PHOENIX — Everything the UCLA Bruins had done, thought, believed, tried, failed to do and tried to do again for the past year came down to this: Under championship pressure, when every possession could make or ruin their day, could the Bruins come through against mighty South Carolina?
We will never find out. The Bruins did such a good job of steeling themselves for big moments that they never faced one. Kind of a shame, really. But at least they won the national championship.
