It was a sequence that symbolized a season.
One moment Pauley Pavilion was rocking and UCLA was rolling, players screaming, fans singing.
“You gotta fight…for your right…to party!”
The next moment, silence.
For one glorious instant Sunday afternoon, the resurgent Bruins had conquered another demon, Dylan Andrews swishing a go-ahead jump shot with six seconds remaining, the bullies from Utah collapsing at his feet.
The next instant, devastation.
Mick Cronin blew it. The UCLA defensive effort blew it. The entire season suddenly became one prolonged slo-motion mistake.