Cody Riley scored 16 points to lead the Bruins the last time UCLA faced the Sun Devils in Tempe (Photo Credit: @UCLAMBB)
Last week, when the Bruins were coming off a two-week break, UCLA looked a little rusty. So, it should stand to reason that Arizona State should look rusty tonight after a three-week layoff. But, something makes me think that Bobby Hurley will have the Sun Devils ready to play tonight even though his team dealt with a COVID-19 outbreak last weekend.
In the words of ESPN’s Chris Berman, it’s why they play the games.
Speaking of ESPN, that’s where tonight’s game will be broadcast. It’s also the first UCLA game of the season featuring the duo of Dave Pasch and Bill Walton. Hopefully, these guys will be in midseason form with Pasch trying hard to actually call the basketball game and Bill going off on 436 tangents in the first half alone!
Ultimately, I think the Bruins will take tonight’s game relatively easily, though I expect ASU to make a late run which, ultimately, will fall short.
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Riley was open a few times on the pick n roll; we gotta be better about giving him the ball
Nice drive n dish by Tyger, but Riley got hacked on that shot
Made em both, a good start at the line.
Like Singleton hitting that 3; so far, some great D leading to nice O
Nice passing and finding the open man so far
Riley inside is looking good
Bobby Hurley is absolutely in my all time Top 10 Most Annoying College Basketball Players of all time. Maybe Top 5 if I really thought about it.
Remy Martin not playing tonight gotta hurt ASU
Yeah. Very sad circumstance, but what a lovely tribute by Walton.
Good ball movement in tonight's game-- like it!
Have we gone cold or what?
We've certainly had opportunities
Damn, when we go cold, we don't mess around! 8/23 not good
Now’s the time to make a run.
N that's why I cringe when the big guys lead the break!
No way was that guy set.
Replay is clear, he was moving.
Finally.
Wtf is this reffing? Could it be any more one sided? This is absurd
ASU has no 2 pointers...
He’s all over him at the three!!!
Finally a foul after he missed the other 5!!!!
They keep calling offensive rebounding fouls and they aren’t!!!!!!! This is absolutely awful reffing
Actually, Jaquez did shove him in the back on that last call; I rewound it and watched it.
That's fine, but I'm pretty sure our guys have gotten pushed plenty of times with no whistles.
It might look like it in slow motion but he was moving that direction quickly and his momentum was certainly in that direction
Funny how they seem to catch all of the tricky tack fouls on our guys.
Refs are winning so far
AND ONE!!! What game are these refs watching
Pretty funny they got a couple thousand Waltons...
and one Dave Pasch
Hey they got one against asu... it’s a miracle
Wow. Finally a push off on them. Golf clap for the SPTRs
Man this is frustrating
How are they winning by 2 shooting 27%... refs
We look Disjointed
I gotta believe Cronin’ll straighten this out at halftime.
Right? The first 5 minutes were really good then it looked like we just didn't really care
Cronin gotta get this team settled down and ready to come out blazing second half. There is absolutely no reason to ever be behind in this game.
Campbell with a whole zero assists
Think that's more a product of our players missing shots than an inability of his to set up his fellow players for a shot
Lots of 1 on 1 in the first half
wow we still look flat
ASU outplaying us
We're a bit better offensively but too many ASU guys blowing by us to the rim or to get rebounds
Austin had to talk shit after the dunk to Juzang and got T'd up!
That’s a pretty weak sauce technical... didn’t look like he said anything, but the ref was right there so he must have said something I guess
I wish we'd play some defense tonight.
Where is Clark!?!? UCLA going to lose with this no hustle line up
I am suffering from battered Bruin syndrome
OMG what a flop by Austin! Good thing SPTRs didn't buy it
* Osten
Some good minutes from Singleton
being out hustled
Yup. All game.
Looks like the SPTRs are calling it for us this half
Bobby Ball is all about pushing, tugging and flopping.
LOL Hurley T'd up now!
Man. The SPTRs are in rare form even for them.
Juzang solid at the line tonight
But not the shooter today
Agreed
So if Big Red calls Saturday's game, how much AZ love will we be hearing?
17 TOs. That's why this is a 3 pt game. Ouch.
plus Tiger is missing point blank layups
ASU's youth is showing now
Tyger Campbell is 3-13... he’ll probably take the last shot
1 of 2 at the line when it counted-- yikes!