Tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET the No. 19 ranked UCLA Bruins (5-0) will travel to Orleans Arena to take on Nevada (3-3) for some NCAA Thanksgiving action that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. UCLA fans can listen to the game on 570 Fox Sports LA, while Nevada Wolfpack fans can tune in to Fox Sports 1450 AM.
The Bruins are off to their finest start in six years, and are getting less publicity than one might expect thanks to higher-profile stars elsewhere. "We're really talented," junior Norman Powell said. "We know we can put up points, but being a great team that you want to be we've got to get defensive stops."
The key to the hot start has been sophomore guard Jordan Adams, who is leading UCLA in scoring (22.2 points per game) as well as jumpstarting a defense that is allowing opponents a mere 62.4 points a night.
"As I told the team -- we needed to get out of the gate quickly," said coach Steve Alford. "We had five home games to start the season. ... Our guys have done a good job. It's a new program, a new system."
The Bruins are a balanced bunch with four players scoring double figures on a nightly basis, and three more scoring about nine a night. Even with that balance though Adams has stood out. Not only is he pouring in the points, he has done so efficiently; through five games he is making a staggering 56 percent of his shots, including 46.2 percent from beyond the arc.
If they want to continue their winning streak though they will need to handle Nevada guard Deonte Burton, who is racking up 24.5 points per contest. "As he goes, we go," coach David Carter said. "We feed off him, but everyone has to be aggressive. There has to be a sense of urgency for everybody."
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