LA Times · Nov 14, 2015
UCLA takes itself down a losing path in opener against Monmouth
Coach Steve Alford and point guard Bryce Alford, shown during a game last year, opened the season with a loss to Monmouth on Friday night. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images) After UCLA's last shot clanged off the back of the rim, Thomas Welsh crouched over near the paint. Tony Parker twisted his uniform until the bottom hung near his shoulders. Bryce Alford began to walk off the floor at Pauley Pavilion in disbelief.
It was hard to question his shock. UCLA wasted a 13-point second-half lead, then a five-point overtime lead, to lose a stunner to Monmouth, 84-81, in the season opener.