The 20-point loss will be tough for Howland to bring back to Los Angeles.
The visitors went close in the opening minutes with Colin Nixon heading just over from David Howland's corner.
UCLA's Ben Howland took a loss that will only ignite a new round of howling for his job out West.
Howland, who led the Bruins to three consecutive Final Fours from 2006-08, wouldn't talk about his future after the game.
Though UCLA advanced to three consecutive Final Fours earlier in Howland's 10-year tenure there, the program hadn't reached the same heights in recent years.
The private investment adviser at Howland Capital in Boston was running to raise money for charity and to do something special in the year he turned 40.
After dumping Howland following a lopsided NCAA tournament loss last week to Minnesota, the Bruins picked a replacement whose team had suffered an even more disappointing defeat.
The 48-year-old coach succeeds Ben Howland, who was fired last weekend after 10 years and a 233-107 record that included three consecutive Final Four appearances and four Pac-12 titles.
Even the conference title was dampened, however, when Jordan Adams, whom Howland described as his team's best all-around player, was lost to a broken ankle in the Pac-12 tournament.
According to Mr Howland it is only possible to walk to the tower during the Spring and Autumn low tides and people should not attempt to reach it on their own.
He noted that Howland received the first and only technical foul of his UCLA career in the championship game loss to Oregon the next day for similar sideline behavior.
Though Ben Howland reached 3 consecutive Final Fours (2006-2008) and amassed a 230-105 record in Westwood, they only reached the tournament in 3 of the last 5 years and never advanced past the second round.
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Scott said Miller and UCLA coach Ben Howland were told in a pregame chat on the court, which takes place before almost every game at every level, that inappropriate conduct on the sideline would not be tolerated.
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