UCLA vs. Utah State basketball NCAA Tournament game preview

Let's take a closer look at the matchup between UCLA from the Big Ten and Utah State from the Mountain West in this round of 64 tournament game.
ByRyan Kay|
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Here first is a look at each team's season up to this point.

NCAA Tournament Resume. Scoring Offense: 30th. Turnover Margin: 20th. . . 547. cxcxzcz. Team Profile. 37.

Utah State Aggies
Season Record: 26-7 Conference Record: 15-5
Five metric and analytical-based site rankings: NET: #37, KenPom: #52, Barttorvik: #47, BPI: #44, Evan Miya: #55.
Best victories of this season: San Diego State (79-71), Montana (95-83), St. Bonaventure (72-67) in the NIT Season Tip-off, Nevada (90-69), Colorado State (93-85), South Florida (88-67), Boise State (81-79), @ Nevada (69-64), @ San Diego State (67-66), @ San Jose State (85-78), @ Saint Mary's (75-68), Iowa (77-69) in the Hall of Fame Classic, and North Texas in the NIT Season Tip-off, UNLV (76-71), San Diego State (79-71), and UNLV (70-58) on a neutral court.
Losses this season: UC San Diego (73-75), @ UNLV (62-65), @ Colorado State (66-93), @ New Mexico (79-82), @ Boise State (65-82), New Mexico (63-82), and Colorado State (72-83) on a neutral court.

Team Profile. Forced Turnovers: 16th. 27. NCAA Tournament Resume. . . fdsdsdf. Scoring Defense: 27th. . 518

UCLA Bruins
Season Record: 22-10 Conference Record: 13-7
Five metric analytical-based site rankings: NET: #27, KenPom: #27, Barttorvik: #25, BPI: #27, Evan Miya: #29.
Best victories this season: Washington (69-58), Arizona (57-54) in the Hall of Fame Rivalry, @ Oregon (73-71), Gonzaga (65-62) in the West Coast Hoops Showdown, Iowa (94-70), Wisconsin (85-83), @ Washington (65-60), Oregon (78-52), Michigan State (63-61), Penn State (78-54), Ohio State (69-61), @ Indiana (72-68), @ Northwestern (73-69), and USC (90-63).
Losses this season: New Mexico (64-72) on a neutral court, North Carolina (74-74) in the CBS Sports Classic, @ Nebraska (58-66), Michigan (75-94), @ Rutgers (68-75), @ Illinois (78-83), Minnesota (61-64), at Purdue (66-76), @ Maryland (61-79), and Wisconsin (70-86) on a neutral court.

Strength of Schedule comparison

UCLA

Quad 1 Record: 9-8
Quad 2 Record: 5-1
Quad 3 Record: 1-1
Quad 4 Record: 7-0

Utah State

Quad 1 Record: 2-4
Quad 2 Record: 8-3
Quad 3 Record: 5-0
Quad 4 Record: 10-0

History between these two basketball teams.

These two teams go back a considerable time, having played each other in three games during the 1931–32 basketball season. Having won each of the past five meetings, UCLA boasts an 8-5 all-time record versus Utah State. The last time UCLA played Utah State was in the round of 32 at the 2001 NCAA Tournament. UCLA won that game by a final score of 75-50 to qualify for the Sweet Sixteen that year. The Bruins have played Utah State in three NCAA Tournaments in the years 1962, 1970, and 2001.

Game information

547. Thursday, Mar 20. ffdsdfsdf. No. 7 Seed. 518. 9:25 PM ET. No. 10 Seed. TNT. Midwest Region - 1st Round

Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Time: 6:25 p.m. PT
Television: TNT with commentators Brian Anderson and Jim Jackson
Arena/Venue: Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
Radio: AM 570 and SIRIUS XM: Channel 208 or 201

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Schedule

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