UCLA-Oregon State: first half

Luc Richard Mbah A Moute won't play tonight, but the Bruins are running. After a 0-4 start, guards Russell Westbrook and Darren Collison are releasing early and center Kevin Love has flung the ball down court twice after rebounds for easy scores. UCLA leads, 7-4, after three minutes.

>> With 12:05 to play, Lorenzo Mata-Real comes into the game after missing the Oregon contest with a concussion. The Bruins are leading, 14-11, and James Keefe and Nikola Dragovic are playing in the first half.

>> There's 8:19 to play in the half and OSU is shooting only 31%, with seven turnovers. The Bruins are up, 23-13, and are shooting 43% from the floor.

>> A cause for concern: Josh Shipp's shooting has been poor this weekend — just 2-8 in the Oregon game Thursday and only 1-5 tonight.

>> Now the Beavers are shooting the ball like they haven't been all season: up to 48% to just 40% for the Bruins. And they are 4-8 from three-point range. Freshman Lathen Wallace has a career high of 12 points in just the first half! All that and OSU is up by one, 35-34, with 3:11 to play in the half. (Let's remember that USC led OSU, 27-25, at the half Thursday before a 41-19 second half and 68-44 final.)

>> Darren Collison had a career high of 22 points Thursday and has 20 in the first half tonight! But the Bruins are only up four after giving up 48% shooting to OSU in the first half. The Beavers also out-rebounded UCLA, 17-16. The Beaver bench outscored the Bruin bench, 16-0.

Halftime score: UCLA 43, Oregon State 39