Johnny Juzang, Jaylen Clark lead No. 13 UCLA past Washington State

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UCLA's Jaylen Clark made the most out of his rare start.

The sophomore guard was inserted into the starting five with Tyger Campbell being benched due to a violation of team rules and had a career-high 18 points and 11 rebounds in the 13th-ranked Bruins' 76-56 victory over Washington State on Thursday night.

Coach Mick Cronin looked at Clark's performance as a triple-double, though, by factoring in 12 pass deflections on defense.

"He's had a tough year with injuries," Cronin said. "This is the first week in like two months he's been able to string together three straight practices. So he's slowly getting into shape."

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UCLA guard Jaylen Clark, left, and Washington State guard Michael Flowers compete for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

With Johnny Juzang on the bench most of the first half due to foul trouble, Clark was UCLA's offensive catalyst early. He either scored or had an assist on 22 of the Bruins' first 26 points.

Clark had 12 points in the first half en route to his first double-double. He also had five assists and four steals.

"I’m finally starting to find my shot, but I was focused on the defensive side guarding (Washington State’s Michael) Flowers and letting the offensive side take care of itself," Clark said.

Juzang led the Bruins with 19 points, with 16 coming after halftime.

"We’re all happy for him, but no one is surprised," Juzang said about Clark.

Tyrell Roberts led Washington State (14-11, 7-7 Pac-12) with 14 points, including four 3-pointers. Noah Williams and Andrej