nine assists. Sophomore center Thomas Welsh had 10 points and six rebounds.

Junior guard Josh Fortune scored 10 points for Colorado (19-9, 8-7). Senior guard Xavier Talton had 12 points. Senior forward Josh Scott had nine points and 10 rebounds.

UCLA jumped out to an 8-2 advantage early in the opening period and never relinquished the lead. Colorado battled back to cut UCLA's advantage to 16-14, but the Bruins withstood the charge.

They went up 24-17 on a jumper by Welsh and closed the half with a 14-3 run to take a 44-28 lead at the break.

The Bruins went up by 19 on a 3-pointer by Hamilton early in the second half. They took a 56-32 lead on a 3-pointer by Alford and led by as many as 26 points late in the game.
Top Game Performances
 
Colorado   UCLA
Xavier Talton 12 Scoring Isaac Hamilton 22
Xavier Talton 5 Assists Bryce Alford 9
Josh Scott 10 Rebounds Jonah Bolden 6
Wesley Gordon 3 Free Throws Made Tony Parker 4
Wesley Gordon 4 Steals Prince Ali 2
Wesley Gordon 1 Blocks Thomas Welsh 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Colorado 53 31.1 9-25 6-12 16 33 2 6 11
UCLA 77 50.0 11-20 6-12 21 34 4 7 7