ED O'BANNON'S 3-POINTERS TOO MUCH FOR CAL -- UCLA ROLLS  2/24/95

By MARK ALESIA
Los Angeles Daily News

BERKELEY -- It was 3-pointers UCLA coach Jim Harrick wanted by keeping
freshman Toby Bailey in the starting lineup. It turns out they were there all
the time.

Ed O'Bannon tied a school record with seven 3-pointers, and UCLA made 13 of
its first 14 shots in the second half, to defeat well-rested California
104-88 Thursday night at Harmon Gym.

O'Bannon finished with 27 points and George Zidek added a career-high 25
before fouling out.

UCLA (20-2, 13-2) retained its 2 1/2-game lead atop the Pacific-10
Conference. The Bruins would have to lose their three remaining league games,
all of which are at home, just for another team to have a chance to take away
the title. They play USC on Wednesday and Oregon State and Oregon the
following week.

O'Bannon tied the school record for 3-pointers set by Reggie Miller at
Washington State on Dec. 19, 1986. Sunday against Arizona, O'Bannon set a
personal career record with four 3-pointers.

California (12-10, 4-9) had won the previous three games in the series. But
the Bears lost their seventh straight at home. They haven't won a league game
at home this season.

Cal is the only team that defeated UCLA in Pauley Pavilion last season and
the only team that has done it this season.

For UCLA, it was the fourth game in eight days. The previous three games were
against ranked teams. Edney and Ed O'Bannon didn't even attend Wednesday's
light workout, staying at the hotel to rest.

California had seven days off after its previous game.

Harrick stayed with his starting lineup from Tuesday's victory at Stanford,
giving Bailey, a freshman, the second start of his career. The opponent had
more 3-pointers than UCLA in the previous 11 league games.

But it was Ed O'Bannon, not Bailey, who supplied the 3-pointers that gave
UCLA a 48-37 lead at halftime.

O'Bannon made four 3-pointers, which matched his career high set in Sunday's
victory over Arizona.

UCLA center Zidek had six points in the first three minutes of the game. That
matched Zidek's point total from the previous two games. He was scoreless
against Arizona and had six against Stanford.

There were 10 lead changes and seven ties in the first 12:35 of the game.
Then UCLA went on a 15-2 run to lead 41-29 with 3:19 until halftime. Ed
O'Bannon's 3-pointer at 2:05 gave the Bruins a 44-30 lead, their largest lead
of the half.

Cal, last in the league in free-throw shooting, made only 7 of 14 in the
first half, including one by Anwar McQueen that barely grazed the rim.

The Bears also looked un-confident with their half-court offense. Monty
Buckley, the team's leading scorer, and Ryan Jamison had three fouls in the
first half.

Gardner opened the second half with a 3-pointer and K.J. Roberts followed
with another to help cut UCLA's lead to 58-51 before timeout was called with
15:54 left.

UCLA made 9 of its first 10 shots in the half, and led 69-60 at a time out
with 11:55 left. O'Bannon set a new career-high with his fifth 3-pointer with
13:26 left.

With point guard Tyus Edney driving at will, the Bruins extended the lead to
90-71 with 4:34 left.

On Jan. 28, Cal won 100-93 at Pauley Pavilion in game that featured lots of
shoving and talking and two technical fouls.

Afterward, Bears coach Todd Bozeman accused UCLA of disrespecting his team by
not staying off the practice floor until the Bears were finished a day
earlier.

The previous three years UCLA faced Cal in the Bay Area, the game was at
Oakland Coliseum. With the Coliseum preparing for the Grateful Dead, the game
was scheduled for tiny Harmon Gym.

A $35 million expansion of Harmon Gym to 11,000 to 12,000 seats is scheduled
to begin in 1997 and be completed for the 1998-99 season.