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Florida ends UCLA’s season with 79-68 win in Sweet Sixteen
Photo gallery from UCLA’s 79-68 loss to Florida in the Sweet Sixteen, ending the Bruins’ season at Memphis’ FedEx Forum.
The Gators have now knocked UCLA out of the NCAA tournament in four of the Bruins’ last seven trips. Full game story here.
At a glance: No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 1 Florida
NCAA Tournament, South Region
Sweet Sixteen: No. 4 UCLA (28-8) vs. No. 1 Florida (34-2)
When: Thursday, 6:45 p.m. PT, FedEx Forum (Memphis)
TV: CBS (Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller, Rachel Nichols)
Radio: AM 570 (Chris Roberts, Tracy Murray)
FLORIDA GATORS
RPI/Pomeroy ranking: 1 / 1
Best wins: Beat second-seeded Kansas in a December home victory, allowing 26 points to Andrew Wiggins but holding every other Jayhawk to single digits in a 67-61 decision. Beat No. 8-seed Kentucky three times over a four-week span, by 10-, 19- and 1-point margins.
Worst losses: None. Lost at Wisconsin and UConn by a combined seven points. The Huskies needed a buzzer-beater from Shabazz Napier to hold on.
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Key numbers: Lots to choose from here: 18th-most efficient offense, second-most efficient defense, a 28-game winning streak that tops college basketball.
But let’s start with 240, Florida center Patric Young’s listed weight. Continue reading “At a glance: No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 1 Florida” »
UCLA gymnastics finishes fourth at NCAA Championship
UCLA finished fourth in the Super Six final last night, ending a season beset by injuries. Senior Vanessa Zamarripa, ranked No. 1 in vault, landed on her knees to end the Bruins’ night, but the team couldn’t have won its seventh title even if she had scored a perfect 10. (Full story here.)
“Emotionally, physically, mentally, we are spent,” coach Valorie Kondos Field said. “We left it all on the floor. As a coach, I could not ask for more from them.”
Florida, coached by former UCLA All-American Rhonda Faehn, won its first national title despite two falls off the beam to open the day. Oklahoma placed second, and two-time defending champion Alabama finished third.
You can also click through to a photo gallery of the event.