In their opening game of the Pac-12 Tournament , UCLA switched to a man-to-man defense after having played predominantly zone under Bartow , and they defeated Stanford 79 – 72 . Bruins freshman guard David Singleton broke his foot in the final minute , ending his season . The Bruins lost their next game 83 – 72 to second-seeded Arizona State in the quarterfinals . They were down by two points with 3:59 remaining before halftime . However , they were outscored 14 – 0 to end the half , and trailed by double-digits throughout most of the rest of the game . Afterwards , Bartow stated that he was not interested in having his interim tag removed , and expressed optimism that UCLA would " hire a very good coach "
Pac-12 Tournament
2019 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team