I was at Maples tonight hoping for the best and expecting the worst.
First half was even, perhaps in part due to Welsh being out most of the first half thanks to bumping into Travis. Speculation from Bruin fans in my section was a broken nose. They were relieved to see him return near the end of the half.
They started the 2nd half strong and increased their lead after 2 quick fouls put Reid on the bench. Frankly, I thought it was game over, but we made a comeback of exceedingly large proportions. I like how Okpala, Davis, and DaSilva all play. It will be exciting to watch them grow.
I am baffled why Cartwright didn't play. At this point, White appears to me more of a liability than Cartwright, and Cartwright at least has shown he can shoot from 3. I saw UCLA try to isolate him defensively and have their guards break him down, which they did successfully until once late in the second OT. I have the sense that Cartwright knew he wasn't playing tonight. He never took his warmup off.
First half was even, perhaps in part due to Welsh being out most of the first half thanks to bumping into Travis. Speculation from Bruin fans in my section was a broken nose. They were relieved to see him return near the end of the half.
They started the 2nd half strong and increased their lead after 2 quick fouls put Reid on the bench. Frankly, I thought it was game over, but we made a comeback of exceedingly large proportions. I like how Okpala, Davis, and DaSilva all play. It will be exciting to watch them grow.
I am baffled why Cartwright didn't play. At this point, White appears to me more of a liability than Cartwright, and Cartwright at least has shown he can shoot from 3. I saw UCLA try to isolate him defensively and have their guards break him down, which they did successfully until once late in the second OT. I have the sense that Cartwright knew he wasn't playing tonight. He never took his warmup off.