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UCLA rolls past UNC Asheville 86-53 in March Madness | |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 17 points and UCLA raced out to a fast start and never looked back for an 86-53 victory over UNC Asheville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. The second-seeded Bruins (30-5) scored the first 14 points of the game and rolled from there. Amari Bailey also had 17 points and David Singleton scored 11 as UCLA bounced back from a close loss to Arizona in the Pac-12 title game. “We don’t take losing well at UCLA," coach Mick Cronin said. “We spell fun, W-I-N. We lost our last game. These guys took it personal. You saw how they came out tonight. Our defensive intensity and our deflections early in the game I think really rattled them. They could never really get comfortable.” MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | D. Pember | 20.9 | |||
| Rebounds: | D. Pember | 9.1 | |||
| Assists: | C. Burgess | 4.2 | |||
| FG%: | T. Jones | 51.1% | |||
| FT%: | D. Pember | 83.6% | |||
| 3P%: | T. Jones | 44.8% | |||
| Steals: | T. Stephney | 1.1 | |||
| Blocks: | D. Pember | 2.3 | |||
| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | UConn | 31-8 | |
| 2 | San Diego State | 32-7 | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 29-8 | |
| 4 | Alabama | 31-6 | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 35-4 | |
| 6 | Houston | 33-4 | |
| 7 | Texas | 29-9 | |
| 8 | UCLA | 31-6 | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 26-10 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 31-6 | |
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| Big South Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| UNC Asheville | 16-2 | 27-8 |
| Longwood | 12-6 | 20-12 |
| Radford | 12-6 | 21-15 |
| USC Upstate | 10-8 | 16-16 |
| Gardner-Webb | 10-8 | 15-16 |
| Winthrop | 10-8 | 15-17 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 16-18 |
| High Point | 6-12 | 14-17 |
| Charleston Southern | 5-13 | 10-21 |
| Presbyterian | 1-17 | 5-27 |
| View Full Standings | ||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 74.4 (114) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 8.4 (299) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.7 (212) | ||||
| FG%: | 47.5% (27) | ||||
| FT%: | 69.4% (273) | ||||
| 3P%: | 38.8% (8) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 69.1 (148) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 26.4 (61) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.9 (122) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.4% (96) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.9% (204) | ||||
| 3P%: | 29.7% (14) | ||||
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