Alford and Welsh Lead UCLA Past UNLV in Maui Invitational

They cooled off in the second half but Chaminade never got closer than five points and that was in final seconds of an up-and-down 20 minutes that featured little defense. Yakwe, a four-star prospect who attended Our Savior New American on Long Island, was the Defensive Player of the Year on the Nike EYBL AAU circuit over the summer, averaging 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 blocks for game, for the PSA Cardinals, and leading them to the prestigious Peach Jam.

“Chaminade is the kind of team that can hang around and that’s what they did at the start”, Self said.

Crean brought his team to Maui in 2008, when his IU tenure was just a few games old. We haven’t been doing that exactly.

“The coaches know what we can do and they know what we’re capable of”, Jones said. “We played fast and we made shots and created some points off our defense”. The Bruins then went to work at the free throw line led by Holiday, who finished with 18 points.

“Coming out at first, I felt like they had us rattled. But I thought both of them showed a lot of toughness”.

“We played great the first half”. Starting big men Ben Carter and Goodluck Okonoboh combined for 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting, and ball movement suffered without Zimmerman’s passing ability in the middle of the floor.

Alford made two free throws with 7:43 remaining, shrinking UNLV’s advantage to 62-60 before Tony Parker’s tied the contest, 62-62, at the 7:12 mark. “Didn’t think we started the game well against UNLV and we didn’t start the game well tonight”, UCLA coach Steve Alford said. “Second half we were able to penetrate and get the ball moving and a lot of things opened up for us”. “The most important thing that we could grow into is understanding where our responsibilities lie as individuals and improvement, and as a team for how we can be collectively better”. Let me know what you think in the comments section below! “The coaches tell me to be ready whenever the guards go to the basket”. Kansas’ largest margin of victory came in a 115-45 victory over Brown on January 3, 1989…. “I feel like (UNLV) didn’t do too much of anything”. “It’s unacceptable with the guys that have the ball in their hands for us to be giving the ball that way, and we’ve got to get that fixed”. We showed that we’re a great team. Goodluck Okonoboh was called for goaltending on consecutive UCLA possessions, giving the Bruins a 27-22 lead….

That’s how you build a 26-point lead after 20 minutes. UCLA edged UNLV, 77-75, to reach the semifinals. UCLA won the Maui Invitational in 2006 with a roster that featured five future National Basketball Association players, including Russell Westbrook…. Svi did see more playing time than Greene in the loss to MSU, but with Greene being out for six games Mykhailiuk really has the chance to grab hold of more minutes off the bench. The team was up 13 points, its highest lead throughout the game.

UNLV: Chaminade in the consolation round of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday.

The Wayne Selden who tantalized Kansas with his assertiveness and efficiency this past summer resurfaced Wednesday night in Maui.