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UCLA Basketball: UCLA One of Four Schools with both Women’s and Men’s Teams in the Sweet 16

By Mike Regalado

Mar 16, 2017; Orlando, FL, USA; General view of the March Madness logo prior to the game between the Maryland Terrapins and the Xavier Musketeers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 16, 2017; Orlando, FL, USA; General view of the March Madness logo prior to the game between the Maryland Terrapins and the Xavier Musketeers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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UCLA Basketball has two teams that have made it to the Sweet 16 in their respective NCAA Tournaments.

UCLA is a basketball school, but you already knew that. Though both Women’s and Men’s UCLA Basketball teams have had down years recently, they are back and they are dancing!

After five days of madness between the Women’s and Men’s NCAA Tournaments, 32 teams have made it to their respective sweet 16s.

Four schools in each tournament have both of their basketball programs moving on from the first weekend.

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UCLA, Oregon, Baylor and South Carolina all have both of their women’s and men’s squads heading to the regional semifinals. Bravo.

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For the #3 UCLA men’s team, they started the madness taking on #14 Kent State and although the Golden Flash gave the Bruins some trouble, UCLA was ultimately no match in a 97-80 victory.

They followed that up with a ridiculous second half run against #6 Cincinnati. The Bearcats slowed UCLA down to 30 points by halftime (the lowest amount of points in a half for the Bruins this season), but Lonzo Ball and Company turned it on in the second half for a 79-67 win.

Though the men had a west coast advantage starting in Sacramento, the women’s team capitalized on their first and second round locations.

It could not have been a better start for the UCLA Women’s Basketball team in the Round of 64 and 32 than in the confines of Pauley Pavilion. The home crowd backed the Bruins as they destroyed #13 Boise State, 83-56, and then followed that up with a 75-43 blasting of #5 Texas A&M.

Both Bruin teams have reason to celebrate, but now must re-focus because the next stage will be brutal. The men take on #2 Kentucky, which will be the fourth meeting in three years between the two most storied programs in men’s college basketball.

The women have a tougher task a they face #1 Connecticut. If the Bruins win, they will break UCONN’s record 109-game win streak. It can be done.

Next: UCLA Men's Basketball Advance, Nova, Duke and USC Do Not

It is going to be a mad week for UCLA Basketball, so we hope you are paying attention. Go Bruins!