In Reply to: Bench sparks UCLA early in win over UC Riverside posted by mh on December 24, 2025 at 12:30:19
competition starts in January. It's pretty easy to look great against cupcake competition but going into all Big 10 competition, those days have ended. What comes next will be the true test of their capability, particularly on the road where it is extremely tough in those packed Big 10 venues.
In the losses to Arizona and Gonzaga, teams that are comparable to some of the teams we will face in the Big 10, the Bruins had only a combined total of 13 points and 11 rebounds from their bench. Hopefully, those numbers will be improved starting in January.
Brown is the one guy I believe that could be a 6th man spark for the Bruins and maybe Perry too.