[College Sports News]

Second-seeded UCLA (28-5) will face third-seeded Pittsburgh (29-7) in the "Sweet 16" round of the NCAA Tournament... This is the seventh meeting between Pittsburgh and UCLA with the Bruins leading the series 5-1. Pittsburgh won the last meeting 91-79 on Dec. 28, 1992 at home.

UCLA to Face Pittsburgh in NCAA Round of

[Lefty Noob]

This should be a great game, with a fascinating Howland vs. Dixon subplot. Edge goes to the Bruins, though, don't you think?

[azrael492]

I have UCLA in the final 4 on my bracket

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by azrael492

I have UCLA in the final 4 on my bracket

Same here. So obviously I'm hoping they can do in the Panthers.

UCLA has nooo chance against the Panthers. They can't match up with Gray's size and the guards' athleticism.

UCLA is terrible... Ben Howland's team cannot matchup with the bigger, stronger Pitt Panthers. Once Pitt's D takes on Afflalo and all the other bums on UCLA they will shut them down and win the game off of fast breaks and 3-point shooting from Fields, Ramon, Graves, and anyone else.

[College Sports News]

The way UCLA and Pittsburgh play tenacious defense, the best way to score is when the opponent can't contest the shot.

That's just what Arron Afflalo and the Bruins did. Afflalo made all 10 of his free throws and UCLA shot 23-for-26 from the line to knock off the Panthers 64-55 Thursday night in the West Regional semifinals.

The game between coaching buddies Ben Howland of the Bruins and Jamie Dixon of the Panthers was played in the style they employed in their years together at Northern Arizona and Pitt. Nearly every shot was contested and neither team cracked 43 percent shooting from the field.

"We just wanted to keep control of the tempo and we did a good job of that all night long," UCLA point guard Darren Collison said. "It starts with our coach. He emphasizes defense all year long and we showed it pays to be physical."

The second-seeded Bruins (29-5) were able to win it at the line, scoring 12 of their final 18 points on foul shots to advance to play Kansas (33-4) in Saturday's regional final in a matchup of two of college basketball's most storied teams. The top-seeded Jayhawks beat Southern Illinois 61-58 in the first game in San Jose.

UCLA Rolls Over Pittsburgh, 64-55, Into Elite Eight; Face Kansas Saturday at 4:00 PM

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

UCLA has nooo chance against the Panthers. They can't match up with Gray's size and the guards' athleticism.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

UCLA is terrible... Ben Howland's team cannot matchup with the bigger, stronger Pitt Panthers. Once Pitt's D takes on Afflalo and all the other bums on UCLA they will shut them down and win the game off of fast breaks and 3-point shooting from Fields, Ramon, Graves, and anyone else.

Yep, UCLA had NO chance against Pitt. Except for the bit where they won by 9 points.