Sebastian Mack’s forced three-pointer at the end of the shot clock came nowhere near the rim, another empty possession for UCLA forcing coach Mick Cronin to throw up his hands in frustration.
It was an awful stretch of basketball for the Bruins starting midway through the second half, their defense giving up open three-pointers and a dunk while they failed to get the ball past halfcourt on two possessions.
And still, UCLA led Iowa by 23 points.
The Bruins were so good in the first half Friday night that they could easily absorb a significant dropoff toward the end of their 94-70 victory at Pauley Pavilion that snapped their four-game losing streak in emphatic fashion.