Game Report: UCLA: 85, Michigan: 82

FIRST HALF IN REVIEW

UCLA 45, MICHIGAN 34

Michigan’s Jerod Ward began things with a three-point basket, but it was hardly an indication of things to come. Because of cold shooting by Ward and his teammates, UCLA moved ahead to stay with just under 13 minutes to play on a three-pointer by Kris Johnson. The shooting percentages told it all. UCLA shot 51.6%, 85.7% from the free-throw line, and Michigan struggled along at 36.4%, only 66.7% at the free-throw line. None of the Wolverines struggled as badly as Louis Bullock. Normally one of college basketball’s best three-point shooters, Bullock was one for seven from that distance, one for nine overall. Teammate Robbie Reid, kept Michigan in the game by making four of six three-point attempts.

* UCLA’S LEADING SCORERS: Toby Bailey 14, J.R. Henderson 11.

* UCLA’S LEADING REBOUNDERS: Henderson 6, Bailey 4.

* OTHER STUFF: The Bruins received a scare when guard Baron Davis injured his knee and had to come out. He wound up playing only nine minutes. . . . Although he scored 11 points and had a team-high six rebounds, Henderson also had his troubles. He missed six of 10 shots and was guilty of four of UCLA’s seven turnovers.

* MICHIGAN’S LEADING SCORERS: Reid 12, Robert Traylor 11.

* MICHIGAN’S LEADING REBOUNDERS: Traylor 6, Ward 5.

* OTHER STUFF: Michigan outrebounded the Bruins, 19-16, including 12-8 on the offensive end. . . . Reid didn’t try a shot from inside three-point range. . . . Maceo Baston, the only Wolverine reserve to get into the game, failed to score in 11 minutes. . . . Michigan turned the ball over 11 times.

SECOND HALF IN REVIEW

UCLA 85, MICHIGAN 82

It appeared the Wolverines were about to take the lead when, with his team trailing, 68-66, Ward put up a three-point shot that hung and hung on the rim. When it failed to drop in, Ward put up a follow-up shot that rattled off the rim. Taking advantage of the fortunate rolls of the ball, the Bruins went on an 8-0 run to give them a 10-point lead with two minutes to play. Three times within the final 30 seconds, that margin was back down to two points. But eight successful free throws in a row by Johnson in the final 37 seconds secured the victory. The last of Johnson’s free throws gave UCLA an 85-81 lead. Traylor went to the free-throw line with 1.1 seconds left. He made the first free throw and intentionally missed the second, hoping that the Wolverines could somehow get the ball, get it out to three-point range and get off a shot. But they never got the chance because Traylor was whistled for a lane violation, giving the Bruins the ball and the victory.

* UCLA’S LEADING SCORERS: Johnson 25, Bailey 19.

* UCLA’S LEADING REBOUNDERS: Henderson 8, Johnson and Bailey 5.

* OTHER STUFF: Davis returned to play in the second half, but foul trouble plagued him and he played only five more minutes. He finished with seven points. . . . Davis did not have an assist. . . . Johnson was 11 for 13 from the free-throw line. . . . Travis Reed had a big game as a reserve, scoring 11 points in 22 minutes.

* MICHIGAN’S LEADING SCORERS: Traylor 19, Reid 18.

* MICHIGAN’S LEADING REBOUNDERS: Ward 10, Traylor 10.

* OTHER STUFF: Bullock’s cold hand continued in the second half. After making only one of seven from three-point range line before halftime, he repeated those numbers in the second half. He made only seven of 27 shots. . . . Led by Ward and Traylor, Michigan outrebounded the Bruins, 44-27, including 26-9 on the offensive end.