National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UCLA 58, Washington St. 54
When: 5:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials: # Randy Burkhart, # Mike Eggers, # Gregory Nixon
Attendance: 9317

Malcolm Lee tied the game at the end of regulation with a pair of free throws and hit two more to put UCLA ahead for good with six seconds left in overtime as the Bruins edged Washington State 58-54 in a Pac-10 Conference game Saturday.

Despite the win, UCLA finished in second place in the conference behind Arizona, which defeated Oregon earlier in the day.

The short-handed Cougars (19-11, 10-8 Pac-10) played without star forward Klay Thompson, the Pac-10’s leading scorer. Thompson was suspended by the team after he was cited by police for a misdemeanor marijuana charge after Thursday’s win over USC. Washington State was also without guard Reggie Moore (ankle).

The Bruins (22-9, 13-5 Pac-10) rallied from 13 points down at halftime to take a 43-39 lead with 7:22 to play, but the Bruins didn’t score again until Tyler Honeycutt hit a 3-pointer with 49 seconds to play. The field goal cut the Bruins' deficit to 47-46, and UCLA later tied the game on a pair of free throws by Lee with eight seconds to go. Washington State had a chance to win it, but Faisal Aden missed a 3-pointer with a second left.

Reeves Nelson led UCLA 23 points and eight rebounds. Brock Motum led the Cougars with 15 points.
Top Game Performances
 
UCLA   Washington St.
Reeves Nelson 23 Scoring Brock Motum 15
Lazeric Jones 6 Assists Marcus Capers 3
Tyler Honeycutt 10 Rebounds Faisal Aden 5
Malcolm Lee 7 Free Throws Made Faisal Aden 4
Jerime Anderson 2 Steals DeAngelo Casto 3
Joshua Smith 3 Blocks DeAngelo Casto 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UCLA 58 38.9 2-17 14-15 13 34 7 4
Washington St. 54 40.4 4-13 8-14 15 24 2 5