Gallery: Men’s basketball blows out South Carolina State 96-68
Junior guard Aaron Holiday and South Carolina State guard Janai Raynor Powell dive for a loose ball.
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Freshman guard Kris Wilkes blocks a shot from Raynor Powell in the first minute of the game.
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Wilkes fights his way to the basket.
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Bulldog forward Damani Applewhite tries to protect the ball as senior center Thomas Welsh reaches over for a steal.
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Welsh hits a floater over two South Carolina State defenders.
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Senior forward Gyorgy Goloman reaches out in an attempt to grab a defensive board.
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Freshman guard Jaylen Hands led all UCLA scorers with 22 points in the night.
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Freshman guard Chris Smith misses a block on Raynor Powell's shooting attempt.
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Alex Olesinski goes for a contested shot against South Carolina State. The redshirt sophomore forward shot 4-5 from the field.
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Holiday reacts after being called for a foul.
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Hands' dunk in the second half put the Bruins 59-44.
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Welsh dives and recovers the ball after it falls out of bounds.
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Hands celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer in the second half.
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South Carolina State guard Donte Wright (right) is called for a shooting foul on redshirt sophomore guard Prince Ali.
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Goloman and Welsh comfort Ali after the guard was fouled on a breakaway.
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Ali gestures after UCLA coach Steve Alford talks to him on the sidelines.
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Wilkes scored the final dunk of the second half to put UCLA up by 24 points.
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Smith walks off the court as UCLA fans congratulate him for his 15-point night.
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