BYU at UCLA

UCLA made an unexpected run all the way to the NCAA finals last year, and expectations are always high at UCLA so good things are always expected. This will be a good team again, but may take some time to begin to click. Gone are Bozeman,Farmar, and Hollins, and they will be without Nikola Dragovic until the 2nd semester, and Lorenzo Mata may not be ready as he is off of knee surgery. BYU under the direction of Dave Rose made great strides going from 9-21 to 20-9. The cast of returnee's includes four of five starters and three double digit scorers. UCLA averaged just 67ppg last year. The only other time a UCLA team scored so little was in Ben Howland's 1st season where they averaged 66.5ppg. There are a lot of new pieces, and some of the leadership and scoring are missing, and it may take time, but the talent pool is still rich. When you are laying 14 points in a game that is epected to play in the 60s it is a lot to overcome. UCLA topped the 80 mark just 4 times last year, an d 70 six times. BYU is a good experienced team, and we look for them to stay within the generous number.