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ANAHEIM -- BYU men’s basketball suffered its first loss of the season in the John R. Wooden Classic, losing to UCLA 86-79 on Saturday at the Honda Center.

"It was a very entertaining game and our guys played really hard. I give a lot of credit to UCLA," BYU coach Dave Rose said. "They were physical, strong and played well. We didn't really have an answer for their size. I was really proud of how hard our team played. We played really hard and competed until the end. We needed to make a few more plays."

The Cougars were led by Jimmer Fredette who scored 25 points in the loss. Brandon Davies added 18 points while Jackson Emery also scored 15 points and tallied two steals. Davies, Emery and Chris Collinsworth, who returned to the court for the Cougars after a six-game absense due to injury, led the Cougar rebounding efforts with five boards each in the loss.

Jimmer Fredette's sharp shooting seemed to have carried over from his 33-point performance in BYU’s victory over Arizona last Saturday as the senior guard scored eight points in the opening four and a half minutes of the game to give the Cougars a 16-6 lead.

The advantage did not last for BYU as the Bruins battled back to go on an 18-2 run to take a 24-18 lead with 9:26 remaining in the first half. The quick start and the Cougars' impressive shooting were not enough as BYU would score just 14 points in the next 13 minutes.

Fredette ended the half with six points in the final 1:30 of the half to bring BYU within six points of the Bruins. Trailing 43-37, the Cougars found themselves behind at the break for just the second time this season. The last time being in the double-overtime thriller against South Florida, but this time BYU was unable to recover, never leading in the second half.

UCLA came out strong in the second half, extending their lead immediately to take their first double-digit lead of the game with the score 51-41. The Bruins would go on to stretch the lead to 13 before Brandon Davies and Chris Collinsworth took over for BYU. Davies scored six-straight points for the Cougars followed by a basket from Collinsworth who also added a steal and rebound to cut the Bruin lead to nine, 61-52.

Seven free throws later, BYU had cut the Bruin lead to two at 61-59. UCLA answered by going on 6-0 run with 9:09 remaining. The Bruins continued to fight off the Cougars, once again extending their lead to 10, 82-72 with 2:49 remaining. BYU wasn’t done yet, cutting the lead to five with 1:32 on the clock on a layup by Fredette but a dunk 30 seconds later sealed the deal for the Bruins as they would go on to win 86-79.

The Cougars will play two more games before Christmas, taking on Weber State in Ogden on Tuesday before returning to Provo to play UTEP on Thursday. Both games will begin at 7 p.m. and can be heard on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM. The Weber State game can be seen live on KJZZ.

Official Basketball Box Score
BYU vs UCLA
12/18/10 2:30 PM at Anaheim, CA
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VISITORS: BYU 10-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
00 DAVIES, Brandon..... f  7-9    0-0    4-6    5  1  6   5  18  0  2  1  0  30
34 HARTSOCK, Noah...... f  1-1    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   2   2  0  1  1  0  11
04 EMERY, Jackson...... g  4-8    1-5    6-7    0  4  4   4  15  1  1  0  1  32
31 COLLINSWORTH, Kyle.. g  2-6    0-1    2-4    0  2  2   2   6  2  2  0  0  29
32 FREDETTE, Jimmer.... g  8-15   2-8    7-8    0  2  2   4  25  1  7  0  0  34
01 ABOUO, Charles......    0-2    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   1   0  0  2  0  0   6
12 MAGNUSSON, Logan....    1-1    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   4   2  0  0  0  0   7
13 ZYLSTRA, Brock......    1-1    0-0    1-1    0  0  0   0   3  0  1  0  0   8
14 MARTINEAU, Nick.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   5
15 ANDERSON, James.....    0-1    0-0    0-3    0  1  1   1   0  0  1  0  0   4
21 ROGERS, Stephen.....    1-1    1-1    1-2    0  4  4   1   4  0  0  1  0  14
41 COLLINSWORTH, Chris.    2-6    0-2    0-0    3  4  7   3   4  1  2  0  1  20
   TEAM................                         2  3  5
   Totals..............   27-51   4-17  21-31  12 23 35  27  79  5 19  3  2 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-23 60.9%   2nd Half: 13-28 46.4%   Game: 52.9%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-6  50.0%   2nd Half:  1-11  9.1%   Game: 23.5%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-12 50.0%   2nd Half: 15-19 78.9%   Game: 67.7%    5
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HOME TEAM: UCLA 6-4
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
22 Nelson, Reeves...... f  8-15   0-2    7-13   1  3  4   2  23  2  1  0  0  32
23 Honeycutt, Tyler.... f  6-12   3-4    2-4    4  4  8   4  17  3  2  0  0  30
34 Smith, Joshua....... c  4-7    0-0    7-9    5  3  8   4  15  1  3  0  1  20
03 Lee, Malcolm........ g  3-11   0-4    3-4    2  1  3   4   9  7  1  0  1  33
11 Jones, Lazeric...... g  5-7    2-3    0-0    0  0  0   4  12  0  1  0  2  24
00 Stover, Anthony.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   3
01 Lamb, Tyler.........    0-2    0-2    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  2  2  0  0  15
05 Anderson, Jerime....    1-3    1-1    2-4    0  1  1   1   5  0  0  0  0  18
21 Lane, Brendan.......    2-4    0-0    1-2    2  3  5   2   5  2  0  1  0  25
   TEAM................                         2  1  3
   Totals..............   29-61   6-16  22-36  16 17 33  21  86 17 10  1  4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-27 48.1%   2nd Half: 16-34 47.1%   Game: 47.5%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-7  42.9%   2nd Half:  3-9  33.3%   Game: 37.5%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 14-19 73.7%   2nd Half:  8-17 47.1%   Game: 61.1%    7
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Officials: Tony Greene, Mike Nance, Glen Tuitt
Technical fouls: BYU-None. UCLA-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
BYU...........................   37   42  -   79
UCLA..........................   43   43  -   86
Game 2 17th Annual John R. Wooden Classic
Points in the paint-BY 36,UCLA 34. Points off turnovers-BY 15,UCLA 21.
2nd chance points-BY 10,UCLA 17. Fast break points-BY 4,UCLA 2.
Bench points-BY 13,UCLA 10. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-1 time.
Last FG-BY 2nd-00:16, UCLA 2nd-01:04.
Largest lead-BY by 10 1st-15:10, UCLA by 13 2nd-14:15.

BYU vs. UCLA in the John R. Wooden Classic

No. 16/18 BYU basketball will take its 10-0 record to Anaheim where it will face UCLA in the John R. Wooden Classic on Saturday, Dec. 18, at 2:30 p.m. PT in the Honda Center. The Cougars are coming off an 87-65 victory over Arizona at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City behind Jimmer Fredette’s season-high 33 points and a career-high nine rebounds. Fredette, the USBWA and Dick Vitale’s National Player of the Week, is averaging 23.7 points, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals to lead the Cougars. UCLA has won two-straight games against Cal Poly and UC Davis and is 5-4 on the season. Tyler Honeycutt contributes 15.3 points per game to lead four players who average double figures. As a team the Bruins average 72.6 points per game and shoot .462 from the field and their opponents average 67.2 points and shoot .421 from the field. Saturday’s game can be heard live online at KSL.com beginning at 2:30 p.m. PT via the X-Stream and will be tape delayed on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM following coverage of the New Mexico Bowl. The game will be televised live on the Fox Sports Network and Fox Sports West.

Up Next

No. 16/18 BYU will play at Weber State on Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah. The game will be televised live on KJZZ. A live stats link will be available on www.byucougars.com and fans can listen live on the radio beginning with the pregame show at 6 p.m. MT on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM out of Salt Lake City or via the Internet at KSL.com.

Cougar Quick Hits

— No. 16/18 BYU head coach Dave Rose is 137-40 in his six seasons at BYU and is the program’s all-time leader in winning percentage at .774.

— The Cougars were ranked in the AP Preseason Poll for the first time since the 1980-81 season and are currently ranked No. 16 in the AP Poll and No. 18 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.

— Jimmer Fredette has been named to eight preseason All-America teams (AP, ESPN.com, Sporting News, SI.com/Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times, Athlon Sports, Dick Vitale and Blue Ribbon Magazine). Fredette is averaging 23.7 points, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game this season.

— Senior guard Jackson Emery is second on the team in scoring at 11.4 points per game and adds 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and a team-best 2.9 steals per game. He has posted four-plus steals five times this season. Brandon Davies is third on the team in scoring at 9.9 points per game on .581 shooting. He has scored in double figures five times this season.

BYU GAME #11 FAST FACTS

No. 16/18 BYU (10-0) vs. UCLA (5-4)

Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010

Honda Center

Anaheim, Calif.

2:30 p.m. PT

Coaches

BYU, Dave Rose (137-40 in sixth season at BYU; same overall)

UCLA, Ben Howland (171-76 in eighth season at UCLA; 339-175 in 17th season overall)

Series

Series tied 11-11 with UCLA winning 82-69 at UCLA in 2006

TV

FSN and FSW (Steve Physioc, play-by-play; Marques Johnson, game analysis; Rebecca Haarlow, sideline)

Radio

Live on KSL.com via the X-Stream and tape delayed on KSL Newsradio (102.7 FM/1160 AM) and the Cougar Sports Network (Mark Durrant, play-by-play; Russell Larson, game analysis)

Web

Live audio and live stats links are available on the basketball schedule page at www.byucougars.com/basketball_m/

Looking at UCLA

2010-11 Record: 5-4, 0-0

Conference: Pac 10

2009-10 Record: 14-18, 8-10 (T-5th place in Pac 10)

2010 Postseason: None

Highlights:

- UCLA is 5-4 this season and is on a two-game winning streak including wins over Cal Poly (72-61) and UC Davis (74-67) at home. The Bruins are 5-1 at home, 0-1 on the road and 0-2 in neutral site games.

- Tyler Honeycutt leads UCLA in scoring (15.3 ppg) and rebounding (8.4 rpg). He is shooting .455 from the field, .378 from three and .760 from the free throw line. Reeves Nelson is second in scoring (13.8 ppg) and rebounding (8.3 rpg) and shoots .571 from the field.

- Lazeric Jones and Malcolm Lee also average double figures at 10.9 and 10.8 points per game, respectively.

- As a team, UCLA averages 72.6 points and shoots .462 from the field, .338 from three and .657 from the free throw line. Opponents average 67.2 points and shoot .421 from the field and .333 from three.

Coach: Ben Howland (eighth season at UCLA)

UCLA’s Last Outing — Men’s Basketball Gets Back-to-Back Win Against UC Davis

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Malcolm Lee scored 15 points and UCLA defeated UC Davis 74-67 Monday night to win its second in a row.

Reeves Nelson added 13 points. Tyler Honeycutt had 10 points and 12 rebounds, and Joshua Smith had 10 rebounds for the Bruins (5-4), who had gone without consecutive wins since Nov. 15-16.

Honeycutt and Smith helped the Bruins dominate the boards, 44-29, on a night when they had 14 turnovers.

Freshman Josh Ritchart scored a season-high 23 points and Joe Harden added 16 for the Aggies (4-6). They fell to 0-2 against Pac-10 teams this season, having lost to California by 12 last week. Mark Payne had 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

Series Notes

Saturday’s game will be the 23rd meeting between BYU and UCLA. The series is tied at 11-11 with UCLA winning the last meeting 82-69 in Los Angeles. The Cougars hold a 2-1 advantage in neutral site games.