UCLA Basketball: Bruins Get Bounced In Brooklyn

The UCLA Basketball team could not make it three wins in a row against Top 25 teams as they lose to North Carolina via a rough second half in an 89-76 loss.

Think of it this way, Bruin fans… the UCLA Basketball team did very good in 2.5 games against ranked opponents. That extra .5, came at a bad time as the Bruins were not able to slow the trampling done by the Tar Heels in the second half of a neutral site game in Brooklyn, New York.

UCLA started the game in similar fashion as they did in their wins over Kentucky and Gonzaga. They started strong, built (and kept) a lead and hung in there with these Top 25 teams. Unfortunately, against UNC, UCLA was not able to emulate the fire they had in…