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Howland wants UCLA to regain focus against Oregon State

CORVALLIS, Ore. - For 15minutes Thursday, everything was going right for the UCLA men's basketball team.

The Bruins sported a 13-point lead over the Oregon Ducks at McArthur Court with 5:25 left in the first half after freshman forward Tyler Honeycutt converted a layup, drew the foul and hit the free throw.

Then everything faded to black. Twenty-nine points in 15 minutes dwindled to two over the next five and a half, and those two came on two Honeycutt free throws with no time left in the half.

Before Oregon eventually clipped the Bruins in overtime, 71-66, it had to close the gap early and did by trimming that 13-point deficit to just three at halftime.

"We saw how the lead dissipated. A bad foul on a three, a couple quick shots," Howland said. "In basketball it's always about time and score. We're up 29-20 and we jack up a shot with 25 seconds left on the shot clock with a guy in our face.

"We lost a little bit of the focus in what we were doing to get good shots   Read Full Article...