The No. 1 team in the Big Ten didn’t exactly look the part in their conference opener. In their latest game of week 5 of the 2025-26 NCAA season, the UCLA Bruins barely made it against the Washington Huskies, where many expected them to have a comfortable win, leading coach Mick Cronin to deliver a reality check everyone needed.

In the post-game interview, opening up about the Bruins’ 82-80 win over the Huskies, Cronin said, “Conference basketball, you’re not blowing anybody out. We’re in the Big Ten. They have real players, and they have a first-round draft pick. (Hannes Steinbach – Huskies’ player). He’s got 29 and 10 and 32 minutes, three assists, one steal. Great win for us.”

However, he also warned his players, saying, “We worry about our own mission. Just because we won at Wash

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