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With the loss to Cal, coach Steve Alford&#039;s Bruins find themselves dangerously close to missing out on the NCAA Tournament. Realistically, UCLA will need to have 19 to 21 wins if it hopes to secure a bid. The Bruins will need to win five of their next seven to reach 19 heading into the Pac-12 tournament. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Bo Knows: Men&#8217;s basketball&#8217;s chances of making NCAA are bleak

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I was ready to claim UCLA men’s basketball had a realistic shot at making the NCAA tournament, but then Cal had to come along and ruin it all.

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Bo Knows: Men’s basketball’s chances of making NCAA are bleak

By Kevin Bowman

Feb. 11, 2015 1:16 a.m.