The Bruins looked a lot like they did two years ago in the latter half of their 95-58 runaway against Saint Francis. They compiled 15 of their 18 assists after halftime, making the extra pass that led to easy baskets.
UCLA had 11 dunks in the second half, including two from Jaylen Hands in a span of 10 seconds and one from Prince Ali that was reminiscent of the showstopper he had against Kentucky during the 2015-16 season.
“It just gets our energy flowing and makes us less tired,” freshman guard Jules Bernard said of the dunks, “so when we’re on the defensive end, we’re active, getting steals and pushing in transition and get those types of dunks.