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NEW YORK — UCLA’s trip to the East Coast was a roaring success. All one had to do was listen.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — It was a special greeting, from one future Big Ten rival to another.

LOS ANGELES — The emotions lingered long after the pregame ceremony ended.

PALO ALTO, Calif. — The massive early run and all those turnovers UCLA forced were not going to lead to the easy evening the Bruins once envisioned.

LOS ANGELES — Having drawn a double team near the basket late in the first half, UCLA’s Adem Bona threw an over-the-head pass to David Singleton beyond the top of the three-point arc. Singleton swung the ball to an open Dylan Andrews on the wing before Andrews flipped it to…

Amari Bailey could hear the insults coming from the opposing bench.

LAS VEGAS — When UCLA had trouble just getting the ball to midcourt, the Bruins frazzled by swarming bodies and waving arms, it was obvious they weren’t playing a low-major team on their home court anymore.

LOS ANGELES — Most preseason assessments of UCLA centered on the three veteran starters being joined by a group of enticing freshmen.

Previewing the Pac-12 men's basketball season.

LOS ANGELES — He scored the first points of UCLA's season on a two-handed dunk.

They had made so many trips around the college basketball block that their odometers nearly rolled over. What might they have possibly missed?