Bruins battle Bulldogs in City of Angels
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12/28/2008 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 13th-ranked UCLA Bruins of the Pac-10 Conference welcome the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs of the WAC to Pauley Pavilion this afternoon.
Tech is a respectable 6-6 overall, but the team is just 2-6 away from its home court. The Bulldogs were last in action on Monday when they knocked off TCU by a 72-67 final to halt a two-game losing skid.
As for UCLA, it has posted five consecutive victories to improve to 9-2 overall. The Bruins crushed Wyoming on Tuesday by a 113-62 final, surprising considering that the Cowboys had played well prior to that beating. UCLA is once again expected to win the Pac-10 title, but the road will not be easy.
This game marks the first-ever meeting between UCLA and Louisiana Tech on the hardwood.
The good news for Louisiana Tech is that there are four players on the roster who are averaging double figures in scoring. On a down note, the fifth-leading scorer on the team is netting a mere 5.5 ppg. Kyle Gibson paces the Bulldogs with 16.5 ppg on the strength of his 44.1 percent shooting from three-point range. Jamel Guyton checks in with 13.8 ppg, and Kenneth Cooper provides 12.4 ppg and 7.1 rpg. Magnum Rolle provides 10.9 ppg for Tech, which is generating 64.3 ppg while allowing 65.3 ppg to the opposition. Gibson scored 23 points for the Bulldogs on 7-of-7 shooting from the field in the win over TCU last time out. Guyton provided 15 points in the triumph, and Cooper pitched in 11 points. The Bulldogs connected on 55.6 percent of their field goal attempts and played solid defense in the tilt.
UCLA connected on 60.3 percent of its field goal attempts against Wyoming, including a 13-of-24 effort from three-point range. Even free throw shooting proved to be an area of strength, as the Bruins calmly knocked down 18-of-21 tries from the charity stripe. They finished with 20 assists against 10 turnovers and earned a 31-22 rebounding advantage as well. Michael Roll scored 25 points on the strength of a 5-of-7 effort from behind the arc, and Darren Collison connected on 7-of-8 field goal attempts en route to 19 points for UCLA. Malcolm Lee scored 16 points, Drew Gordon added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Alfred Aboya provided 12 points. Collison leads a balanced lineup with 15.5 ppg and 4.8 apg, and he is widely considered one of the top point guards in the nation. The Bruins are posting 77.2 ppg on 50.4 percent shooting from the field this season, and they are limiting opponents to 58.2 ppg.
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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
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A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
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