Washington falls to UCLA in PAC 12 Opener

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsWashington opened up PAC 12 play on Thursday night hosting Mick Cronin and his struggling UCLA Bruins. Thanks to the defensive struggles that UCLA has had all season, the Dawgs were 7.5 point favorites coming into this one. Turns out that the offensive struggles that plagued UW in their loss to Houston in the Diamond Head Classic finale last week would continue into the conference opener. Poor three point shooting and an inability to keep UCLA off of the offensive boards led UCLA (8-6) to a 66-64 upset over Washington (10-4).

Washington’s struggles were well-telegraphed early in the game. It was hard to tell if it was good defense or just plain old bad offense…