UCLA
5-1
Marquette
4-2
Bruins Win Fifth Straight, Defeating Marquette, 69-60
December 11, 2020 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES โ Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a team-leading 18 points to help lead the UCLA men's basketball team past Marquette, 69-60, in a non-conference showdown Friday night at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom.
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The Bruins (5-1) recorded their fifth consecutive win, with the last four taking place in Pauley Pavilion, in the first matchup against Marquette since the 1964-65 season.
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Jaquez Jr. tied his career high with 18 points, while Jules Bernard scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds off the bench. Bernard was 5-for-7 from the field and made all four of his free throw attempts.
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"Jules Bernard, obviously the MVP, I thought, of tonight's game," said Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men's Head Basketball Coach. "His defense on their best players, his toughness, his rebounding, his efficiency on offense โ 15 points on only seven shots, no turnovers. He's becoming a very, very good player in front of our eyes."
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Marquette (4-2) received a game-high 18 points from D.J. Carton. Dawson Garcia (12 points) was the only other player for Marquette to score in double figures.
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UCLA used a 13-4 scoring run over the game's final seven minutes to pull away with the victory. Tied at 56-56 with under seven minutes to play, UCLA scored the game's next seven points to secure a 63-56 advantage. Chris Smith made three free throws through that stretch, Bernard had a pair from the free throw line and Hill had an emphatic dunk to help the Bruins increase their cushion.
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Marquette scored four points, trimming UCLA's margin to 63-60. The Bruins responded with a pivotal jump shot by Johnny Juzang at the 2:12 mark before Hill came up huge for UCLA with a block on Marquette's next possession.
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Juzang finished the game with nine points in 26 minutes. David Singleton scored six points, connecting on 2-of-3 shots from 3-point distance.
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In all, the Bruins shot 41.1 percent from the field and were 17 for 21 at the free throw line.
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Early in the first half, UCLA had trailed by as many as eight points (14-6) with 14:31 to play. Down by an 18-11 margin, Juzang nailed a 3-pointer and the Bruins had back-to-back baskets by Jaquez Jr. to even the score, 18-18.
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After a 3-point basket by Marquette, Bernard scored a 3-pointer and a layup for the Bruins. That put UCLA ahead 23-21 with 9:13 to go before the intermission.
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The Bruins led Marquette at the half, 36-34. Bernard had nine of his 15 points in the first half.
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UCLA will take on Long Beach State next Tuesday (Dec. 15) in a non-conference matchup in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. The game had originally been scheduled for Nov. 30 but was postponed.
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The Bruins' game against Long Beach State will be televised on Pac-12 Networks (national, and Los Angeles) and will be on the radio in the Los Angeles area on AM 570 (KLAC).
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