He then created a list of eight schools (Cal, Gonzaga, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, San Diego State, Texas and UCLA) before narrowing his options to the Bruins, the Aztecs and OR this month.
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UCLA out-rebounded Monmouth 60-37.
UCLA paid Monmouth University that range of money to show up at historic Pauley Pavilion on Friday night, but the Hawks will be going home with much more than just a check. “And now we’ve got a win”.
The going rate for a “guarantee game” in college basketball right now is somewhere between $80,000 and $90,000. “If we splintered off, there was no possible shot”.
After one particularly absented-minded first-half turnover, Hamilton grimaced and delivered a few smacks to his head.
The El Cajon native said he felt the best connection with Alford and felt that his style of play will translate well to UCLA’s system.
“Our guard play was atrocious”, the elder Alford said.
The Bruins huddle during before a free throw attempt. He scored 10 UCLA points in a row. The lead changed hands twice inside the final 2:00 before two Stewart free throws with 54 seconds left tied the game at 73 to force overtime.
We lost because this is a team without a dominate player and/or leader. “We got to step up and bring this team together”.
In overtime, UCLA led 80-75, helped by six straight free throws from Parker and Alford. They were outscored 9-1 the rest of the way.
Last year, Paras averaged 15 points per game as a starter for the LA Cathedral Phantoms.
For UCLA, Alford led all scorers with 22 points. Monmouth had only 7 turnovers and UCLA had 23. They turned the ball over in creative, novel ways.
Collin Stewart scored 19 points for Monmouth, and Justin Robinson had 16.
“This was incredible for our school, our program, our athletic director”, Rice said. “I told my kids that if we believed in each other we’ll have a chance against anybody. Over the years we’ve played nearly everybody”.
Alford’s bunch looked out of sync at times in the first half, turning the ball over 13 times, including three from Holiday, yet the Bruins led 34-30 at intermission.
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Monmouth: The Hawks improved to 1-1 against Pac-12 schools.
