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Conditions are ripe for UCLA’s second straight upset loss here at the Sports Arena as Middle Tennesse State leads 40-32 at the half.
It’s less of a surprise when you factor in the absence of Reeves Nelson, suspended indefinitely by coach Ben Howland, and the fact that MTSU just beat the very same Loyola Marymount team that UCLA lost to Friday night.
Howland appeared puzzled at times as the Bruins let Blue Raiders continually drive to the basket with ease.
Wake-up calls are becoming a yearly ritual for the UCLA men’s basketball team.
After letting Division II Cal State San Bernardino hang around for longer than it would have liked, UCLA turned to a strategy that everyone saw coming.
SALT LAKE CITY “”mdash; The Bruins and Utes dug into a snow-covered Rice-Eccles Stadium field Saturday. But, it was Utah’s cleats that dug deeper as it plowed its way to the end zone.
SALT LAKE CITY “”mdash; It took a half, but there was no question who felt more comfortable in the cold confines of Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday.
UCLA couldn’t get much going in snow and near-freezing temperatures, falling to Utah 31-6. It ended the Bruins’ two-game winning streak and continued their string of dissapointing road losses.
SALT LAKE CITY “”mdash; A little bit of snow didn’t give Utah much of a home-field advantage early, and UCLA capitalized on it.
That’s when the Utes put the ball in the hands of running back John White IV and rode his shifty feet to the end zone.
Hearing Ben Howland go through his early-season ritual of bemoaning his team’s defensive play, you would think little has changed for the UCLA men’s basketball team.
