The UCLA Bruins (12-9, 5-4 Pac-12) played a semi-satirical first half of basketball in Seattle, turning the ball over 18 times while netting a paltry 10 field goals inside a noisy Alaska Airlines Arena. The Washington Huskies (18-4, 9-0 Pac-12), for a while at least, attempted to keep pace, turning the ball over 11 times while being badgered by an aggressive Bruins’ defense out of the gate.
But the Huskies got themselves under control about midway through the first half and stopped the turnover bleeding at 11, evening out their margins with 11 made field goals.