Aday Mara shows off his array of skills as UCLA rolls to a win over Long Island

Those wondering what the giant fuss was about saw it for themselves Wednesday night. Mara’s 14 points on six-for-nine shooting to go with four blocks, four rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes were a welcome complement to fellow center Adem Bona’s 20 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and three steals. “And there’s so much the country hasn’t seen and he’s an amazing player and he’s gonna continue to grow and he’s gonna continue to do amazing things.” Vide was the beneficiary of another assist from Mara in the second half, on a bounce pass as Vide cut toward the basket. “ 7-3 looking over everything.” UCLA coach Mick Cronin said Mara needed to get stronger at rebounding and ignoring referees’ calls, including an over-the-back foul in the first half. “I’ve got my work cut out for me — young team, we’ve got to learn the things that we need to do to give ourselves a chance in a real game.” The Bruins played a third consecutive game without freshman forward Berke Buyuktuncel, who is awaiting clearance from the NCAA after arriving in September from Turkey.