UCLA-Arizona State: postgame

UCLA scored its biggest-ever win at Arizona State tonight, beating up the Sun Devils by a 70-49 final, a point more than the Bruins' 99-79 win in Tempe in 1956! Highlights:

>> The Bruins had an 11-point lead after the first half, but didn't let up in the second half. They outscored ASU by 10, 41-31, in the second half and shot 57.7% from the field. They also dominated the boards, grabbing 16 boards to eight for the Devils (34-20 for the game). Josh Shipp and Russell Westbrook each had 11 points in the second half.

>> UCLA shot 49% from the field (24-49) and held ASU down to 40.9% (18-44) for the game. The Bruins hit 10 three-pointers, the most they've had in a conference game this season (previous high, nine, twice). And while ASU was only 7-12 from the foul line, the Bruins were ultra-efficient at 12-13. That's what good teams do.

>> The Bruins had four players in double figures tonight. Kevin Love struggled in the lane, but ended with a game-high 18 points on 6-11 field goals and 6-7 from the foul line, plus a game-high 12 rebounds for his 17th double-double of the season (10th in the last 12). Darren Collison and Josh Shipp each had 17 and Shipp broke out of his three-point shooting slump with a 4-8 night. He also had eight assists and no turnovers. Westbrook had 13.

>> Shipp told FSN's Don MacLean on the "Bruins Live" postgame show, "I was able to get some easy looks. I've been working on my shooting and I was able to knock them down tonight." About Sunday's game at Arizona, MacLean noted that UCLA has another "extra day" as it did before the loss at Washington. Said Shipp: "We just have to stay mentally tough. We had some slip-ups in the Washington game and we just have to stay mentally focused."

>> Said Collison on "Bruins Live" about his sharpshooting tonight: "I felt good out there. I shot the ball well today during warmups; I just can't explain it." He told MacLean that his great three-point shooting came "in the course of the game, that's what we saw." He said the Bruins were focused on ball movement to keep the game moving, recognizing that ASU wanted to slow the game down.