Gallery: UCLA advances to Sweet 16, beating Cincinnati 79-67
By Jintak Han
March 20, 2017 12:23 a.m.
Junior center Thomas Welsh exits the team bus ahead of the Bruins' Round of 32 game Sunday night.
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UCLA and Cincinnati get underway at the Golden 1 center in Sacramento with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line.
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Sophomore Aaron Holiday weaves past the Cincinnati defense for a layup. The guard struggled shooting the ball, finishing the game 2-of-7 from the field.
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Lonzo Ball swings a pass to the perimeter after penetrating the Bearcat's defense. The freshman guard had a game-high nine assists, notching all of them in the second half.
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The UCLA Marching Band accompanied the team on its trip to Sacramento.
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Cincinnati guard Nysier Brooks goes by T.J. Leaf in the post for a dunk early in the game. Leaf struggled with foul trouble Sunday, picking up two quick whistles in the first half.
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Ball inbounds the ball in the second half of a tight match-up between UCLA and Cincinnati. The Bruins had pulled even at 44 with 15 minutes left in the game.
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Freshman forward/center Ike Anigbogu goes up to block Gary Clark's lay up. Anigbogu had missed the first round against Kent State with a left leg injury.
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UCLA cheerleaders provided entertainment for the attendees.
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The Cincinnati Bearcat shows off some dance moves in a halftime competition against Joe Bruin.
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Leaf dunks for his first points of the night off a Lonzo Ball-assist. The freshman forward finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.
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Leaf attempts to drive to the basket but is stopped by two Bearcats.
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Holiday, Welsh and video coordinator Kory Alford celebrate after a Welsh dunk. The junior center's basket gave the Bruins the 37-36 lead.
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In his first game of the NCAA tournament, Anigbogu went 2-for-2 from the field, including this dunk to push UCLA's lead to 62-52.
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Ball goes for a layup against Cincinnati's Kyle Washington. Ball had a game-high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
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Junior forward Gyorgy Goloman's only basket of the night – a dunk in transition – gave UCLA a 12-point lead with seven minutes left in the game.
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Holiday drives against Cincinnati guard Justin Jenifer. The Bearcats' defense could not stop the Bruins who shot 50 percent from the floor and 39.3 percent from 3-point range.
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Goloman claps as he walks off after UCLA's 79-67 win over Cincinnati. The Bruins will face the No. 2 seeded Kentucky Wildcats Friday night for a spot in the Elite Eight.
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