Leading by 18 with just over 15 minutes to play, UCLA basketball had Cal on the ropes Sunday night, with sole possession of second place in the Pac-12 just about wrapped up.
But first, to close out an eventual 76-64 victory, they had to overcome a Bird problem.
Cal freshman Jabari Bird, who has struggled of late after coming back from an ankle injury, played just four minutes in the first half. He had as many field goal attempts as he did fouls – one – and officially flew under UCLA’s radar.
The whole Golden Bears team did.
Story by: Andrew Erickson