AROUND THE HORN

That would be Western Kentucky head coach Darrin Horn, who I'm seated behind now. The difference between sitting behind Horn and sitting behind West Virginia coach Bob Huggins is like night and day. Which is appropriate, since it was day here when Huggins strode the sideline and now it's...night.

I like Darrin Horn. I hope good things happen for him. He's smart and slim, first of all. I like smart and slim. He's also not loud. I like not loud. During the first game Bob Huggins's dad, I believe, who also sits on the WVU bench, got in the faces of a few WVU players and said things you'll only hear on Deadwood. And Deadwood ain't around any more, so I don't know where you'd hear 'em.

You can't argue with Huggins' success, and to each his own when it comes to coaching style. But Horn, who's just 35, I think, carries himself on the bench like someone who knows he's in charge without needing to advertise.

Tyrone Brazelton has been killing WKU...which is bad, since he plays for WKU. Brazelton had two missed lay-ups, a stolen pass and a traveling violation all in about three minutes, helping turn a 15-13 game into a 23-15 game for UCLA. Horn benched him (without berating him, or even derating him or, most appropriately considering that other coach, X-rating him) and put in our friend Orlando Exxon-Valdez.

And then a funny thing happened. Forward James Keefe of UCLA scored on a put-back and the much shorter (6-1, as opposed to 6-8) Valdez undercut him unintentionally. Keefe--who looks a little like Jack Johnson's long-lost bro--fell flat on his back. That's correct. Valdez caused a spill.