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How To Watch Ucla Vs. Kent State, Game Time, Tv Info, Live Stream

... and get instant tournament news and alerts, plus play  Brackets. Sports Line. No. 3 seed UCLA will play No. 14 seed Kent State on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Here are some things to keep in mind about each team, along with viewing information for the game. Viewing information. When: Friday, March 17, 9:57 p.m. ET. TV: tru TV. CBS All-Access:  Click Here. What to watch for each team. UCLA: The Bruins are the nation’s only team (besides Gonzaga) that has beaten every team on their schedule at least once. They beat both the SEC champs (Kentucky) and the Pac-12 champs (Arizona) on the road, thanks mostly to Lonzo Ball. The freshman point guard is averaging 14.6 points, 7.7 assists and 6.1 rebounds. UCLA has only lost once to a team currently ranked outside of the top 10 of the AP poll. Kent State: The Golden Flashes finished fourth in the MAC East, four games behind Akron. But they somehow won three games as underdogs in the MAC Tournament to take the title and that league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Incredible story. Jimmy Hall is the top player, averaging 18.9 points and 10.5 rebounds. MML is available on i Phone, i Pad, watch OS, tv OS, ...

Boise State To Face Ucla Team With High Expectations

... have won 27 straight. "Obviously we want to do better than we did last year, but right now we're just focusing on one day at a time," said guard Jordin Canada, who leads the team in scoring at 17.4 per game. "If we play well and play to our potential, obviously we can go very far.". Yet a road block could wait even before returning to the Sweet 16. No.1 Connecticut, which owns a 107-game winning streak and the last four NCAA championships, would be their likely opponent should they advance to the third round. Boise State is searching for its first NCAA Tournament victory in four appearances. The Broncos, however, have won 10 consecutive games. "They have our attention," Close said. Guard Brooke Pahukoa leads the Broncos in scoring at 13.6 per game, while center Mrijke Vanderschaaf, at 6-3 their only starter over 6 feet, averages 10.3 points and a team-best 7.2 rebounds. Monique Billings averages 16.8 points and 10.7 rebounds for the Bruins. Both teams like to shoot the 3-pointer, where the Broncos have hit 33.2 percent compared to the Bruins' 29.2 percent mark. "We know how to grind through hard games," Pahukoa said. "We don't give up. It doesn't matter if ...

Ranking College Basketball's Top 25 National Champs

... lost four games by an average of only four points. They won their six NCAA Tournament games by an average of 21.2 points. Ty Lawson averaged 16.6 points and 6.6 assists. He had 21 points, six assists and eight steals in the 89-72 win that secured Roy Williams’ second national championship. 24. 1984 Georgetown Hoyas (34-3). Patrick Ewing averaged 16.4 points and 10 rebounds - and led the Hoyas to the Big East regular-season title, Big East tournament title, and a win over Hakeem Olajuwon’s Houston Cougars in the national championship game. Most thought this championship would be the first of back-to-back titles for John Thompson. But it wasn’t. The Hoyas were shockingly upset by Villanova Wildcats in the 1985 title game. 23. 2005 North Carolina (34-4). Matt Doherty recruited most of the roster Roy Williams guided to the national title after the Tar Heels dropped their opener to Santa Clara. Sean May averaged 17.5 points and ...

Unfazed By Ucla’s History, Boise State Women’s Basketball Prepares For Ncaa Tournament

... State (25-7) will have its hands full Saturday afternoon against No. 4-seeded UCLA (23-8). The Bruins are led by guard Jordin Canada and forward Monique Billings, both of whom were All Pac-12 selections. Canada averages 18 points per game while Billings averages a double-double (16.8 ppg, 10.7 rebounds per game). UCLA finished fourth in the Pac-12 standings, averages 73.9 points per game (second in Pac-12), has won 27 straight home games and advanced to the Sweet 16 last year. “We’re going to have to keep Jordin Canada in front of us, which is pretty hard to do. We’re going to have to keep Billings off the boards, which no one in the Pac-12 was able to do,” Presnell said. “And then (Kari) Korver can get going and the other two athletes can get going. We have to make sure we have a hand up.”. Brooke Pahukoa and Shalen Shaw of the Boise State women's basketball team met with the media Friday to talk about their upcoming matchup with the Bruins in the NCAA Tournament. UCLA is favored in Saturday’s matchup by 16 1/2 points. The Bruins have a win over a Washington team that defeated the Broncos by 26 points in December. Boise State players joined Presnell in the UCLA Hall of ...

Great Chemistry Helps Ucla Women’s Basketball Do The Dirty Work

... 2016. (Photo by Scott Varley/SCNG, file). By Robert Morales , Long Beach Press-Telegram. # Comments. One reason why the UCLA women’s basketball team is 23-8 is because it has a solid offense that averages 73.9 points. But defense, and all that it entails, is probably more responsible. The Bruins allow only 64 points. They out-rebound opponents by an average of 2.5. They harass teams into 17.5 turnovers per game while committing only 12.1, they average 10.2 steals to just 6.6 for their opponents and they average 5.0 blocks while giving up 2.7. It’s tough to get teams to buy into doing all those little things, because they’re not as sexy as a 3-point basket or a sweet dribble-drive and dazzling finish. Not for No. 4-seeded UCLA, which at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday will take on No. 13 Boise State (25-7) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Pauley Pavilion (on ESPN 2). No. 5 Texas A & M (21-11) and No. 12 Penn (22-7) ...

Ucla Basketball And The Beginning Of Its Golden Age, 50 Years Later

... final score was not indicative of how much they dominated us [it was 70-46 when Wooden called off the troops]. But then again, they dominated their whole schedule.”. Shackelford: “As good as they were, well-coached, they were a little undermanned against us. His [May’s] game was five feet and in, muscling inside, and that’s just not going to happen with Lew Alcindor. So it was a pretty easy win.”. Alcindor had 20 points, Allen 19, Warren 17, Shackelford 10. The Bruins breezed despite a horrendous 11-for-25 from the free-throw line. It was the third national championship for UCLA and Wooden in four years. But it was something else: An unmistakable message of what was ahead for college basketball, delivered by a program that would own the future. Shackelford: “I’m not sure it had a big effect on the dynasty. It had a big effect on us. We were fresh and eager and playing in a positive way. We just kind of took it for granted that we were going to win. It was just a question of who was going to play and how much we were going to win by. It’s not like we were over-confident. But you look at ...

Great Chemistry Helps Ucla Women’s Basketball Do The Dirty Work

... Bruins allow only 64 points. They out-rebound opponents by an average of 2.5. They harass teams into 17.5 turnovers per game while committing only 12.1, they average 10.2 steals to just 6.6 for their opponents and they average 5.0 blocks while giving up 2.7. It’s tough to get teams to buy into doing all those little things, because they’re not as sexy as a 3-point basket or a sweet dribble-drive and dazzling finish. Not for No. 4-seeded UCLA, which at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday will take on No. 13 Boise State (25-7) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Pauley Pavilion (on ESPN 2). No. 5 Texas A & M (21-11) and No. 12 Penn (22-7) will tangle after UCLA-Boise State, about 6 p.m., with the winners playing Monday for a berth in the Sweet Sixteen. According to sixth-year Bruins coach Cori Close and her players, a tremendous team chemistry is why the team just loves doing the dirty work. “Yes, of course, on and off the court,” said junior point guard Jordin Canada, who averages 18.0 points, 6.5 assists and 2.5 steals - all team-highs - and 5.3 rebounds. “We have a lot ...

Ucla Basketball Survives Upset Bid From Trojans, Win 76-74

... Hamilton shot 4-9 from distance, to go along with 4-6 inside the arc, and was the most efficient he’s been in weeks. That’s a positive sign for the Bruins, because a hot Isaac is a huge weapon to have in your offensive arsenal. But seriously, bad Bryce tonight - This was not a good night for Bryce. Of all the Bruins, he was the one most clearly pressing, and it made sense: senior leader, dad is the coach, need a good finish to silence the doubters. This game did more to rally the haters, though. 2-7 isn’t great from distance, and Bryce’s few drives in were familiar to fans who watched Bryce’s drives to nowhere from last season. There were a few times where the refs swallowed their whistles while Bryce was getting mugged, but overall it wasn’t a great game, and you assume he’ll be better going forward. Frontcourt looks strong - Going into a game against the strong Arizona frontcourt tomorrow, it was important to get the Bruin frontcourt going, and they dominated this game. Thomas Welsh notched another double-double, Leaf looked healthy, and Anigbogu and Goloman had serviceable minutes. If the Bruin frontcourt can turn in this type of ...