UCLA Basketball vs. Presbyterian: Gameday info and preview

UCLA Basketball takes on Presbyterian before their big trip to Las Vegas. Here is how to watch and what to know about the game…

The UCLA Basketball team has a big week ahead of them. Tonight they take on the Presbyterian Blue Hose, followed by a trip to Nevada for the Las Vegas Invitational.

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With a tough two-games scheduled for the end of the week, the Bruins need to fine tune a few things and what better way than to that then against another cupcake.

Here is everything you need to know about UCLA vs. Presbyterian…

#20 UCLA Basketball vs. Presbyterian Game Day Info

Records: #20 UCLA Bruins 3-0 | Presbyterian Blue Hose 3-2

Location: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA

Tipoff: 8:00 p.m. PT

TV: Pac12 Network

Live Stream: Pac-12 Live

Radio: AM 570

Satellite Radio: Sirius – Ch. 206 | XM – Ch. 207

OnlineRadio: Tune-In

Odds: UCLA -21.5, O/U: 149

Last Game: #20 UCLA d. SFU, 95-58 | Marquette d. Presbyterian, 74-55

ESPN Win Predictor: UCLA 91.9% – LBSU 8.1%

Projected Starters:

UCLA – G Jaylen Hands, G Prince Ali, F Kris Wilkes, F Jalen Hill, C Moses Brown

Presbyterian – G Davon Bell, G Adam Flagler, G JC Younger, F Francois Lewis, F Corey Hightower

Head Coaches:  UCLA – Steve Alford | Presbyterian – Dustin Kerns

Rosters: UCLA | Presbyterian

UCLA Basketball vs. Presbyterian: Stats, Final Word and Prediction

UCLA Key Individual Stats :

• Kris Wilkes – 19.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, .471 FG%
• Moses Brown – 19.7 ppg, 13.7 rpg, .833 FG%
• Chris Smith – 12.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg, .542 FG%

Presbyterian Key Individual Stats:

• Francois Lewis – 14.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, .483 FG%
• Adam Flagler – 13.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, .433 3FG%
• JC Younger – 10.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, .415 FG%

Team Stats

Player to Watch

• Moses Brown – He is the first player to record a double-double in his first three games as a Bruin. He is averaging an astounding 19.7 ppg (leads team) and 13.7 rebounds. This freshman phenom is something to see.

Last Word

The UCLA basketball has a big week ahead fo them as they play in the Las Vegas Invitational on Thursday and Friday, but before they do that, they have one more game to play in preparation.

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The Bruins will play their final home game against Presbyterian before flying off to Sin City to take on Michigan State and Texas or North Carolina. The game against the Blue Hose is one that they should pay particular attention to as they need to continue to work on defense.

Last Friday against Saint Francis U, the Bruins were able to keep the Red Flash in check and hold them to just over 30% shooting in both halves. Aside from his 23 points and 14 rebounds, Moses Brown almost had a triple-double as he added 8 blocks to his stat column. UCLA was also able to capitalize off of SFU’s 15 turnovers which they turned into 23 points.

Offensively, the Bruins started off slow as they only shot 38.4% from the field and held a close 36-29 lead going into halftime.  They blew things open in the second half as they scored 59 points off of 80% shooting. Kris Wilkes started slow but was able to score 14 in the second half off of a 6/7 performance.

That is the key here, UCLA needs to keep pushing. In several games last season, the Bruins let up off the gas and allowed teams to make small comebacks. Not this time. They kept the pace going and are working as a group to distance themselves from their opponents.

Jaylen Hands needs to be more assertive against PC because he is going to have to be on top of his game in Vegas. Last game, Hands was only able to score 4 points and dish out 4 assists. He needs to bring his energy and fire up this Bruins squad.

UCLA also needs to get more from their bench. Jules Bernard and Chris Smith with brilliant off the bench last game as they contributed 18 and 15 points, respectively.

UCLA just has to play their game. Continue to play up-tempo, limit Presbyterian’s Lewis and Flagler in the paint and disrupt Bell. The points will come for the Bruins, they just have to find a way to stop PC from scoring.

Prediction: UCLA 93 – Presbyterian 65