Bruin Pac10 Season Opener in B-ball

UCLA won 77-66 over Oregon State. A very ugly first half where the Bruins were seemingly asleep and couldn't hit the side of a barn. In the second half, Freshman Ariza took over the game 20 of his 24 points. Also long time walk-on Rubin scored 13 points.

Coach Howland seemed to have a good feel for what substitutions to make. Fey was solid in the first half but the Bruins needed a little more energy and speed in the second half so Howland plugged in Hollins at the center spot (both ended with 11 points). Also, it was apparent that TJ Cummings wasn't doing much for some reason (he had 2 points) so Howland decided to go smaller with Crispin in the first half (he hit one big three but didn't seem to get another good look after that) and then Rubin in the second half who had a career game.