National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Stanford 60, UCLA 59
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 29, 2011
Where: Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California
Officials: # David Hall, # Chris Rastatter, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance: 6777
Aaron Bright scored 16 points and Stanford held off visiting UCLA 60-59 in Thursday’s Pac-12 opener for both teams.

The Bruins’ Lazeric Jones’ 3-pointer with two seconds left was blocked, giving Stanford (11-2, 1-0 Pac-12) the win. Jones finished with a career-high 26 points, including four 3-pointers.

Chasson Randle and John Gage scored 10 points apiece for the Cardinal, who snapped the Bruins’ (7-6, 0-1) five-game winning streak.

Joshua Smith had 10 points and six rebounds for UCLA before fouling out with 1:24 left. Despite a clear height advantage, the Bruins were out rebounded 32-29.

Stanford, which bounced back from a home loss to Butler last Thursday, shot just 19-of-55 (34.5 percent) from the field. UCLA shot 39.2 percent, including 4-of-15 from beyond the arc.

Stanford forward Josh Owens had nine points and eight rebounds while neutralizing the dominant UCLA frontline.

Jones, who missed practice earlier this week with a sprained ankle, shot 8-of-13 from the field and grabbed five rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
UCLA   Stanford
Lazeric Jones 26 Scoring Aaron Bright 16
Jerime Anderson 3 Assists Aaron Bright 3
David Wear 8 Rebounds Josh Owens 8
Lazeric Jones 6 Free Throws Made Aaron Bright 4
Jerime Anderson 3 Steals Chasson Randle 2
Anthony Stover 1 Blocks Josh Huestis 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UCLA 59 39.2 4-15 15-24 9 29 2 6 10
Stanford 60 34.5 9-24 13-16 12 32 3 3 13