Washington knew they were up against it playing at the #9 team in the country and entering as a 17.5 point underdog. It took UCLA less than 10 minutes to get ahead by that margin as UW looked lifeless early. Mike Hopkins went with an all-veteran approach in the 2nd half and the Huskies made it semi-competitive down the stretch but ultimately UCLA pulled away by a 70-61 margin. The loss drops Washington to 13-11 (5-8) on the season.
After giving up 57 points in the 2nd half to Arizona the last time on the floor it didn’t appear that much had changed for the Huskies tonight.