Sloppy play by the Bruins at first, a TON of turnovers. And then to withstand a barrage of 3's in which Villanova could NOT miss, well, a lot of previous UCLA teams would have wilted when down by 10. Credit to UCLA for winning with defense. That's a bad word in basketball these days.
It's pre-season, doesn't mean much at this point. But if this is a harbinger of things to come, the Bruins are going to be a pretty tough out this season.
west coast basketball is where all the tops teams are... UCLA and Zags blew out the other top 2 teams in the country this week...
They rank #6 in offensive efficiency nationally. That’s pretty good only two games into the season and you have a couple new guys Johnson and Watson trying to fit in. You’re right it will be nice to get Cody back with all his experience.
Hate to say it, but, I thought this was a loss when they got down by 10. They tend to rely on the 3 pointers and can be streaky. They did clamp down with the defense later in the game. Rebounded well throughout. I like that they push the ball. Hope Riley gets back, they need that presence down low.
It helped that they have been there before against the top teams. Sold out Pauley it was reminiscent of the Wicks, Rowe, Patterson era.