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Moses Brown is one big reason to watch UCLA basketball

Steve Alford couldn't contain his delight.

After the kind of season he had last year, could you blame him?

The UCLA basketball team's season opener this week confirmed what the embattled coach saw in preseason workouts: Moses Brown is a game changer.

The slender freshman center, who is listed at 7-foot-1 but says he's 7-foot-2, was as much of a secret as a player of his stature could be when the Bruins ran over Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday night, 96-71.

The game was watched

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