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Bruins overwhelm Tigers in basketball season opener

LOS ANGELES — Fun returned to Pauley Pavilion in a big way with the college debuts of Lonzo Ball and T.J. Leaf.

Those two were among four starters in double figures for No. 16 UCLA, which made a school-record 18 3-pointers in a 119-80 rout of Pacific in the teams' season opener on Friday night.

Ball just missed a triple-double with 19 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, while Leaf had 22 points and a game-high 15 rebounds.

"Everything went well and I'm proud of the day that we had," Ball said.

Bryce Alford scored 30 points to lead the Bruins, making six 3-pointers.