Up next for UCLA basketball: Thursday vs. San Diego

UCLA guard Aaron Holiday dribbles against Cal State Northridge during the second half Sunday.

By Ben Bolch

Nov. 16, 2016 4:30 PM PT

NEXT UP FOR UCLA

vs. San Diego

When: 8 p.m. Thursday.

Where: Pauley Pavilion.

On the air: TV: Pac-12 Network; Radio: 570.

Records: San Diego 0-2; UCLA 2-0.

Update: San Diego utilizes a Princeton-style offense that features lots of backdoor cuts and misdirection but hasn’t really fooled anyone in losses to San Diego State and Samford. UCLA has topped 100 points in each of its victories and Bruins Coach Steve Alford seemed pleased that his team generated 92 possessions in a victory over Cal State Northridge on Sunday because it was 12 more than it had in any game last season. “We want the game up-tempo,” Alford said. “It’s who we are. It’s the makeup of our guys.”

—Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

Up next for UCLA basketball: Thursday vs. San Diego

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