/ STAFF WRITER
LOS ANGELES – It had a distinctly different feel than the celebratory unveiling of UCLA’s freshman class in a record-setting debut.
Free throws and rebounds don’t quite play the same with the crowd as alley-oops and transition 3-pointers.
But No. 16 UCLA traded some finesse for physicality in order to pull away from Cal State Northridge in the second half of a 102-87 victory Sunday night that was a stylistic contrast to the fast-paced opener.
The Bruins managed 13 fewer 3-pointers than the school-record 18 and 17 fewer points than it scored in Friday’s 39-point victory over Pacific.