This post was updated March 19 at 11:27 p.m. SACRAMENTO — Bryce Alford called it. “Trying to slow it down sometimes works on us for a little while,” the senior guard said Saturday regarding UCLA’s matchup with Cincinnati. “But I feel like at some point, we start to get stops and then we can run. […]
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UCLA trails Cincinnati 33-30 at halftime of NCAA second round
SACRAMENTO — UCLA put forth its lowest-scoring first half of the season Sunday, heading into halftime down 33-30 to Cincinnati in Sunday’s second-round NCAA Tournament matchup. The Bruins, the third seed in the South region, struggled to find a rhythm against the sixth-seeded Bearcats’ physical defense, shooting just 37.5 percent from the field and making […]
Pace of play key in NCAA second-round matchup between UCLA, Cincinnati
Only 10 teams in the nation have posted 30 wins this season, and two of them will face off Sunday when UCLA (30-4) , the South region’s No. 3 seed, and Cincinnati (30-5), the No. 6 seed, meet in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Quick breakdown The Bruins are 3.5-point favorites, according to […]
Aaron Holiday key to basketball’s NCAA Tournament-opening win over Kent
He notched the first double-double of his career, was on the front end of the night’s two most memorable highlights and led UCLA’s final game-clinching push. And yet sophomore guard Aaron Holiday still found a way to go mostly unnoticed in the aftermath of the No. 3-seeded Bruins’ (30-4) 97-80 win over the No. 14-seeded […]
UCLA defeats Kent State 97-80 in first round of NCAA Tournament
This post was updated March 17 at 10:39 p.m. SACRAMENTO – It was a fairly typical performance from this UCLA team in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The No. 3 seed Bruins’ (30-4) offense excelled throughout Friday night’s matchup with the No. 14-seeded Kent State Golden Flashes (22-14), but shaky defense kept the […]
UCLA leads Kent State 47-39 at halftime in first round of NCAA Tournament
SACRAMENTO — If experience matters during March Madness, it didn’t appear that way in the first half of UCLA’s opening-round game against Kent State on Friday night. The Bruins’ star freshmen, point guard Lonzo Ball and forward T.J. Leaf, quickly asserted themselves in their first NCAA Tournament game, combining for 26 points as No. 3 […]
UCLA men’s basketball to put best foot forward for March Madness
Few people saw this coming – UCLA becoming one of the favorites in the NCAA Tournament this quickly. Not after what happened last year when the Bruins went 15-17 and missed out on the Big Dance. Even after signing a top-5 recruiting class that featured the nation’s No. 1 point guard and the No. 3 […]