More on UCLA's 81-67 win
I think too much can be made of a nice win over Pepperdine. People don't understand that they were a very good match up for us. As Pepperdine's coach said:
''Their size was a big difference that they took advantage of, especially at the beginning,'' said Pepperdine coach Marty Wilson.
UCLA jumped out to a 24-9 lead led by 8 points from Tony Parker and basically the game was over with the lead fluctuating between 10 and 20.
UCLA took control early, reeling off 11 unanswered points and hitting three consecutive 3s for a 22-7 lead on Parker's lay-in 6:08 into the contest.