# 1992–93 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1992–93 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins began the season ranked 24th in the AP Poll. The team finished 3rd in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The UCLA Bruins beat Iowa State in the first round, 81-70, and lost to Michigan in the second round, 84-86.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Preseason NIT ||||||
| November 18, 1992 | No. 24 | Saint Louis First Round | W 68–54 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion (6,612) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 20, 1992 | No. 24 | UTEP Second Round | W 73–72 | 2–0 | Pauley Pavilion (7,481) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 25, 1992 | No. 21 | vs. No. 6 Seton Hall Semifinals | L 64–73 | 2–1 | Madison Square Garden (12,641) New York, NY |
| November 27, 1992 | No. 21 | vs. No. 7 Florida State Third Place Game | W 86–83 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden (14,338) New York, NY |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 5, 1992 | No. 16 | Santa Clara | W 69–60 | 4–1 | Pauley Pavilion (5,667) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 12, 1992 | No. 13 | San Diego | W 90–63 | 5–1 | Pauley Pavilion (5,326) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 19, 1992 | No. 13 | vs. Georgia Kuppenheimer Classic | W 68–63 | 6–1 | Georgia Dome (28,885) Atlanta, GA |
| December 22, 1992 | No. 12 | Cal State Northridge | W 80–73 | 7–1 | Pauley Pavilion (5,638) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 28, 1992 | No. 11 | at Pittsburgh | L 79–91 | 7–2 | Pittsburgh Civic Arena (13,071) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 30, 1992 | No. 11 | Cal State Fullerton | W 90–82 | 8–2 | Pauley Pavilion (6,039) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 2, 1993 | No. 11 | Houston | W 87–78 | 9–2 | Pauley Pavilion (7,047) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 7, 1993 | No. 15 | No. 20 Arizona | L 80–82 | 9–3 (0–1) | Pauley Pavilion (9,256) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 9, 1993 | No. 15 | Arizona State | W 89–85 | 10–3 (1–1) | Pauley Pavilion (7,192) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 14, 1993 | No. 16 | at Oregon | W 99–87 | 11–3 (2–1) | McArthur Court (7,489) Eugene, OR |
| January 16, 1993 | No. 16 | at Oregon State | L 73–79 | 11–4 (2–2) | Gill Coliseum (9,632) Corvallis, OR |
| January 21, 1993 | No. 23 | Stanford | W 84–76 | 12–4 (3–2) | Pauley Pavilion (8,767) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 24, 1993 | No. 23 | California | L 82–104 | 12–5 (3–3) | Pauley Pavilion (12,563) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 28, 1993 | | at USC | W 90–80 | 13–5 (4–3) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (10,141) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 31, 1993 | | Notre Dame | W 68–65 | 14–5 | Pauley Pavilion (6,251) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 4, 1993 | | at Washington | L 67–81 | 14–6 (4–4) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3,788) Seattle, WA |
| February 6, 1993 | | at Washington State | L 56–67 | 14–7 (4–5) | Beasley Coliseum (8,192) Corvallis, OR |
| February 11, 1993 | | Oregon State | W 76–75 | 15–7 (5–5) | Pauley Pavilion (7,921) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 14, 1993 | | Oregon | W 97–90 | 16–7 (6–5) | Pauley Pavilion (6,861) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 18, 1993 | | at Stanford | W 72–64 | 17–7 (7–5) | Maples Pavilion (3,776) Stanford, CA |
| February 20, 1993 | | at California | W 85–71 | 18–7 (8–5) | Oakland Arena (15,039) Oakland, CA |
| February 25, 1993 | | USC | L 62–72 | 18–8 (8–6) | Pauley Pavilion (12,767) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 28, 1993 | | at No. 9 Duke | L 67–78 | 18–9 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| March 04, 1993 | | Washington State | W 71–70 | 19–9 (9–6) | Pauley Pavilion (8,231) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 06, 1993 | | Washington | W 93–64 | 20–9 (10–6) | Pauley Pavilion (9,152) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 11, 1993 | | at Arizona State | W 77–74 | 21–9 (11–6) | ASU Activity Center (10,185) Tempe, AZ |
| March 13, 1993 | | at No. 6 Arizona | L 80–99 | 21–10 (11–7) | McKale Center (13,990) Tucson, AZ |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 19, 1993 | | vs. Iowa State First Round | W 81–70 | 22–10 | McKale Center (13,532) Tucson, AZ |
| March 21, 1993 | | vs. No. 3 Michigan Second Round | L 84–86 $^{OT}$ | 22–11 | McKale Center (13,534) Tucson, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
Source

## Starting lineup

| Position | Player | Class |
| F | Mitchell Butler | Sr. |
| F | Ed O'Bannon | So. |
| F | Richard Petruska | Sr. |
| G | Shon Tarver | Jr. |
| G | Tyus Edney | So. |
Other players: C George Zidek (Fr), Ike Nwankwo, Kevin Dempsey, Rodney Zimmerman, David Boyle, Mike Lanier, Marquis Burns, Steve Elkind