UCLA’s rich basketball history was on display at halftime, alums going back to 95-year-old George Stanich gathering on the court in blue sweaters with a gold UCLA patch on the chest.
For much of Saturday night, it appeared that what came before and after would need to be immediately erased from the memory bank.
The Bruins trailed Arizona State at halftime before falling into another epic offensive funk in which they missed 13 straight shots and went more than six minutes without a point.
It was not exactly the stuff of Ed O’Bannon, Mike Warren, Kiki Vandeweghe and Jamaal Wilkes, among the roughly 100 former players who witnessed the sorry display.