[81alum]

Well the first quarter was brilliant, and the second quarter terrible.  The refs are letting a lot of contact inside go.  And Close knows how to take advantage of that.  At times it looked like a mugging under the basket.

We hit 57% of our treys and outrebounded them 26-18, and only have a 5 point lead at the half.  We shot 42% to their 29%.  Which means we shot much better from outside than from inside--we missed a lot of layups.  A true defensive slugfest in the second quarter.  Onyenwere has missed 3 treys but is so deadly from inside.  And we have 7 turnovers to their 2.

I am hoping that UCLA does not have the stamina to maintain that defensive intensity to the end of the game.  We shall see.

[81alum]

Well the first quarter was brilliant, and the second quarter terrible.  The refs are letting a lot of contact inside go.  And Close knows how to take advantage of that.  At times it looked like a mugging under the basket.

We hit 57% of our treys and outrebounded them 26-18, and only have a 5 point lead at the half.  We shot 42% to their 29%.  Which means we shot much better from outside than from inside--we missed a lot of layups.  A true defensive slugfest in the second quarter.  Onyenwere has missed 3 treys but is so deadly from inside.  And we have 7 turnovers to their 2.

I am hoping that UCLA does not have the stamina to maintain that defensive intensity to the end of the game.  We shall see.