COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The lobbying started in earnest during a timeout with a little more than eight minutes left in the game, Mick Cronin voicing his displeasure with official Jeffrey Anderson about all the grabbing and holding that his players were forced to endure.
A few minutes later, Anderson had the final say.
The official ejected Cronin after more complaints with five minutes 14 seconds left, the UCLA coach sent to the locker room after two rapid-fire technical fouls.
It wasn’t the final indignity for his team. Far from it.
UCLA couldn’t get out of its own way inside the Xfinity Center, the No.