Gallery: UCLA men’s basketball wins following close match against South Dakota
By Joe Akira
Dec. 20, 2017 1:05 p.m.
UCLA faced off against South Dakota on Tuesday, coming out with an 85-82 win.
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Though many students were gone for the winter break, a few still filled up some of the Den seats during the game.
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Senior center Thomas Welsh looks to inbound the ball past a South Dakota defender. Welsh was UCLA's top scorer of the night with 19 points and also grabbed 11 rebounds.
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South Dakota forward Dan Jech dunks the ball.
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Freshman guard Kris Wilkes grabs a stray rebound.
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Redshirt sophomore forward Alex Olesinski and freshman guard Jaylen Hands fight for a rebound.
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Freshman guard Chris Smith had 10 points off of 18 minutes in the game.
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Freshman guard Kris Wilkes dribbles past two South Dakota defenders.
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South Dakota forward Tyler Hagedorn catches some blood off his nose after taking a hard fall during the game.
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Jaylen Hands goes for a layup. The freshman guard ended the night shooting 50 percent from the field.
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Freshman guard Kris Wilkes disagrees after the referee calls a foul on him.
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Redshirt sophomore guard Prince Ali goes for a fastbreak dunk.
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As the clock winds down, junior guard Aaron Holiday looks to inbound the ball past two South Dakota defenders. UCLA ended the game with multiple turnovers off of failed inbound attempts, narrowing the lead to three.
