# 1991–92 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1991–92 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Jim Harrick coached his fourth year for the Bruins. The Bruins started the season ranked 11th in the AP Poll and beat the #2 Indiana Hoosiers, 87–72, in their season opener at the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic (Springfield, Massachusetts). This UCLA squad won their first 14 games, which was their best start since John Wooden's 1972–73 team. For the first time since the 1986–87 season, the Bruins were Pac-10 conference champions with a 16–2 conference record (there was no Pac-10 tournament that year). The Bruins were given a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament that year, but lost to Indiana in the Elite Eight, 79–106. UCLA finished ranked 3rd and 4th in the UPI and AP Polls respectively.

## Starting lineup

| Position | Player | Class |
| F | Don MacLean | Sr. |
| F | Tracy Murray | Jr. |
| F | Mitchell Butler | Jr. |
| G | Gerald Madkins | Jr. |
| G | Shon Tarver | So. |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 15, 1991 | No. 11 | vs. No. 2 Indiana | W 87–72 | 1–0 | Springfield Civic Center (8,500) Springfield, MA |
| November 30, 1991 | No. 4 | Long Beach State | W 68–57 | 2–0 | Pauley Pavilion (8,384) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 7, 1991 | No. 2 | Pepperdine | W 98–58 | 3–0 | Pauley Pavilion (10,413) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 14, 1991 | No. 3 | at San Diego State | W 84–64 | 4–0 | San Diego Sports Arena (6,656) San Diego, CA |
| December 20, 1991 | No. 3 | Loyola Marymount | W 106–80 | 5–0 | Pauley Pavilion (8,217) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 23, 1991 | No. 2 | Cal State Fullerton | W 86–80 | 6–0 | Pauley Pavilion (7,569) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 28, 1991 | No. 2 | Oral Roberts | W 113–62 | 7–0 | Pauley Pavilion (6,289) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 4, 1992 | No. 2 | Georgia | W 87–80 | 8–0 | Pauley Pavilion (12,618) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 9, 1992 | No. 2 | at Arizona State | W 83–62 | 9–0 (1–0) | ASU Activity Center (11,598) Tempe, AZ |
| January 11, 1992 | No. 2 | at No. 6 Arizona | W 89–87 | 10–0 (2–0) | McKale Center (13,965) Tucson, AZ |
| January 16, 1992 | No. 2 | Oregon | W 99–71 | 11–0 (3–0) | Pauley Pavilion (12,102) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 18, 1992 | No. 2 | Oregon State | W 87–81 $^{OT}$ | 12–0 (4–0) | Pauley Pavilion (11,921) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 23, 1992 | No. 2 | at California | W 86–66 | 13–0 (5–0) | Harmon Gym (15,039) Berkeley, CA |
| January 25, 1992 | No. 2 | at No. 24 Stanford | W 83–77 | 14–0 (6–0) | Maples Pavilion (7,500) Stanford, CA |
| January 29, 1992 | No. 2 | No. 25 USC | L 82–86 | 15–0 (6–1) | Pauley Pavilion (12,842) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 2, 1992 | No. 2 | at No. 24 Louisville | W 78–64 | 15–1 | Freedom Hall (19,466) Louisville, KY |
| February 6, 1992 | No. 4 | Washington | W 74–61 | 16–1 (7–1) | Pauley Pavilion (11,686) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 8, 1992 | No. 4 | Washington State | W 82–61 | 17–1 (8–1) | Pauley Pavilion (12,041) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 13, 1992 | No. 3 | at Oregon State | W 72–62 | 18–1 (9–1) | Gill Coliseum (9,374) Corvallis, OR |
| February 15, 1992 | No. 3 | at Oregon | W 84–65 | 19–1 (10–1) | McArthur Court (7,061) Eugene, OR |
| February 18, 1992 | No. 2 | California | W 82–76 | 20–1 (11–1) | Pauley Pavilion (12,151) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 20, 1992 | No. 2 | Stanford | W 96–70 | 21–1 (12–1) | Pauley Pavilion (12,532) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 22, 1992 | No. 2 | at Notre Dame | L 71–84 | 21–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 27, 1992 | No. 4 | at No. 13 USC | L 79–83 | 21–3 (12–2) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (15,517) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 1, 1992 | No. 4 | No. 1 Duke | L 65–75 | 21–4 | Pauley Pavilion (13,023) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 5, 1992 | No. 9 | at Washington State | W 89–85 | 22–4 (13–2) | Beasley Coliseum (7,121) Pullman, WA |
| March 8, 1992 | No. 9 | at Washington | W 80–79 | 23–4 (14–2) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (4,853) Seattle, WA |
| March 12, 1992 | No. 8 | No. 2 Arizona | W 89–81 | 24–4 (15–2) | Pauley Pavilion (12,898) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 14, 1992 | No. 8 | Arizona State | W 85–77 | 25–4 (16–2) | Pauley Pavilion (12,317) Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 20, 1992 | No. 4 | vs. Robert Morris First Round | W 73–53 | 26–4 | ASU Activity Center (7,639) Tempe, AZ |
| March 22, 1992 | No. 4 | vs. Louisville Second Round | W 85–69 | 27–4 | ASU Activity Center (10,125) Tempe, AZ |
| March 26, 1992 | No. 4 | vs. New Mexico State Sweet Sixteen | W 85–78 | 28–4 | The Pit (15,914) Albuquerque, NM |
| March 28, 1992 | No. 4 | vs. No. 5 Indiana Elite Eight | L 79–106 | 28–5 | The Pit (16,106) Albuquerque, NM |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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