Last year's game against the Wildcats was 67 possessions.
The only game where the Bruins had 80 possessions last year was the double overtime loss against Indiana, which ended up with 89 possessions (but only 66 at the end of regulation).
When UCLA played Arizona in 2024, the game had 64 possessions. No game that season had as many as 80 possessions.
In fact, the last 80+ possession regulation game for the UCLA was against Long Beach State on Veterans Day in 2022.
It's only two games but the Bruins are playing faster than they typically have under Cronin. Right now, their Adjusted Tempo on kenpom.com is 70.3 possessions per game, which is 4 possessions higher than any other Cronin team except his very first at Murray State (68.7).