Back on point with his passes, Dylan Andrews sparks UCLA’s turnaround hopes

UCLA guard Dylan Andrews brings the ball up court during the first half of a road game against Utah. “Man, it’s dope, especially being a PG at UCLA, it feels good,” Andrews said Tuesday with a wide smile, “but I’m going to keep going, keep striving and hopefully I can crack that 10 assists.” His next chance comes Wednesday night at Desert Financial Arena against a team known for making things miserable for opposing guards. “The problem for us is they’re all freshmen and sophomores,” UCLA coach Mick Cronin said, “and none of them have played extensive minutes in a road game where they’re going to face the type of pressure that they’re going to face in this game.” Andrews has endured some stumbles while going from averaging 10.9 minutes as Campbell’s backup to 34.1 minutes and running the Bruins’ offense. “We saw that when we make that extra pass to create a shot,” Andrews said, “we’re more efficient.” UCLA guard Dylan Andrews listens to coach Mick Cronin during a break in play against Washington on Sunday. “If you catch it off the post, they can come get you whenever they want.” Watching Bona go in for all those dunks made Andrews want to get one of his own the way he did last season at Desert Financial Arena, when he followed a breakaway dunk with a technical foul for saying something to a Sun Devils counterpart on his way back down the court.