UCLA-KENT STATE MATCHUP
WHO: No. 3 UCLA (29-4) vs. No. 14 Kent State (23-12).
WHAT: NCAA South Regional first-round game, Friday, 6:57 p.m. PDT.
WHERE: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento. TV: truTV; Radio: 570.
UPDATE: UCLA is back in the NCAA tournament after a one-year absence, intent on making a deep run in what will almost surely be freshman point guard Lonzo Ball’s only college season. The Bruins will enjoy size and skill advantages at almost every position against the Golden Flashes, who won four games in the Mid-American Conference tournament with their guard-heavy lineup to advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008.