UCLA guard Kris Wilkes (13) shoots over Washington State’s Kwinton Hinson (40) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
UCLA is coming off two of its most efficient offensive performances of the season, thanks to a steady stream of made 3-pointers against Stanford and Utah, but offense alone hasn’t resulted in two straight blowout victories for the Bruins.
“We’re going through a period here where our habits defensively are getting better,” head coach Steve Alford said. “We’re able to do more things now: We’re pressing, we’re zoning, we’re manning. And I think the guys like that. The change of defenses seems to get these guys a little bit more engaged.”
In Pac-12 play, the Bruins are second in opponent field goal percentage (42.6 percent) and lead the conference in scoring margin (plus-13.8) entering Saturday’s game against Colorado at 7:30 p.m.
The game is televised on Pac-12 Networks with the radio broadcast on AM 570.
Links to preview the game:
- Kris Wilkes is surging at the right time for the Bruins
- No related to the game: Dick Enberg‘s voice still resonates 50 years after the “Game of the Century”
- On Colorado from the Boulder Daily Camera: The Buffaloes are looking for their first true road win of the season.