Bruins winning the confidence game

UCLA's confidence is rightfully soaring after wins over USC and St. John's last week, and the Bruins will need to feed off that confidence in the next few weeks.
With this team, that's easier said than done.

The confidence game has been a difficult one for several Bruins, who are starting to come into their own. Tyler Lamb had two big 3-pointers against St. John's; Joshua Smith seems to be comprehending his abilities; even Jerime Anderson has looked consistent lately.

"(Our confidence) was obviously buyoed by this past week," Howland said. "Those were two important wins against two good teams. USC is a hard matchup for us because of their size, and to turn around and beat St. John's, with an RPI of 20, who week before had beaten Duke pretty well, that was a good win for us."