UCLA lost to a better coached and much less talented Oregon State team last night. Announcer Doug Gottlieb made one heck of a Freudian slip calling Steve Alford “Steve Lavin.” Gottlieb tried to play it off saying “Did I say Steve Lavin?” But it seemed accurate becuase it looked like a Lavin coached team in the set offense. How bad was it?
UCLA followed arguably its worst offensive outing of the season – a 68-59 home loss to Colorado last Saturday – with another frustrating effort. The Bruins made only 37.1 percent of their shots overall and were 7 for 23 from 3-point range.