MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After a sobering 40 minutes on the floor of FedExForum and before a rush of media questions, UCLA’s locker room was, for a moment, silent.
Maybe the hush was the result of UCLA tasting its worst loss of the season, coming within a few made jumpers of dethroning Florida, the nation’s best team since December. Maybe it was because they couldn’t right the Bruins’ recent history of shortcomings against the Gators and prove elite enough for the Elite Eight.
Maybe, in their contemplating a 79-68 loss in the South regional semifinals, the Bruins just didn’t have the words to express the way they exited the NCAA tournament.
Story by: Andrew Erickson
