By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Behind the solid one-two punch of Kevon Looney and Tony Parker, UCLA outscored Stanford 10-5 in the second overtime and held on for a 86-81 Pac-12 men’s basketball win at Pauley Pavilion.

The victory was also No. 500 in the collegiate coaching career of UCLA mentor Steve Alford.

Looney scored 27 points and grabbed 19 rebounds – both career highs – and Parker added 22 points and 12 boards for the victorious Bruins (9-7 overall, 1-2 Pac-12).

Bryce Alford scored 15 points, Norman Powell had 12 points and Isaac Hamilton for UCLA, which held a 49-37 rebounding edge.

Chasson Randle led the Cardinal (10-4 overall, 2-1 conference) with 32 points (including seven 3-pointers) along with five rebounds. Anthony Brown tossed in 21 points to go with eight rebounds and four assists. Rosco Allen added 14 points and seven rebounds for Stanford, which was 14 of 21 at the free throw line.

The loss snapped a four-game Cardinal winning streak. Stanford has lost 10 games in a row at UCLA, their last win at Pauley coming in 2005.

The Bruins overcame a 14-point Stanford lead midway through the second half, when Looney and Parker sparked a 19-4 run that put UCLA ahead by one before a free throw by Randle tied the game and sent it into overtime.

In the first overtime, Randle hit a pair of 3-pointers, the second one giving Stanford a 75-72 lead after a trey by Looney tied the game at 72-all. Alford hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with six seconds left to put the Bruins up 76-75, and fouled out on Stanford’s next possession, sending Randle to the free throw line. But Randle hit 1 of 2 to tie the game at 76-all and force the second OT.

The Cardinal finish their Los Angeles road trip against Southern California on Sunday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. PST.