It looked like UCLA might be headed for the college basketball equivalent of a cliffside dive into some jagged rocks when it opened the second half with back-to-back-to-back turnovers. The sloppy stretch allowed tiny Chaminade, the NCAA Division II school from Honolulu and longtime darling of this tournament, to pull into a tie with its far more storied counterpart early in the second half. Jaquez, inserted into the lineup to start the second half in place of struggling teammate Chris Smith, went from bit player to breakout star. Jaquez was on the way to scoring a career-high 17 points on eight-for-11 shooting to go with 12 rebounds, three steals and one block while playing every second of the second half. AdvertisementCronin continued his habit of yanking players quickly after they made mistakes, pulling forward Jalen Hill only 40 seconds into the second half following a turnover.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 27, 2019 00:29 UTC