LOS ANGELES – Aaron Holiday scored 16 points and No. 3 UCLA rallied with a 14-0 run in the second half to beat Washington State 77-68 on Saturday night for its ninth straight victory and a 16-1 finish at home.
Isaac Hamilton added 14 points and Thomas Welsh collected 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Bruins (28-3 overall, 15-3 Pac-12), who played without injured TJ Leaf.
UCLA’s Lonzo Ball had 12 points and 14 assists to surpass Gary Payton’s freshman Pac-12 assist record. Former Sonic Payton played college ball at Oregon State.
Charles Callison led the Cougars (13-17, 6-12) with 25 points.