Tipoff for UCLA vs. Abilene Christian in the second round of the NCAA tournament is Monday at 2:15 p.m.
Abilene Christian, seeded 14th in the East regional, forced 23 turnovers during a 53-52 victory over third-seeded Texas on Saturday, snatching the final inbounds pass as the 11th-seeded Bruins watched on television inside their Hinkle Fieldhouse locker room.
“They’re going to take it from you,” UCLA coach Mick Cronin said. “It’s not if, it’s when.”
Abilene Christian leads the nation in forcing turnovers, taking the ball away on 27% of its opponents’ possessions by speeding up ballhandlers and forcing them into bad decisions.