Alexander: So, what about next season’s roster for the UCLA men’s basketball team?
- Chaz Lanier scored a game-high 20 points, and Zakai Zeigler added 15 points and six assists to lead Tennessee to a 67-58 win over UCLA in a second-round Midwest Region game.
- Tennessee shot 54.5 percent in the second half, making 7 of 11 from three-point range, while UCLA shot only 30.4 percent from beyond the arc.
- UCLA, led by Skyy Clark with 18 points, failed to reach the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in five seasons.
- UCLA coach Mick Cronin stated, 'Our offense got us beat tonight,' emphasizing issues with execution.
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Alexander: So, what about next season’s roster for the UCLA men’s basketball team?
LEXINGTON, Ky. — In a sense, both the NBA and college basketball are professional pursuits, with players getting paid. The difference: In the NBA, at least there’s some roster certainty. So it’s kind of discomfiting, for both questioner and respondent, but it must be asked of college players when any season ends: Are you coming back next season? Most of those answers figure to be noncommital. In light of UCLA’s 67-58 loss to Tennessee and elimin…
UCLA's Mick Cronin Was Not In The Mood To Discuss Next Season, Dreading Allegiant Airlines Flight Home
LEXINGTON, KY - Following the loss to Tennessee that ended early Sunday morning, UCLA head coach Mick Cronon was rightfully not interested in talking about next season. In what was an honest moment, the Bruins leader was more concerned about the dreaded flight home, and just how uncomfortable it was going to be on their Allegiant Air plane. Turns out, the NCAA reached out on Sunday to say it was actually a ‘Global X’ flight, not Allegiant Air, s…

Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Chaz Lanier made four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points as No. 2 seed Tennessee advanced to a program-record third straight Sweet 16, beating seventh-seeded UCLA 67-58 in the NCAA Tournament. The Volunteers will play either…

Alexander: Tennessee proves too much for UCLA in NCAA Tournament
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Maybe this was a microcosm of UCLA’s men’s basketball season. Impressively good at some points, frighteningly bad at others. For around 14½ minutes Saturday night, the Bruins went toe-to-toe with the Tennessee Volunteers, the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Regional slugging it out with No. 2 in what was very much a road game in the heart of Southeastern Conference country. It was 23-21 UCLA, after a 3-pointer by freshman Trent Perry,…

No. 2 Tennessee catches fire in 2nd half to put away No. 7 UCLA
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Chaz Lanier scored a game-high 20 points and Zakai Zeigler added 15 points and six assists to lead No. 2 Tennessee past No. 7 UCLA 67-58 in a second-round Midwest Region game on Saturday night.
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