UCLA Bruins guard Jaylen Hands (4) goes under the basket for a layup during the game between the Detroit Mercy Titans and the UCLA Bruins on December 03, 2017, at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by David Dennis/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)
Jaylen Hands wasn’t close to 100 percent. He would never almost miss a dunk like he did in the first half against Detroit Mercy if he was at full strength.
But even with his explosiveness compromised by a left foot sprain, Hands had a career-high 23 points with nine rebounds, four assists and two steals in UCLA’s 106-73 rout over Detroit Mercy on Sunday at Pauley Pavilion.
He came off the bench for the second straight game and gave the Bruins (7-1) an immediate lift, scoring 13 points in an eight-minute span during the first half. The one thing that frustrated him about the game was a dunk when he said he had to hang on the rim because he didn’t think he got enough height.
“No more of that,” he said. “That made me mad.”
Other links from Sunday:
- Football:
- UCLA will face Kansas State in the Cactus Bowl on Dec. 26
- The Bruins lost an offensive line commit but gained one too
- Basketball video interviews
- National championship games