PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — It was exactly a month ago that No. 25 UCLA upset then-No. 1 Kentucky to serve notice that the Bruins were an elite team.
On Sunday night, UCLA lost 85-78 to Washington State, a team it has utterly dominated for decades, to show that the Bruins are a mystery.
The loss followed a double-overtime loss at Washington and left UCLA 0-2 in the Pac-12.
"This is not the way we want to start the league and now it becomes a very long, tough road," UCLA coach Steve Alford said.
Alford refused to blame the double-overtime loss for his team's play at Washington State.