Following a fourth-place finish in the Pac-12 and a semifinal exit at the Pac-12 tournament, UCLA (20-13) sent the college basketball world into a tizzy Sunday as it made it into the NCAA tournament as an 11th seed. Read more...
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March 15, 4:49 pm
UCLA men’s basketball enters NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed
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March 14, 12:27 am
UCLA struggles on the glass, allows lead to slip away in 70-64 loss
LAS VEGAS — The Bruins didn’t go down without a fight. In a grind-it-out, do-or-die, physical matchup befitting the MGM Grand Garden Arena, UCLA didn’t back down against No. Read more...
Photo: Norman Powell has stepped up his game in the second half many times this season, and he did the same in the Pac-12 semifinal against Arizona Friday. The senior guard scored 15 of his team-high 21 points in the second half of UCLA’s 70-64 loss. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 13, 11:15 pm
UCLA falls short in final minutes of Pac-12 semifinal loss to Arizona
LAS VEGAS — With Arizona playing in front of an MGM Garden Arena filled almost entirely with its own fans, UCLA did all it could to keep the Wildcats from making themselves at home. Read more...
Photo: Tony Parker celebrates after scoring a basket and being fouled early in the second half. The junior forward/center contributed 11 second-half points in the Bruins’ 70-64 loss to the Wildcats. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 13, 7:16 pm
UCLA men’s basketball tied with Arizona 27-27 at halftime
LAS VEGAS — Twenty minutes into a de facto play-in game to the NCAA tournament, the Bruins are hanging with a team considered to be one of the favorites to win it all. Read more...
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March 12, 9:16 pm
Success against USC gives young roster confidence for Pac-12 semifinals
LAS VEGAS — Senior guard Norman Powell attacked the rim with a ferocity that left some wondering if it had personally insulted him and others worrying if inanimate objects could feel pain. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Norman Powell’s emphatic breakaway dunk was a one of the highlights of a fluid Bruin offense that handed the USC Trojans a loss in the Pac-12 tournament. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 12, 8:48 pm
Bruins’ offensive performance propels men’s basketball to 96-70 win
LAS VEGAS — A trio of 3-pointers in less than 90 seconds by sophomore guard Bryce Alford and freshmen forwards Kevon Looney and G.G. Goloman gave UCLA an early lead against USC in Thursday’s Pac-12 tournament second-round game. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Isaac Hamilton scored a game-high 36 points against USC, a point tally that hasn’t been eclipsed by a player in a Bruin jersey since 2006. Hamilton said he dedicated his performance to his grandmother, Lucine, who died Sunday after battling with bone cancer. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 12, 3:31 pm
UCLA men’s basketball leads USC 47-29 at halftime
This article was updated on March 12 at 4:46 p.m. LAS VEGAS — Playing in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament for a chance to play No. Read more...