GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
UCLA 68, Colorado 54
(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES - Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 23 points, Jaylen Clark added 18 and No. 7 UCLA rallied in the second half to defeat Colorado 68-54.
Jaquez also tied a career-high with 13 rebounds for his second double-double of the season as the Bruins (16-2, 7-0 Pac-12) extended their winning streak to 13.
KJ Simpson led Colorado (11-8, 3-5) with 17 points and Javon Ruffin scored 11.
Simpson gave Colorado a 44-35 lead midway through the second half on a three-point play before the Bruins took control, scoring 17 straight points to go up 52-44.
After a steal by Jaquez off a bad pass by Ruffin, the Bruins took the lead for good with 8:12 remaining when David Singleton made a pair of free throws for a 45-44 advantage.
The Bruins started the second half 1 of 17 from the field, and missed 14 straight at one point, before regaining their shooting touch.
The Buffaloes, who had a 31-28 lead at halftime, were 6 of 21 from the field and committed 13 turnovers in the final 20 minutes.
THE TAKEWAY
Colorado: It is only the second time the Buffaloes have been swept on their Los Angeles road trip since joining the conference. The other time was the 2015-16 season.
UCLA: It is the second time in Mick Cronin's four seasons in Westwood that the Bruins have started 7-0 in Pac-12 play. They won their first eight in 2020-21.
January 14, 2023
| Colorado | ||||||||||
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| K. Simpson | 5-15 | 6-7 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| J. Hadley | 1-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| T. da Silva | 2-6 | 4-4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| L. Lovering | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| L. O'Brien | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| J. Ruffin | 2-7 | 7-7 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| N. Clifford | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Hammond III | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Wright | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15-49 (.306) |
20-23 (.870) |
4-14 (.286) |
14-41 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 54 |
| UCLA | ||||||||||
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| J. Jaquez Jr. | 11-23 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7-13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| T. Campbell | 4-15 | 2-2 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| D. Singleton | 2-9 | 3-4 | 0-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| J. Clark | 5-10 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| A. Bona | 2-4 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| D. Andrews | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| K. Nwuba | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| W. McClendon | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| M. Etienne | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Canka | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-63 (.381) |
16-24 (.667) |
4-19 (.211) |
20-43 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 68 |
