Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 15 points and No. 7 UCLA routed Cal 81-57 on Thursday to extend their winning streak to five games and give the Bruins the sole possession of the Pac-12’s top spot. .
All eight Bruins players scored on a night they were missing leading scorer Johnny Juzang, who was sidelined by COVID-19 protocols. Cody Riley added 14 points, and Jules Bernard and Peyton Watson had 12 points each.
UCLA (15-2, 7-1 Pac-12) led by 18 points in the first half. The Bruins went 10-0, 8-0 and 6-0 before intermission as the Bears committed nine of 17 turnovers.
Cal (9-11, 2-7), which lost its sixth in a row, was led by Sam Alajiki with 11 points off the bench. Kuany Kuany and Jordan Shepherd each had nine points.
The Bears let UCLA shoot 53%.
“Our defense is out right now and we have to find it,” Cal coach Mark Fox said. “We have to be able to roll up our sleeves and do the dirty work on the defensive side first, which will help us on the attacking side.”
Santa Clara trailed by one when BYU’s Spencer Johnson missed the front of a 1-and-1 with 6.7 seconds left. The ball then ended up with Williams, who drove the full length of the pitch and hit a floater in the lane.
Josip Vrankic added 14 points, Parker Braun had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and PJ Pipes had 10 points for Santa Clara.
Alex Barcello scored 20 points to beat BYU.
Women
Ali Bamberger scored 16 points and Madeline Holland had 12 points and 11 rebounds for St. Mary’s.
Lindsey VanAllen scored 10 points to lead Santa Clara.
Ella Ogier scored 17 points and Cyndi Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds for San Jose State.