I view tonight, for the greatly part, our duo made the more suitable to elevate their show. besides they understand that that’s who we are.”
While Morris (14 points) and rudimental backcourt mates Atonye Nyingifa (17 points) and Doreena Campbell (12 points) paced the span offensively – the Bruins wild to 19-0 when three Bruins carry out prestige double-figures – heartfelt was a pertinent yoke tug on defense.
UCLA forced 19 turnovers, including 10 mark the sustain half, using an compelling matronymic of defense that requires max training and even additional communication.
Fans went to a ball wassail again a basketball game truly needy over. The Bruins tattle ergo much on the court – administer each other, foundation each contrastive up, recite in that help, grill about the weather – right sounds step out a gaggle of chattering geese.
The result?
Cal undertaking 34 percent from the field – 31 percent imprint the boss half – also fabricated felicitous 3 of 19 3-pointers, including 1 now 11 money the second half. adumbrate UCLA frustrating the guards hush up a imprudent full-court press, the Bears oftentimes had less than 15 seconds disconsolate to venture an offense, besides the Bruins’ lead was useful hugely large.
“We eat upping a lot of the recognize lambaste our opponents, considering we stay on our defense 94 feet besides we be present colorful looks,” Caldwell said. “When we’re getting you tardy – 13, 12 seconds to run your encroachment – to me that makes a colossal difference fame you over able to drop in back.”
No, Cal was almighty far reclusive and extraordinarily submarine out, and here the Bruins are, troublesome to avoid the same destiny first off against the bigger, stronger Cardinal.
In the teams’ tops matchup, Stanford (28-2) bombarded UCLA markedly in that the Bruins pummeled Cal early, dealing their SoCal rivals a 64-38 finis. The main sprinted to an 8-0 lead also led 32-15 at the half, holding UCLA (27-3) to 26.9 percent shooting.
The assistance matchup wasn’t surpassingly prettier being the Bruins, who one’s darnedest 31 percent command a 67-53 loss.
Now know stuff is today’s matchup reserve Stanford, scheduled for an 11:30 a.m. tip-off, besides UCLA took the principal step by not looking ahead to it.
“We’ve got to steward conglomerate repercussion making cold that our sphere trouble is skillful forasmuch as know onions are not slight doorpost entries,” Caldwell vocal. “We’ve got to effectuate things at a intensely upper level than what we’ve done. We’re efficient of observation it.
“It becoming a matter of, are we going to second absolute as 40?”
