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Campbell scores 17, No. 5 UCLA pulls away to beat Cal 60-52

AP
Jan 08, 2022

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Tyger Campbell scored 17 points, Johnny Juzang made a clutch 3-pointer late despite his worst shooting performance of the season, and No. 5 UCLA beat California 60-52 on Saturday night.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 14 points as the Bruins (10-1, 2-0 Pac-12) made a victorious return to conference play after missing nearly a month due to COVID-19 issues.

''It felt like we're starting over, to be honest with you, with such a big break,'' UCLA coach Mike Cronin said. ''I knew we were going to take Cal's best shot because I know what (coach) Mark Fox is made of. We told our guys we were going to probably have to grind it out.''

The Bruins were outrebounded and limited to four 3-pointers but pulled away behind a defense that held the Golden Bears to eight points over the final nine minutes.

''We got points in transition and we were able to play off that and create things,'' said Campbell, who had three of the Bruins' 10 steals. ''Coach likes to turn our defense into offense so that was good for us. It works for us because nights like tonight we didn't shoot the best on offense and our defense kept them to under 60. It's good to fall back on.''

Juzang, UCLA's leading scorer and a preseason All-American, missed six of his first seven shots but drained a 3-pointer to put the Bruins ahead 55-43. Juzang had reached double figures in 17 consecutive games dating to last season, but finished Saturday with nine points.

Andre Kelly had 22 points and six rebounds for California. The Bears (9-7, 2-3) have lost nine straight against their intrastate rivals.

''We did a lot of things to give us a chance throughout the game, but against the best you have to be a little better than we were tonight,'' Fox said. ''We can probably point to four or five small, little mistakes in the game that ended up being the difference. Just being a little more consistent across the board, I think, would help get us over the hump.''

UCLA methodically pulled away in the second half after the Bruins missed their first six shots coming out of halftime.

Juzang put UCLA ahead 49-39 after Cody Riley intercepted a pass by Grant Anticevich and fed it to Campbell, who found Juzang under the basket for the layup. Campbell followed with a 3-pointer to make it 52-39.

Campbell and Jaquez keyed a 15-5 run late in the first half. Campbell aggressively attacked the basket and spun around defenders to score while Jaquez powered in from down low to help the Bruins lead 31-25.

WORKING HIS WAY BACK

Riley had nine points, five rebounds and a team-high four steals in his second game back after missing UCLA's first nine with a meniscus injury in his left knee.

''I feel good,'' Riley said. ''Just working back to getting back in game shape and working on conditioning and getting back in the flow of things on the court.''

A PLAY TO REMEMBER

Shepherd made a terrific defensive play to get a block from behind on Juzang's attempt in the key, then took the ball the other way and scored to pull Cal within 31-29 early in the second half.

BIG PICTURE

UCLA: The Bruins had to overcome early problems on the board and a hit-and-miss offense that sputtered early. But Cronin's team stuck to its defensive principles and improved to 22-3 over the last two seasons when holding opponents to 70 points or fewer. UCLA has won four straight since its only loss of the season against then-No. 1 Gonzaga in November.

California: The Bears have dropped back-to-back home games after winning their previous nine at Haas Pavilion. Fox's team has shown distinct improvements on defensive this season and proved it by holding the Pac-12's top 3-point shooting team to 4 of 18 beyond the arc. The problem continues to be inconsistencies on offense.

UP NEXT

UCLA: Hosts Oregon on Thursday.

California: At Washington on Wednesday.

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1st Half
UCLA
Bruins
31
CAL
Golden Bears
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cody Riley vs. Andre Kelly (Bruins gains possession)
19:49	+2	Tyger Campbell makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:23	+2	Jordan Shepherd makes two point jump shot (Grant Anticevich assists)	2-2
19:08		Cody Riley misses three point jump shot
19:06		Joel Brown defensive rebound
18:52		Joel Brown turnover (Cody Riley steals)
18:43		Johnny Juzang misses two point jump shot
18:41		Jordan Shepherd defensive rebound
18:35		Jalen Celestine turnover (bad pass)
18:15		Cody Riley misses two point layup
18:13		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
17:46		Jordan Shepherd misses two point jump shot
17:39		Golden Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
17:28	+2	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point layup	4-2
17:21	+2	Andre Kelly makes two point dunk (Jordan Shepherd assists)	4-4
16:55		Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (Jalen Celestine steals)
16:41		Grant Anticevich turnover (3-second violation)
16:19	+2	Cody Riley makes two point layup	6-4
15:53		Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
15:51		Andre Kelly offensive rebound
15:46	+2	Andre Kelly makes two point putback layup	6-6
15:36	+3	Tyger Campbell makes three point jump shot	9-6
15:13		Jordan Shepherd misses two point layup
15:11		Jules Bernard defensive rebound
14:55		Cody Riley misses two point jump shot
14:53		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
14:34		Joel Brown misses two point jump shot
14:32		Grant Anticevich offensive rebound
14:29		Johnny Juzang personal foul
14:11		Joel Brown misses three point jump shot
14:11		Joel Brown misses three point jump shot
14:09		David Singleton defensive rebound
13:58		Johnny Juzang misses three point jump shot
13:56		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
13:39		Grant Anticevich misses two point jump shot
13:37		Johnny Juzang defensive rebound
13:27		Jules Bernard misses three point jump shot
13:25		Joel Brown defensive rebound
13:04	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point hook shot (Jordan Shepherd assists)	9-8
12:43		Myles Johnson turnover (Jalen Celestine steals)
12:17		Grant Anticevich misses two point layup
12:15		Jules Bernard defensive rebound
12:09		Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:07		Jordan Shepherd defensive rebound
11:58	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Jordan Shepherd assists)	9-11
11:41	+2	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point jump shot	11-11
11:13		David Singleton blocks Jordan Shepherd's two point layup
11:11		Jules Bernard defensive rebound
11:03		Jules Bernard turnover (traveling)
11:03		TV timeout
10:37		Kuany Kuany turnover (bad pass) (Cody Riley steals)
10:29		Andre Kelly personal foul (Tyger Campbell draws the foul)
10:16		Jaylen Clark misses three point jump shot
10:14		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
9:51	+2	Andre Kelly makes two point jump shot	11-13
9:37		Kuany Kuany personal foul (Jaylen Clark draws the foul)
9:31		Tyger Campbell turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Shepherd steals)
9:15		Jordan Shepherd misses two point jump shot
9:13		Cody Riley defensive rebound
9:08	+3	David Singleton makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Clark assists)	14-13
8:48	+2	Kuany Kuany makes two point jump shot	14-15
8:25		Tyger Campbell misses three point jump shot
8:23		Obinna Anyanwu defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Kuany Kuany makes two point dunk (Jordan Shepherd assists)	14-17
7:33		Cody Riley misses two point jump shot
7:31		Jaylen Clark offensive rebound
7:19		Jaylen Clark misses two point layup
7:17		Cody Riley offensive rebound
7:14	+2	Cody Riley makes two point layup	16-17
6:59	+2	Obinna Anyanwu makes two point layup (Makale Foreman assists)	16-19
6:39	+2	Tyger Campbell makes two point layup	18-19
6:21		Makale Foreman misses three point jump shot
6:19		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
6:03		Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot
6:01		Obinna Anyanwu defensive rebound
5:37		Kuany Kuany misses two point jump shot
5:35		Jaylen Clark defensive rebound
5:25	+2	Tyger Campbell makes two point jump shot	20-19
4:52		Jules Bernard offensive rebound
5:16		TV timeout
4:58		Jalen Celestine turnover (bad pass) (Jules Bernard steals)
4:54		Joel Brown blocks Tyger Campbell's two point layup
4:52		Jules Bernard offensive rebound
4:51		Lars Thiemann shooting foul (Jules Bernard draws the foul)
4:51		Jules Bernard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:51	+1	Jules Bernard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-19
4:25		Jalen Celestine misses two point jump shot
4:23		Jules Bernard defensive rebound
4:04		Johnny Juzang misses two point jump shot
4:02		Joel Brown defensive rebound
3:52	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point layup (Joel Brown assists)	21-21
3:33	+2	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point layup	23-21
3:10		Lars Thiemann turnover (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals)
2:57		Lars Thiemann personal foul (Jules Bernard draws the foul)
2:57		TV timeout
2:52	+2	Johnny Juzang makes two point jump shot	25-21
2:24		Jordan Shepherd turnover (bad pass) (Tyger Campbell steals)
2:16		Jules Bernard misses three point jump shot
2:14		Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound
2:05	+2	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point layup	27-21
1:51		Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
1:49		Jules Bernard defensive rebound
1:28	+2	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point layup	29-21
1:14	+2	Andre Kelly makes two point layup (Joel Brown assists)	29-23
0:53		Johnny Juzang misses two point layup
0:51		Jordan Shepherd defensive rebound
0:35	+2	Andre Kelly makes two point layup (Jordan Shepherd assists)	29-25
0:04	+2	Tyger Campbell makes two point jump shot	31-25
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCLA
Bruins
29
CAL
Golden Bears
27

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Jules Bernard personal foul (Grant Anticevich draws the foul)
19:28		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
19:26		Andre Kelly offensive rebound
19:19	+2	Andre Kelly makes two point jump shot	31-27
19:01		Cody Riley misses two point hook shot
18:59		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
18:40		Andre Kelly turnover (Tyger Campbell steals)
18:28		Jordan Shepherd blocks Johnny Juzang's two point jump shot
18:26		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
18:16	+2	Jordan Shepherd makes two point layup	31-29
18:01		Jules Bernard misses three point jump shot
17:59		Cody Riley offensive rebound
17:57		Joel Brown shooting foul (Cody Riley draws the foul)
17:57	+1	Cody Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-29
17:57	+1	Cody Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-29
17:32		Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
17:30		Tyger Campbell defensive rebound
17:16		Jules Bernard misses three point jump shot
17:14		Andre Kelly defensive rebound
16:58		Jump ball. Jordan Shepherd vs. Johnny Juzang (Johnny Juzang gains possession)
16:58		Jordan Shepherd turnover (lost ball) (Johnny Juzang steals)
16:47		Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:45		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
16:39		Joel Brown turnover (bad pass) (Tyger Campbell steals)
16:21		Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:19		Joel Brown defensive rebound
15:57		Jules Bernard blocks Andre Kelly's two point layup
15:55		Andre Kelly offensive rebound
15:48	+2	Andre Kelly makes two point layup	33-31
15:36	+2	Cody Riley makes two point jump shot (Tyger Campbell assists)	35-31
15:20		Andre Kelly turnover (Cody Riley steals)
15:17		Andre Kelly shooting foul (Cody Riley draws the foul)
15:17		TV timeout
15:17		Cody Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:17	+1	Cody Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-31
14:58		Myles Johnson blocks Jordan Shepherd's two point layup
14:56		Myles Johnson defensive rebound
14:56		Jalen Celestine personal foul
14:40	+2	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point layup	38-31
14:11		Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
14:09		Myles Johnson defensive rebound
13:48		Jules Bernard misses two point jump shot
13:46		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
13:35		Johnny Juzang personal foul (Grant Anticevich draws the foul)
13:19		Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
13:17		Tyger Campbell defensive rebound
12:57		Lars Thiemann shooting foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul)
12:57	+1	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-31
12:57	+1	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-31
12:40	+2	Grant Anticevich makes two point jump shot	40-33
12:10		Kuany Kuany shooting foul (Jules Bernard draws the foul)
12:10		Jules Bernard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:10	+1	Jules Bernard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-33
11:54		Tyger Campbell personal foul (Jordan Shepherd draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:44		Jordan Shepherd misses two point jump shot
11:42		Andre Kelly offensive rebound
11:32		Andre Kelly misses two point layup
11:30		Myles Johnson defensive rebound
11:22	+2	David Singleton makes two point jump shot (Tyger Campbell assists)	43-33
10:49		Jordan Shepherd misses three point jump shot
10:47		Kuany Kuany offensive rebound
10:41	+2	Kuany Kuany makes two point tip shot	43-35
10:30	+2	Tyger Campbell makes two point layup	45-35
10:14	+2	Andre Kelly makes two point dunk (Kuany Kuany assists)	45-37
9:56		Tyger Campbell turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Shepherd steals)
9:51		Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
9:49		Golden Bears offensive rebound
9:43		Andre Kelly offensive foul
9:43		Andre Kelly turnover (illegal screen)
9:30	+2	David Singleton makes two point layup	47-37
9:11	+2	Andre Kelly makes two point jump shot (Grant Anticevich assists)	47-39
8:48		Cody Riley offensive foul
8:48		Cody Riley turnover (illegal screen)
8:39		Cody Riley personal foul (Andre Kelly draws the foul)
8:31		Jalen Celestine misses two point jump shot
8:31		Kuany Kuany offensive rebound
8:31		Cody Riley personal foul
8:10		Myles Johnson blocks Jalen Celestine's two point jump shot
8:08		Johnny Juzang defensive rebound
7:45		Jules Bernard misses three point jump shot
7:43		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
7:22		Kuany Kuany misses two point jump shot
7:20		Obinna Anyanwu offensive rebound
7:19		Jump ball. Obinna Anyanwu vs. Jules Bernard (Obinna Anyanwu gains possession)
7:19		TV timeout
7:08		Andre Kelly misses two point jump shot
7:06		Bruins defensive rebound
6:47		Johnny Juzang misses three point jump shot
6:45		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
6:17		Cody Riley blocks Grant Anticevich's two point layup
6:15		Cody Riley defensive rebound
6:04		Tyger Campbell misses two point layup
6:02		Obinna Anyanwu defensive rebound
5:55		Obinna Anyanwu turnover (bad pass) (Cody Riley steals)
5:47	+2	Johnny Juzang makes two point layup (Tyger Campbell assists)	49-39
5:42		TV timeout
5:42		TV timeout
5:35		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
5:33		Jules Bernard defensive rebound
5:14	+3	Tyger Campbell makes three point jump shot	52-39
4:47	+2	Andre Kelly makes two point jump shot	52-41
4:25		Tyger Campbell turnover (bad pass) (Andre Kelly steals)
4:16	+2	Jordan Shepherd makes two point layup	52-43
3:56		Johnny Juzang misses three point jump shot
3:54		Andre Kelly defensive rebound
3:44		Andre Kelly turnover (lost ball)
3:44		TV timeout
3:29	+3	Johnny Juzang makes three point jump shot (Tyger Campbell assists)	55-43
3:08		Johnny Juzang personal foul (Jordan Shepherd draws the foul)
3:08		Jordan Shepherd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:08		Jordan Shepherd offensive rebound
2:50		Jordan Shepherd misses three point jump shot
2:48		Bruins defensive rebound
2:26		Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (bad pass)
2:20	+2	Andre Kelly makes two point dunk (Kuany Kuany assists)	55-45
1:56		Jordan Shepherd personal foul (Tyger Campbell draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Tyger Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-45
1:56		Tyger Campbell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:56		Jordan Shepherd defensive rebound
1:49		Johnny Juzang shooting foul (Kuany Kuany draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Kuany Kuany makes regular free throw 1 of 3	56-46
1:48	+1	Kuany Kuany makes regular free throw 2 of 3	56-47
1:48	+1	Kuany Kuany makes regular free throw 3 of 3	56-48
1:26		Andre Kelly personal foul (Cody Riley draws the foul)
1:26		Cody Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:26		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
1:11		Jordan Shepherd misses two point layup
1:09		Cody Riley defensive rebound
0:42		Joel Brown personal foul (Jules Bernard draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Jules Bernard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-48
0:42	+1	Jules Bernard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-48
0:30		Grant Anticevich misses two point jump shot
0:30		Grant Anticevich misses two point jump shot
0:28		Kuany Kuany offensive rebound
0:26		Kuany Kuany misses two point tip shot
0:24		Golden Bears offensive rebound
0:21	+2	Jordan Shepherd makes two point layup	58-50
0:18		David Singleton turnover (Kuany Kuany steals)
0:18		David Singleton turnover (Kuany Kuany steals)
0:16		Jaime Jaquez Jr. blocks Jordan Shepherd's three point jump shot
0:14		Johnny Juzang defensive rebound
0:14		Jalen Celestine personal foul (Johnny Juzang draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Johnny Juzang makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-50
0:14	+1	Johnny Juzang makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-50
0:07		Jaylen Clark shooting foul (Jordan Shepherd draws the foul)
0:07		Jordan Shepherd misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:07	+1	Jordan Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 3	60-51
0:07	+1	Jordan Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 3	60-51
0:07	+1	Jordan Shepherd makes regular free throw 3 of 3	60-52
0:07	+1	Jordan Shepherd makes regular free throw 3 of 3	60-52

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Jordan Shepherd makes regular free throw 3 of 3