Belt game 1,832 · March 27, 2008 · postseason
UCLA takes the belt
UCLA beat Western Kentucky 88–78 at home to start reign 527 of the College Basketball belt, the 14th for the program.
Western Kentucky had held it since March 21, 2008, with 1 defense over 6 days.
UCLA held it for 9 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Memphis on April 5, 2008.
527Reign number
14Team's reign
1Defenses
9Days held
Box score
UCLA
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love | 38 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10-14 | 0-2 | 9-12 |
| James Keefe | 26 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Josh Shipp | 33 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 2-4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 32 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-15 | 1-2 | 7-8 |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | 36 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Darren Collison | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Alfred Aboya | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lorenzo Mata-Real | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Western Kentucky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Brazelton | 34 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10-21 | 6-10 | 5-7 |
| Courtney Lee | 37 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7-29 | 2-8 | 2-3 |
| Boris Siakam | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| A.J. Slaughter | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 4-6 |
| Ty Rogers | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Jeremy Evans | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| D.J. Magley | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Desire Gabou | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Orlando Mendez-Valdez | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Steffphon Pettigrew | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| B.J. Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Matt Maresca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.