MANHATTAN, N.Y. ““ There was nothing fulfilling about the UCLA men’s basketball team’s Thanksgiving trip to New York City.
In two games ““ 80 minutes on the court at Madison Square Garden ““ the Bruins never held a single lead.
UCLA (3-2) lost to Virginia Commonwealth (4-1) 89-85 in the consolation round of the NIT Season Tip-Off to come away winless in its early season tournament appearance for the second straight year.
With time running out on the clock, Bruin sophomore forward Reeves Nelson fired a three-point attempt which would have tied the game, but it fell short and the Rams sealed it with a free throw on the other end.
Junior guard Malcolm Lee led UCLA with 23 points.