Think of it this way, Bruin fans… the UCLA Basketball team did very good in 2.5 games against ranked opponents. That extra .5, came at a bad time as the Bruins were not able to slow the trampling done by the Tar Heels in the second half of a neutral site game in Brooklyn, New York.
UCLA started the game in similar fashion as they did in their wins over Kentucky and Gonzaga. They started strong, built (and kept) a lead and hung in there with these Top 25 teams. Unfortunately, against UNC, UCLA was not able to emulate the fire they had in the second half of the games against the Wildcats and Bulldogs.