Coach Mick Cronin wasn’t being sarcastic when he told an end-of-the-bench forward who went scoreless, missing his only shot, that he had been the game’s most valuable player.
UCLA probably doesn’t beat Arizona without Kenneth Nwuba.
The Bruins were safeguarding their top two big men on the bench because of foul trouble against the Wildcats on Saturday when Nwuba entered the game with about seven minutes left in the first half.
His opening sequence wasn’t the stuff of dreams. Nwuba committed a foul nine seconds after stepping onto the court, giving the Wildcats two free throws.