FULLERTON No. 14 UCLA rolled to a runaway first-round victory Thursday in the Wooden Legacy, blasting Portland, 99-77, at Cal State Fullerton.
Star freshman Lonzo Ball scored 18 points and had 11 assists for the Bruins. He sat out the final 8:15.
The Bruins (5-0) play Nebraska (4-0), which held on to defeat Dayton, 80-78, in the second round tonight at 9 in Titan Gym. The Wooden Legacy’s championship game is Sunday at 5:30 p.m. at the Honda Center.
UCLA, primarily thanks to Ball’s passing, had six players score in double figures. Thomas Welch and Isaac Hamilton had 16 each, TJ Leaf and Aaron Holiday 14 each and Bryce Aford 13.