This post was updated March 28 at 12:45 a.m. PHILADELPHIA — With two minutes remaining, the Bruins led by three. Then came Caleb Love. The Tar Heel guard hit back-to-back 3-pointers – his fifth and sixth of the night – to steal the game in the closing minutes and send the Bruins home in the Sweet Sixteen. Read more...
Photo: No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball’s season ended Friday in Philadelphia, losing by seven points to No. 8 seed North Carolina. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
It will be a battle of blue bloods in the Sweet 16. No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball (27-7, 15-5 Pac-12) is set to square off against No. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. holds the ball on the wing against No. 5 seed Saint Mary’s on Saturday. Jaquez and No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball will take on No. 8 seed North Carolina on Friday night. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball (27-7, 15-5 Pac-12) will take on No. 8 seed North Carolina (26-9, 15-5 ACC) on Friday night in the Sweet 16. Read more...
One thing is certain: The Bruins will be facing the Tar Heels on Friday night with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line. What’s uncertain, however, is the status of Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. sits on the bench after injuring his right ankle in No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball’s win over No. 5 seed Saint Mary’s on Saturday. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 19 at 8:36 p.m. PORTLAND, OREGON — Junior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. kept the Bruins afloat in the first half. After halftime, though, it was senior guard Jules Bernard and junior guard Johnny Juzang who punched the team’s ticket to the Sweet 16. Read more...
Photo: No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball’s junior guard Johnny Juzang drives past No. 5 seed Saint Mary’s guard Tommy Kuhse. Juzang paced the Bruins with 12 second-half points. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball (26-7, 15-5 Pac-12) will take on No. 5 seed Saint Mary’s (26-7, 12-3 WCC) on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Read more...
The Bruins may have avoided an upset, but that doesn’t mean coach Mick Cronin slept easy Thursday night. “Watching Saint Mary’s before I went to sleep was the worst thing I could have done,” Cronin said. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Jules Bernard eyes the basket during a game against No. 13 seed Akron on Thursday. Bernard and No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball will take on No. 5 seed Saint Mary’s on Saturday with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
