Order Is Restored, Cal Loses at UCLA

Tracy Murray scored 22 of his 26 points in the first half and Gerald Madkins had 15 of his 18 in the second half as seventh-ranked UCLA beat California, 98-81, Sunday to end a two-game Pacific 10 Conference losing streak.

Don MacLean had 24 points for the Bruins (14-3, 3-2), who lost at No. 6 Arizona on Jan. 12 and were upset by Stanford at home on Wednesday night. It was the Bruins’ 61st victory in their last 64 meetings with the Golden Bears. Cal won at Pauley Pavilion, 79-71, last year to break a 32-game losing streak at UCLA.

Cal’s Brian Hendrick, questionable until game time after twisting his right ankle in Thursday night’s victory at USC, was held to two points in the first half by the Bruins’ zone defense. But he got into the flow after intermission, scoring seven points in a 61-second span to help Cal slice a 12-point deficit to 54-47 with 17:28 to play.

After the surge by Hendrick, who led the Bears with 17 points, Madkins scored seven points for UCLA in a 1 1/2-minute span on a layup, a breakaway slam dunk and a three-pointer to widen the gap to 66-52. Madkins then added a three-point play and a 16-footer 49 seconds apart to put UCLA ahead 75-56 with 12 minutes left, and Cal (6-9, 2-4) got no closer than 14 points after that.

Murray, who had 25 points last season against California in his first start for UCLA, scored 15 of his first-half points on three-point shots, and MacLean added 13 points to power the Bruins to a 46-40 lead.

Murray had 14 points in the first seven minutes and MacLean added nine points to help the Bruins build a 23-16 lead. No other UCLA player scored until Gerald Madkins’ three-pointer gave the Bruins a 26-20 margin with 11:36 left.

The Bruins widened their lead to 33-22 on Shon Tarver’s short jump shot with 9:16 left. Cal kept pace with six three-pointers. Bill Elleby had three of them and finished the half with 11 of his 13 points.