Impossible not to be thrilled with putting up a 5-pt lead over OR in the 1H, even given our basic loss of Bona & Stefanovic.
No surprise that UCLA's top-notch D is carrying the team. Color me wildly surprised if we can hold them to under 30 again in the 2H.
As to the ALWAYS stat of the game:
Bona, Adem 2 PFs
at the halftime TV interview, Cronin was bemoaning Bona's foul treatment by the zebras. OTOH, getting a 2nd PF called on Dante is something for us to hope on.
oh, and, mh: Study up! Mack is the game-high scorer with a vital 14 pts. ummmm, that is more than his atypical gooseegg yesterday, so, like, there's that. :)
Altman is a master of halftime adjustments, injuries or no. It will take 20 mins of D fury for UCLA to pull off this upset, not to mention introducing Adem and Lazar to the court. Won't be easy...
GO BRUINS!