Mar 23, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Norman Powell (4) dunks against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks in the second half of a men
The Sweet Sixteen. The second weekend of the tournament that crowns a regional champion to set up the Final Four. In the South Region, the UCLA Bruins will take on the Florida Gators for the fourth time in less than a decade. Florida has won each of the previous meetings. Will the overall #1 Gator Basketball team continue their national success or will a successful post-season run help the Bruins give Florida a dish best served cold?
Records:
#4 UCLA Bruins 28-8, 12-6 Pac-12 (Regular Season: 2nd, Conference Tournament: Champions)
#1 Florida Gators 34-2, 18-0 SEC (Regular Season: 1st, Conference Tournament: Champions)
TV: CBS
Location: FedEx Forum, Memphis Tennessee
Tip-Off: 6:45 p.m. PT/9:45 p.m. ET
Ticket Information: NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Previous Result: March 19, 2011, NCAA Tournament Round of 32, UCLA 65-Florida 73
Game time for Thursday's UCLA-Florida #Sweet16 game is 8:45pm CT / 6:45pm PT. TV: CBS.
— UCLA Men’s Basketball (@UCLAMBB) March 24, 2014
Projected Starting Line-Ups:
-UCLA: Kyle Anderson, Jordan Adams, Norman Powell, David Wear, Travis Wear
-Florida: Michael Frazier II, Scottie Wilbekin, Casey Prather, Will Yequette, Patric Young
Stat Leaders:
-UCLA
Points: Jordan Adams, 17.4
Rebounds: Kyle Anderson, 8.8
Assists: Kyle Anderson, 6.6
Blocks: Kyle Anderson, 0.8
Steals: Jordan Adams, 2.7
–Florida
Points: Casey Prather, 14.1
Rebounds: Dorian Finney-Smith, 6.7
Assists: Scottie Wilbekin, 3.7
Blocks: Patric Young, 1.0
Steals: Scottie Wilbekin, 1.6
Team Stats:
-UCLA
Points Per Game: 81.8
Points Allowed: 7o.4
Rebounds Per Game: 35.6
Assists Per Game: 17.2
Field Goal %: .490
–Florida
Points Per Game: 71.0
Points Allowed: 57.5
Rebounds Per Game: 35.6
Assists Per Game: 13.4
Field Goal %: .463
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"They don’t hang Sweet Sixteen banners up in Pauley.” -UCLA Point Guard, Kyle Anderson"
Mike W.R.
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