Lonzo Ball spent 20 minutes on Sunday reminding everyone watching exactly why he’s a consensus top-five pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. It came in a decisive win, as the UCLA Bruins beat down the Cincinnati Bearcats 79-67 thanks to a nearly flawless second half.
Lonzo Ball’s beautiful second half vs. Cincinnati should have NBA fans salivating
The freshman looked special in the second half against Cincy to move UCLA into the Sweet 16.
At halftime, Ball had seven points and zero assists. It wasn’t a bad half, but it was a quiet one for the freshman phenom. That changed as soon as the second half began, as Ball took off. On back-to-back possessions, he buried long, NBA-range triples.
In the second half, Ball scored 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, with nine assists. It was a classic Ball performance, as Draft Express’s Mike Schmitz pointed out.
Here’s a beauty of an alley-oop pass to T.J. Leaf.
Ball had one famous admirer watching.
In his post-game interview, Ball had none of the headline-grabbing bravado of his dad, nor any awkwardness from being a freshman. He handled the questions well, rattled off the usual cliches and dropped one great quote: “It’s winning time.”
Next up for Ball is a matchup against Kentucky. We’ll see how far he can carry UCLA.
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