I’m not going to say that tonight’s game at Fifth Third Arena against a 9-2 Cincinnati Bearcats team was a must win, but it was pretty close. Cincinnati had a KenPom.com ranking of No. 33, while the UCLA Bruins came in at No. 48. The Bruins desperately needed a quality win to start building any kind of resume for a potential opportunity to play basketball in March.
The Bruins started out the game with good energy, and their length looked to bother the Bearcats early (I said EARLY) as the Bruins were up 17-9.