It was just like old times at the Rookie Challenge. John Wall was dishing out assists. DeMarcus Cousins was wearing out the iron out with emphatic dunks. The Kentucky boys were once again the story.Wall and Cousins led the Rookies to a 148-140 win over the Sophomores in Friday night’s Rookie Challenge game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, host of this weekend’s All-Star game. Wall was named MVP after dishing out a Rookie Challenge record 22 assists – many of them to Cousins – in addition to 12 points.”It was so easy,” Wall told Craig Sager after winning the MVP. “We just wanted to get out and play. Coach told us to run a couple of plays. We did a great job of finishing.”One could have easily made a case for Cousins to be the MVP as well. The Sacramento Kings forward scored a game-high 33 points and pulled down 14 rebounds. He was the frequent recipient of Wall’s passes, but one of the best passes of the game actually may have been from Cousins to Wall.In the game’s final seconds, Wall threw Cousins the ball on an outlet pass for a wide-open look. Instead of dunking it, Cousins threw it off the glass for his former teammate and Wall slammed it home with two hands.”He always tells me he wishes he was playing with me more,” Wall said. “I knew he could finish so I was looking for him.”Former UK guard Eric Bledsoe all took part in the game and finished with six points, seven rebounds and five assists.Check out Wall’s bounce-pass alley-oop to rookie sensation Blake Griffin here.