The UCLA Bruins had their most complete game of the season. They never let up on the solid and previously undefeated Loyola Marymount Lions. Ben Bolch describes it in the LA Times:
UCLA (6-2) logged assists on eight of its first nine baskets while building a double-digit lead it held for most of a drama-free game. The Bruins were also committed defensively, holding Loyola Marymount to 29% shooting, and avoided lengthy lulls while handing the Lions (8-1) their first loss of the season.
There were three keys to the game.