National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UCLA 86, Brigham Young 79
When: 5:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 18, 2010
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Officials: # Tony Greene, # Mike Nance, # Glenn Tuitt
Attendance: 11077

UCLA notched an enormous upset and ended BYU’s perfect season. The Bruins beat the Cougars 86-79 on Saturday in the John R. Wooden Classic at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. They are 12-11 all-time in this battle of acronyms.

Forward Reeves Nelson provided a team-high 23 points on 8 of 15 shooting for the Bruins (7-4). They also received double-digits from Tyler Honeycutt, Joshua Smith and Lazeric Jones, a total of 44 points. No. 18 BYU (10-1) actually outshot the Bruins at 52.9 to 47.9 percent, but it was cold beyond the arc, shooting 4 of 18 (22.2 percent).

The Cougars were led by darkhorse Player of the Year candidate Jimmer Fredette once again. He provided a game-high 25 points but committed seven turnovers. BYU led 18-16 with 11:46 remaining in the first half, but the Cougars never regained the lead after an 11-3 run by UCLA.

The Bruins are looking to rebound after two disappointing seasons. Their best performance this season before Saturday was a 77-76 loss at Kansas.

Junior guard Malcolm Lee was limited by a strained patellar tendon in his right knee, which he injured early in the second half on Dec. 5. He scored just nine points.


Top Game Performances
 
Brigham Young   UCLA
Jimmer Fredette 25 Scoring Reeves Nelson 23
Kyle Collinsworth 2 Assists Malcolm Lee 7
Chris Collinsworth 7 Rebounds Tyler Honeycutt 8
Jimmer Fredette 7 Free Throws Made Reeves Nelson 7
Chris Collinsworth 1 Steals Lazeric Jones 2
Brandon Davies 1 Blocks Brendan Lane 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brigham Young 79 52.9 4-17 21-31 5 30 3 2
UCLA 86 47.5 6-16 22-36 17 30 1 4