Credit where credit is due: Aaron Holiday made writing this postgame report way easier than it could have been.
Holiday had a series of career highs tonight, with his 33 points on 11 made field goals, along with 5 3-point FGs and 10 rebounds all being career highs for the junior guard. Behind this impressive double-double performance, the UCLA Bruins were able to pull away and defeat the Washington State Cougars 96-82 to open PAC-12 play.
Really, Holiday carried the Bruins through the first half, as the guard had 23 points on 9-13 shooting, while the rest of the Bruins were 5-24 (an abysmal 20.