UCLA Clobbers Delta Devils In NCAA Tournament

Mississippi Valley State scored the least amount of points in the tournament since the 1940s. The Delta Devils also set a tournament record for least amount of points in a 1st round game since the late 1990s.

UCLA won 70-29 against the Delta Devils in the NCAA tournament on Thursday. Trying for a third consecutive Final Four position, the Bruins advanced to a 2nd round West Region game against Texas A&M which was a 67-62 winner over BYU. UCLA's eleventh straight win was similar to their 34 point win over Belmont in 2006 and Charleston Southern in 1997.

The Delta Devils got only 26 points against Washington State of the Pac 10. Their 9 game winning streak ended in the first NCAA appearance since 1996. They only made 5 baskets in the second half, shooting 20% for the game. It wasn't a fair fight from the beginning. The Bruins had a 12-4 lead in the first 5 minutes. Cox scored the only points for the Devils in UCLA's 23-4 scoring spree that increased their lead to 35-8.

Love scored 8 points, including two 3 pointers for UCLA. Lorenzo Mata-Real got scored consecutive points. Love's third 3 point ended the half with the Bruins in the lead at 40-16. Mata-Real had 9 points and 9 rebounds and Russell Westbrook had 9 points and 7 assists. Everyone scored for the Bruins except for DeAndre Robinson.

The Delta Devils shot 8 of 36 in the half which was a season low against the Bruins. They were almost tie with UCLA in offensive rebounds. They ended up losing 19-6 on the defensive glass and missed all 9 of their 3 point attempts.

Love's hit Westbrook for a lay-up and Darren Collison scored a 3 pointer as the Bruins scored 13 points for a 53-19 lead. Love just missed his 21st double-double with nine rebounds which helped the Bruins get a season high 52 rebounds to 34 for the Delta Devils.

Keefe filled in for Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, who was out due to injuries incurred during the Pac 10 tournament. Even though Mbah a Moute made himself available, the Bruins didn't need him.n n