On February 15 , 2018 , Holiday scored 17 points and had a season-high 10 assists in a 75 – 68 win over Oregon State . The next contest in the their final home game of the season , the Bruins won 86 – 78 in overtime against Oregon behind Holiday 's 29 points and six assists . UCLA blew a double-digit lead in the second half when the Ducks went on a 13 – 0 run after Holiday went to the bench in foul trouble . Coach Alford stated that Holiday 's value was underscored by the team 's plus-minus when he is out of the game , and he called his star guard a candidate for Pac-12 Player of the Year . After leading the Bruins ' sweep of the Oregon schools , Holiday was named Pac-12 Player of the Week for the second time . In the regular-season finale , Holiday scored the team 's final nine points and finished with a career-high 34 points on 11-of-16 shooting with seven assists in an 87 – 72 victory over USC , completing a season sweep in their crosstown rivalry and clinching a bye and the No. 4 seed for the Bruins in the upcoming Pac-12 Tournament . He was named Pac-12 Player of the Week for a third time , which led the conference . In UCLA 's Pac-12 Tournament opener , Holiday scored 34 points for the second consecutive game and added eight assists and seven rebounds to lead an 88 – 77 win over Stanford . He played all 40 minutes of the game for the fourth time in five contests . The Bruins qualified for the 2018 NCAA Tournament , but lost 65 – 58 to St. Bonaventure in the First Four for the Bonnies ' first tournament win in 48 years . Holiday scored 20 points and committed a career-high 10 turnovers , but also led a defense that limited Jaylen Adams to eight points on 2-for-16 shooting
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