This game started well for the Bruins. On the third play from scrimmage, UCLA linebacker Josh Woods intercepted an Anthony Gordon pass to give the Bruins the ball on the Washington State 29-yard line,
Dorian Thompson-Robinson completed a 15-yard pass to Kyle Philips and then a 14-yard pass to Joshua Kelley to give UCLA an early 7-0 lead.
But the Washington State Cougars ran nine plays in less than three minutes to tie it up, 7-7, when Easop Winston Jr. caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Gordon.