Brooks Paces Oregon Over UCLA, 86-72
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 25 points and Chris Boucher had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Oregon to an 86-72 win over UCLA on Saturday afternoon.
Elgin Cook added 17 points and six assists for the Ducks (16-4, 5-2 Pac-12), who won their 20th consecutive home game. Boucher led Oregon to a 42-32 rebounding advantage, including an 18-13 edge on the offensive glass.
Freshman Aaron Holiday led the Bruins (12-8, 3-4) with a season-high 19 points. Thomas Welch had 16 points and eight rebounds.
Bryce Alford, the Pac-12's fourth-leading scorer at 17.1 points, was held to 10 after shooting 3 of 13 from the field.
Oregon outscored UCLA 23-14 over the final 8 ½ minutes after the Bruins had pulled within five at 63-58 with two Ducks on the bench with four fouls each.
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