HOUSTON — It was as good as the Bruins could’ve hoped for. And it still wasn’t enough.
Unable to take advantage of an uncharacteristic off night from sharpshooting Gonzaga, UCLA’s dark-horse ride through the NCAA tournament came to an end – as did its season – as the Bulldogs defeated the Bruins 74-62 Friday night at NRG Stadium.

HOUSTON — Well what do you know, another rematch.
After dispatching No. 14-seeded UAB in the Round of 32, No. 11 UCLA’s reward is a Sweet 16 matchup with No.

HOUSTON — Bryce Alford rose up for a 3-pointer and released, only to watch the ball clank off the side of the rim.
The next shot hit the front of the iron.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — UCLA’s inclusion in the NCAA tournament was deemed a joke by those outside the Bruin locker room, an egregious mistake on behalf of the selection committee.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When UCLA and the University of Alabama-Birmingham met all the way back on Nov. 28 for the seventh-place game in the Battle 4 Atlantis, few – if anyone – saw a rematch coming.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After a season of getting knocked around, the Bruins finally appeared down for the count.
But as sophomore guard Bryce Alford tumbled to the floor, his teammates descending upon him in an a dogpile near midcourt, UCLA showed it could take a punch, and throw one too.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — So here sits UCLA, in a place many didn’t expect the Bruins to be, preparing to play a game most don’t expect them to win.

Chris Roberts is in an unusual place.
After 23 years behind the mic, the longtime UCLA football and men’s basketball radio play-by-play man stands front and center at half-court preparing to address the Pauley Pavilion crowd.

Forgive UCLA if it forgot to laugh.
Scream, shout, hoot and holler: The Bruins are stunningly, shockingly and somehow in the NCAA tournament as a No.

LAS VEGAS — The Bruins didn’t go down without a fight.
In a grind-it-out, do-or-die, physical matchup befitting the MGM Grand Garden Arena, UCLA didn’t back down against No.