Kris Wilkes rose for a three-pointer that could have made the deficit manageable only to watch it bounce off the rim.
When the Bruins fell behind big late in the second half against Oregon State at Gill Coliseum, they stayed down on the way to a 79-66 defeat that ended their stirring run to open Pac-12 Conference play.
The primary culprit was a familiar one. UCLA couldn’t move the ball for easy baskets against the Beavers’ alternating matchup zone and man-to-man defenses, resulting in only 12 assists and some hideous shooting percentages — 38.1% from the field and 32% from three-point range.