LOS ANGELES — His dunk lives on through Youtube.com.

Russell Westbrook chose a good time for his high-flying jam against Indiana in the second round at the NCAA Tournament in Sacramento. Yes, UCLA's sophomore backup point guard is making it clear there's more to his game than setting up teammates.

He can score, too.

Westbrook is pouring in points this summer for Hoop Family in the Say No Classic, an NCAA-approved summer league hosted by The Point in Hollywood. In this low-key setting, he is working toward a larger role next season.

People noticed Westbrook's no-fear style with his breakaway dunk over Indiana defender Earl Calloway. Three months later, Westbrook hears about the dunk daily.

The muscular yet slender guard is making more highlight reel plays this summer as he consistently goes to the basket.

"At this point, Russell is so strong. He's aggressive, he's physical and he uses his body well," said Quinton Grogan, an assistant coach for Hoop Family. "He's handling the ball well and once he gets to the basket there's no one that can stop him from inside the key. We even post Russell up a lot. We use him outside and inside because he's so strong."

Westbrook occasionally handles point-guard duties, but more often he plays the shooting guard position and looks to score.

Last Sunday, Westbrook had 14 points by halftime. He snatched a loose ball, sped up court and made a layup and drew the foul. He leapt for an alley-oop pass and powered it down. He diversified and stopped at the 3-point line for a long-distance basket.

"It's a lot different, but not too much different," Westbrook said. "In high school I played a lot of two. But next year, I'm looking forward to playing one (point guard) and two. I have to have my combo game right."

In the second half, Westbrook drove the lane, flipped the ball between his hands so quickly it was hard to see which hand it was in before dropping it in the hoop. Another time, his up-close shot missed and he tipped it twice before a teammate grabbed the rebound and laid the ball in.

Hoops Family, evenly matched with Belmont Shores BTI, called timeout down 80-78 and drew up a play for Westbrook. He dribbled along the perimeter, lost his dribble, grabbed the ball from near half-court and as he was double-teamed launched an air ball from 3-point territory.

"We want the ball in his hands and we were going to let him make the decision that he wanted to make," Grogan said.

Although his shot fell short this time, Westbrook wanted the shot in crunch time. The same way he approaches late-game situations he is working on his 3-point shot. He made 57 3-pointers his senior year of high school, but just nine last season.

"When he came out of high school, he wasn't a great shooter but he's been in the gym," Grogan said. "Russell is a workaholic."

Similar to the way UCLA starter Darren Collison apprenticed under Jordan Farmar, Westbrook is finding his way under Collison.

Collison's statistics as backup in 2005-06 and Westbrook's last season are comparable. Collision averaged 5.7 points, 2.33 assists and 1.7 rebounds in 19.1 minutes as Farmar's understudy. Westbrook averaged 3.4 points, 0.7 assists and 0.8 rebounds as the backup to Collison.

"Every time I'm watching, I'm always learning," Westbrook said.

Westbrook earned his only start of the season during UCLA's trip to West Virginia. Collison, bothered by a sore shoulder, sat out and in his place Westbrook made 1 of 11 shots in 32 minutes and had a stat line consisting of 4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 turnovers. UCLA lost 70-65.

And so how will he do the next time he gets this opportunity?

"I'll be prepared," Westbrook said. "That was one of the loudest places we played all year."

Westbrook had already experienced a hostile environment in McArthur Court, home of the Oregon Ducks. Oregon gave UCLA its first loss of the season, 68-66, but Westbrook in just 13 minutes had 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting and no turnovers.

Afterward, UCLA coach Ben Howland called it Westbrook's best game in a UCLA uniform.

"I felt in the flow of the game so it felt good," Westbrook said.

His experience of playing close to his hometown of Hawthorne and his younger brother, Raynard, has been what he thought it would be, he said.

"I like staying close to home — my parents can come to every game," Westbrook said. "Family members, everyone comes."