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CBB : ATS Matchup
Friday 3/27/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
UCLA
 
GONZAGA
+8.5  

-8.5  
+300

-400

144.5
 
62
Final
74

UCLA (22 - 13) vs. GONZAGA (34 - 2)
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Friday, 3/27/2015 7:15 PM
NCAA - South Regional Semifinals - NRG Stadium - Houston, TX
Board OpenLatest
881UCLA144144.5
882GONZAGA-8.5-8.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
UCLA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games22-13+5.619-1613-2172.233.544.5%37.968.031.941.7%33.8
Road Games6-12-4.28-104-1464.229.140.9%36.769.232.742.0%36.1
Last 5 Games4-1+3.64-13-279.440.051.8%33.469.631.643.6%31.6
UCLA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)72.233.526-5844.5%6-1737.1%14-2167.7%381014187124
vs opponents surrendering65.830.623-5541.5%6-1833.5%14-2069.7%33912196123
Team Stats (Road Games)64.229.124-5840.9%6-1732.7%11-1765.8%37911196133
Stats Against (All Games)68.031.924-5741.7%8-2236.1%13-1869.4%34914186123
vs opponents averaging69.532.525-5544.4%6-1735.0%14-2169.8%36913186124
Stats Against (Road Games)69.232.724-5742.0%7-2135.5%14-2069.4%36914177114

GONZAGA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games34-2+0.417-1418-1079.538.652.7%37.661.528.339.1%30.2
Road Games18-1+108-913-378.737.752.6%35.467.631.542.0%30.6
Last 5 Games5-0+23-25-084.839.854.3%36.670.432.643.7%31.6
GONZAGA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)79.538.629-5552.7%7-1741.1%15-2169.0%38917176113
vs opponents surrendering67.13124-5543.2%6-1834.3%14-1969.9%34913196123
Team Stats (Road Games)78.737.728-5352.6%7-1643.0%17-2470.4%35816185113
Stats Against (All Games)61.528.322-5639.1%6-1733.0%12-1866.1%30810205122
vs opponents averaging6831.724-5443.7%6-1834.9%14-2169.8%35913186123
Stats Against (Road Games)67.631.524-5842.0%7-1836.4%13-1968.5%31911216112
Average power rating of opponents played: UCLA 77.2,  GONZAGA 74.6
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
UCLA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
2/5/2015@ STANFORD69-67W7W144U24-6437.5%40924-5742.1%4111
2/7/2015@ CALIFORNIA62-64L-4L137.5U25-5446.3%441223-6137.7%335
2/11/2015OREGON ST75-59W-9W119O22-4647.8%411420-5238.5%237
2/14/2015OREGON72-63W-6.5W145U24-4850.0%381322-5639.3%246
2/18/2015@ ARIZONA ST66-68L3W138.5U25-5743.9%27823-5046.0%3915
2/21/2015@ ARIZONA47-57L14W141U16-4238.1%231218-5334.0%4010
2/25/2015WASHINGTON88-66W-11W141O37-5962.7%421623-6137.7%2010
3/1/2015WASHINGTON ST72-67W-15L148U24-5444.4%341124-5642.9%3216
3/4/2015USC85-74W-13L139.5O30-6149.2%30926-4755.3%2918
3/12/2015*USC96-70W-10.5W139O38-6360.3%321326-5944.1%3117
3/13/2015*ARIZONA64-70L11.5W139.5U23-5343.4%301122-5540.0%399
3/19/2015*SMU60-59W4W132.5U20-4742.6%341820-5536.4%339
3/21/2015*UAB92-75W-5.5W135.5O35-5860.3%411329-6643.9%268
3/27/2015*GONZAGA              

GONZAGA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
2/5/2015@ SANTA CLARA77-63W-15L135.5O29-4269.0%321425-5942.4%227
2/7/2015@ SAN FRANCISCO81-70W-13L142O26-5250.0%371026-5250.0%229
2/12/2015LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT80-51W-24W135.5U26-5349.1%461115-5129.4%3014
2/14/2015PEPPERDINE56-48W-19.5L131.5U20-4841.7%321222-5242.3%2810
2/19/2015@ PACIFIC86-74W-17L132.5O30-5060.0%281125-5743.9%2913
2/21/2015@ ST MARYS-CA70-60W-6.5W134U24-5147.1%34523-5641.1%306
2/26/2015SAN DIEGO59-39W-17W130.5U24-4751.1%39716-5429.6%315
2/28/2015BYU70-73L-13L157U25-5743.9%391225-5942.4%4111
3/7/2015*SAN FRANCISCO81-72W-16.5L135.5O29-5552.7%391624-6536.9%3714
3/9/2015*PEPPERDINE79-61W-14W128.5O31-5952.5%381025-5843.1%3311
3/10/2015*BYU91-75W-8W152O29-5453.7%37627-6740.3%4210
3/20/2015*N DAKOTA ST86-76W-17L129O30-5851.7%35929-5453.7%2413
3/22/2015*IOWA87-68W-6W138O32-5261.5%341128-6046.7%2211
3/27/2015*UCLA              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
UCLA: If you are talking about pure talent, the Bruins deserve to be higher on the list. However, this is as young of a team as there is in the conference, who will look to replace five key players that helped UCLA reach the Sweet 16 last season. The top incoming freshman is 6-foot-9 PF Kevin Looney, who is relentless on the glass. He should work well with C Tony Parker (6.9 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 0.6 BPG), who has to become a more imposing presence down low. He is skilled and agile for his size, but he has to be more aggressive in his junior campaign. SG Norman Powell (11.4 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 53% FG) leads a thin backcourt. Powell came off the bench last season, but will likely be the team's leading scorer, especially early as the freshmen class adjusts to college basketball. He must become a better shooter (29% from threes), as opposing defense are going to pack it in a bit and make the Bruins beat them from deep, but Powell played very well in the 2014 postseason with 14.0 PPG. He will be joined by PG Bryce Alford (8.0 PPG, 2.8 APG, 39% threes) who is the son of head coach Steve Alford, and has similarities to his father in his intelligence and long-range shooting.
GONZAGA: Mark Few has built a program that has produced consistent excellence, and the Zags once again have a team that could make some noise in March. PG Kevin Pangos (14.4 PPG, 3.6 APG, 41% threes) and SG Gary Bell Jr. (11.0 PPG, 2.9 RPG and 43% threes) are one of the most experienced backcourts in the country, as the two have 187 career starts between them. Pangos is a savvy point guard who is always under control, especially when running the pick-and-roll. Bell Jr. is great at spotting up in the corner, usually when Pangos is coming off the pick. Seven-foot-1 C Przemek Karnowski (10.4 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 1.7 BPG) is the typical Gonzaga big man, a highly skilled post player that can step out and hit the open jump shot. PF Kyle Wiltjer (A Kentucky transfer) is another terrific spot-up shooter, who should fit in perfectly to what Gonzaga likes to do on offense.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW (UCLA-GONZAGA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(CORRECTS UCLA's record)

*UCLA-Gonzaga Preview* ======================

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer

UCLA (22-13) at Gonzaga (34-2), 7:15 p.m. EDT

HOUSTON (AP) - UCLA lost just once at home this season and it was Gonzaga that dished out that defeat.

To say that 87-74 loss in December is serving as extra motivation for the Bruins (22-13) as they prepare for a rematch against the second-seeded Bulldogs (34-2) in the NCAA Sweet 16 on Friday might be an understatement.

"We take pride in defending our home court and they're the only team that came in there and beat us this year," UCLA freshman Kevon Looney said. "We've got a chip on our shoulder about that."

Gonzaga coach Mark Few knows the Bruins will be looking for revenge for that loss and that they're dangerous despite being an 11 seed.

"They're playing with a high level of confidence right now," Few said. "They're on a roll."

Gonzaga's Byron Wesley said Few keeps reminding them that the UCLA team they'll see Friday is not the same team they beat in December.

"They're a much better unit (now)," Wesley said. "Coach has really told us not to get too caught up in last game that we had with them because they've made it to this point in the season for a reason."

Gonzaga is in the round of 16 for the sixth time and is looking for its second trip to the Elite Eight in this weekend's South Regional in Houston. UCLA is in the regional semifinal for the second consecutive year and the fifth time in 10 seasons.

Gonzaga's streak of 17 straight NCAA Tournament appearances is the fourth-longest active streak and the Bulldogs are 21-17 in 18 trips to the tournament overall. UCLA has a storied history in the tournament, having won 11 national championships, with the last coming in 1995.

These teams have met just three times, with Gonzaga's only loss coming in a 73-71 defeat in the Sweet 16 in 2006.

The Bruins have been great in the second half of the season, going 14-6 since a five-game losing streak that started with the loss to Gonzaga. UCLA coach Steve Alford was asked how his team is different than it was in that first meeting.

"Well, hopefully a lot," he said. "Watching that tape a couple of times over, I think we're a much more mature basketball team than what we were there."

Gonzaga enters the game having won five straight behind the stellar play of Kentucky transfer Kyle Wiltjer. The 6-foot-10 Wiltjer leads the team with 17.1 points and 6.1 rebounds and had 24 points in the first meeting with UCLA.

Looney will try to slow him down on Friday.

"He's really versatile," Looney said. "So I have to try to get him out of his comfort zone and speed him up, and make it a more athletic game for him."

But Wiltjer is far more concerned about his team's defense than anything he does on offense.

"(Our defense) anchors our offense," Wiltjer said. "When we can get stops we can run out and start to win games. We've been making it tough on opponents and hopefully we can continue that."

FAMILY AFFAIR

Alford feels lucky to get to share this experience with his sons Bryce and Kory, both players for the Bruins. He said he makes a point of taking time to not only be their coach, but also their father. He sometimes watches the game film once in an official capacity and then a second time with his sons just as Dad.

"Part of the journey is making sure you enjoy it and have fun," the coach said. "So the last thing I want to do is have my children on the team and them not enjoy it and me not enjoy it."

Bryce loves that he's getting to have this experience with his father and brother.

"This isn't something a lot of people get to have," Bryce said. "You have to enjoy it and not only enjoy it with those two but enjoy it with these guys on my team. My teammates are brothers to me as well. It's a family affair, not only with us three but the whole team."

MASKED MAN

Looney has to wear a mask after suffering a facial fracture against USC in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals. Since then freshman has finally found a mask he is comfortable with.

"I never used to wear glasses or anything on my face. To have something on my face was kind of distracting but now I'm getting better with it," Looney said of the mask that is similar to the one Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook wears. "I'm starting to get used to having something on my face."


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