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UCLA Basketball: Wooden Legacy Championship Game Preview vs. Texas A&M

By Mike Regalado

Jan 9, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Steve Alford reacts during the first half against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Steve Alford reacts during the first half against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /
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The UCLA Basketball team is in the Championship Game against Texas A&M in the Wooden Legacy tournament which is shifting over to the Honda Center from Cal State Fullerton.

There will be a bigger stage for the final round of the Wooden Legacy as all games have moved to the more spacious Honda Center.

The UCLA Basketball team ahas earned the right for the top spot in the tournament after taking out Portland and Nebraska.

The Bruins face their toughest test of the tourney and the season as they take on the Texas A&M Aggies.

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#14 UCLA Men’s Basketball vs. Texas A&M Aggies

Records: Texas A&M Aggies 4-1, UCLA Bruins 6-0

Location: Titan Gym at Cal State Fullerton (Cap.: 18,336)

Tipoff: 5:30 p.m. PT

Tickets: espnevents.com

TV: ESPN

Radio: AM 570 or AM 1150 Los Angeles

On-line Radio: Tune-In

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Betting Line: UCLA -4.5, O/U: 149

Projected UCLA starters: Lonzo Ball, Bryce Alford, Isaac Hamilton, TJ Leaf, Thomas Welsh

Projected Nebraska starters: DJ Hogg, Tyler Davis, Tonny Trocha-Morelos, JC Hampton, Admon Gilder

Texas A&M is a big team and will get physical with the Bruins. UCLA needs to stop forward DJ Hogg who is becoming an explosive player. This season he is leading the Aggies with 15.6 ppg and should give UCLA trouble if no one puts a hand in his face.

In UCLA’s last game, they allowed Nebraska’s Glynn Watson Jr. to score a game-high 27 points. Unless the Bruins went through an intense 24-hour defensive workout, expect Hogg, or one of Texas A&M’s other talents to put some points on the Bruins.

The thing with UCLA is that they can score at will. They also have scoring droughts when defense is applied. The worst of it is the limited defense they have. The Bruins have stretches where they can limit their opponent’s scores, but do not expect them to play shut down defense.

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This is going to be a battle in the Honda Center, one that UCLA should be ready for, but the Aggies are also looking to make a splash, and what better way to do it than against the teams whose point guard’s father is guaranteeing a national championship.

Prediction: UCLA 83 – Texas A&M 81