The Bruins, coming off a spirited defensive showing in routing Maryland, are primed for a nationally televised showdown with the Wildcats on Saturday
Wednesday night in against host Maryland by way of building a 30-point lead in the first half. Any prognostication of what transpired in that game, which had a one-point spread before tipoff, would’ve been shunned immediately.UCLA’s 27-point margin of victory over Maryland was the program’s largest over a ranked opponent since March 18, 2000. Coincidentally, that result came against Maryland 105-70 in the NCAA Tournament.
“Obviously, we’re not that much better than Maryland,” he said. “ was in a bloodbath on Sunday , while we were able to play most of our subs against Denver on Saturday. I think the schedule was clearly in our favor. … We played four of our last five at home. They’re coming off three straight bloodbaths.”
Maybe that means UCLA will be as ready and rested as it can be when it faces No. 13 Kentucky at 2:15 p.m. PT Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York on CBS.
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