UCLA senior Tony Parker was honored prior to the game in the annual “Senior Day” ceremony. The Bruins’ big man from Atlanta scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds in his final regular-season game in Pauley Pavilion.
Trailing by 16 points with 5:31 remaining in the second half, UCLA (15-16, 6-12 Pac-12) assembled a furious late rally, reducing Oregon State’s advantage to one point (83-82) in the final 30 seconds of the game.
Aaron Holiday nailed a 3-pointer with 49 seconds to play, and after a pair of free throws from Oregon State’s Jarmal Reid, Isaac Hamilton made back-to-back 3-pointers to reduce UCLA’s deficit to 82-79 at the 30-second mark. Derrick Bruce made one of two ensuing free throws for the visiting Beavers (18-11, 9-9), and Hamilton followed with a 3-pointer with 20 seconds to play, cutting OSU’s cushion to 83-82.
After Oregon State made one of two free throws with 17 seconds left, UCLA had one final opportunity on offense but was unable to get a shot off before OSU’s Bruce got a steal in the game’s final five seconds.
UCLA and Oregon State entered halftime with a 31-31 tie. The Beavers used a 10-0 scoring run early in the second half to secure a 43-33 lead with 14:44 to play before extending their cushion to as many as 16 points late in the second half.
Stephen Thompson Jr. finished with a game-high 23 points for Oregon State, connecting on 7 of 16 shots and 4 of 6 attempts from 3-point range.
Thomas Welsh recorded his team-leading 10th double-double for the Bruins, who dropped their fourth consecutive game. Welsh finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Seeded No. 10 in next week’s Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas, UCLA will face No. 7-seed USC on Wednesday, March 9. Game time is 6 p.m. PT at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. UCLA’s game will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.
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