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March 14, 2025 2:09 PM PT
INDIANAPOLIS — If this was a practice test for the NCAA tournament, then UCLA left half the answers blank and smudged its fingerprints over the rest.
The best grade the Bruins could hope for, given the way they played Friday against No. 18 Wisconsin, was incomplete. That’s because they barely showed up.
They struggled to defend screens. They were slow to close out on three-pointers. Twice, when they finally did, they committed fouls leading to four-point plays.
A few days after UCLA coach Mick Cronin suggested that he was conflicted about a deep run in the Big Ten tournament, his players showed they had no such reservations.