Published on Saturday, January 02, 2010
By GREGG PATTON
LOS ANGELES - One spectator came prepared.
Late in the first half, it was time to place his grocery bag with eye holes firmly over his head. Embarrassing to be a UCLA basketball fan these days?
Saturday, you'd say so. The Bruins faced Arizona, another struggling, former Pacific 10 power, and were run off Nell and John Wooden Court so decisively the first 20 minutes, the second 20 was just a formality.
The slow start included UCLA's 5-for-24 shooting effort in the first half, and giving up 10 offensive rebounds to Arizona, which led to 10 second-chance points and a 15-point lead.
Those were just numbers. Watching the Bruins' slow legs on defense and wacky shooting was much more painful.
"It was our mind-set," said sophomore guard Malcolm Lee, referring to the 10 a.m. start, scheduled to allow a national TV audience to see the carnage in Westwood. "Our bodies were there, but our minds weren't
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