Three days after the game, UCLA starting forward Edgar Lacy quit the team. Wooden had benched him after 11 minutes, and he never re-entered the game. Upset with Wooden's public comments implying that he did not want back into the game, Lacy quit the team.
Three days after the game, UCLA starting forward Edgar Lacy dropped off the team. Wooden removed him from play after 11 minutes, and he never returned to the game. Disappointed by Wooden's public remarks suggesting that he did not want to return, Lacy quit the team.