It was back to basketball for UCLA, and for that the Bruins could be thankful.
One of the most straining weeks in the program’s recent history ended with a season-opening 63-60 victory over Georgia Tech on Friday night in the Pac-12 China game at the Baoshan Sports Center in Shanghai.
The No. 21 Bruins were missing freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley, who remained at a hotel in Hangzhou about 100 miles away, their futures uncertain after being questioned in connection with the alleged theft of sunglasses from a high-end designer store.