National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
UCLA 63, Kentucky 53
When: 5:15 PM ET, Saturday, December 17, 2022
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: # Randy McCall, # Bert Smith, # Brian Dorsey
Attendance: 20261

Jaime Jaquez Jr. collected 19 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and four steals to fuel No. 16 UCLA to a 63-53 victory over No. 13 Kentucky on Saturday in New York.

Jaquez made 9 of 19 shots from the floor to send the Bruins (10-2) to their seventh straight win.

Tyger Campbell and Jaylen Clark each scored 15 points for UCLA, which shot 45.8 percent from the floor and took advantage of 18 Kentucky turnovers. Clark also had four steals.

David Singleton contributed eight points off the bench and made both of UCLA's 3-pointers. The Bruins shot 2 of 8 from beyond the arc.

Freshman Chris Livingston scored a season-high 14 points off the bench, and Sahvir Wheeler added 11 to pace Kentucky.

Oscar Tshiebwe recorded eight points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots for the Wildcats (7-3), who saw their four-game winning streak come to a halt. Kentucky shot just 32.8 percent from the floor.

Antonio Reeves drained a 3-pointer and Wheeler sank a jumper to trim UCLA's lead to 55-53 with 4:29 remaining in the second half before Campbell responded with a jumper. Mac Etienne and Clark each added a free throw to push the Bruins' advantage to six with 1:52 to play.

Kentucky failed to convert open looks on its next two possessions before UCLA finished it off. Campbell made a jumper off the glass and Clark stole the ball before adding an emphatic dunk to close the scoring.

Kentucky erased a 13-point deficit to forge a 40-40 tie before Jaquez answered with a layup on the ensuing possession. Campbell made a free throw following a technical foul and Singleton drained a 3-pointer to give UCLA a six-point advantage.

Jaquez made two layups and sank three straight jumpers during a 22-11 surge to give UCLA a 31-18 lead with 6:31 remaining in the first half.

Kentucky cut the deficit to eight at intermission and forged a 38-38 tie after Livingston made jumpers on three consecutive possessions.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
UCLA   Kentucky
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 19 Scoring Chris Livingston 14
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 4 Assists Sahvir Wheeler 6
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 12 Rebounds Oscar Tshiebwe 16
Jaylen Clark 3 Free Throws Made Chris Livingston 2
Jaylen Clark 4 Steals Oscar Tshiebwe 2
Adem Bona 2 Blocks Oscar Tshiebwe 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UCLA 63 45.8 2-8 7-15 11 38 4 11 13
Kentucky 53 32.8 6-21 5-13 14 38 4 8 18