UCLA coach Steve Alford was fairly pleased as he addressed his team at halftime Thursday night. Top players Aaron Holiday and Thomas Welsh had combined for only two points, yet the Bruins led Stanford on the Cardinal’s home court.
“I’m like, ‘Here’s your two leading scorers haven’t got a field goal and you’re up five,’” Alford said afterward, recalling what he told his players. “‘It’s because you guarded. Now just guard in the second half.’”
Uh, about that …
The Bruins struggled to stay between their man and the basket the rest of the game, surrendering 49 points in the second half and an additional 22 points in the two overtimes of a 107-99 loss.