Kansas comes into the game 2-1 and ranked fifth in the nation while UCLA comes in 3-1 and unranked. We used to be a team that scores off the catch. Kansas also held a 23-15 edge in the rebounding department and enforced its will in every facet of the game. That’s not what we’re doing.
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DENVER – Nate Engesser made five 3-pointers and scored 25 points to help Denver beat Idaho State for the Pioneers’ fourth straight victory. The Bruins then went to work at the free throw line led by Holiday, who finished with 18 points. “So I feel like we should have just prevented that more“.
“All I know is that our AD was contacted today and they’re working on it”, Self said. “And I just tried to make him make tough plays and shoot tough shots”.
Patrick McCaw had 20 points for the Runnin’ Rebels (3-1), including two 3s in the final 6 seconds. “We had no chance to win unless Frank plays”. Tony Parker also has fewer minutes than the rest of his team so this might be a good matchup and test for both players.
Self continued: “The way Wayne played tonight is the way we saw him play eight games in Korea: aggressive, powerful, shot a great percentage, but didn’t rely on jump shots”.
It may not be the place that the Hoosiers want to be, but when you play in these types of preseason tournaments at this high of level, you learn a lot about your team, and the Hoosiers are definitely learning a lot. The Red Storm made 10-of-19 3-pointers (52.6 percent) in the contest and dished out 21 assists. “Most of my team is 6’5” and under. The sophomore guard shot 1-9 from the field and forced a lot of bad shots. “I knew they were looking for a 3”, Carter said of the blocked shot. If it were not for their continued free throw woes – most evident in the last minute of the game – the Rebs likely could have won by double digits.
The Silverswords found sparks from Kiran Shastri, 19 points, James Harper, 15 points, and John Hu, 17 points, while their leading scorer coming into the day, Rohndell Goodwin scored just 10 points on 3-of-10 shooting. “It’s unacceptable with the guys that have the ball in their hands for us to be giving the ball that way, and we’ve got to get that fixed”. “It’s just going to be a great year”. Kansas and UCLA have met four times in the NCAA Tournament including the 1971 NCAA semifinals, a UCLA 68-60 win in Houston, the 1974 NCAA consolation game, a UCLA 78-61 win in Greensboro, North Carolina, the 1990 East Regional in Atlanta, a UCLA win 71-70, and the 2007 West Regional final in San Jose, a UCLA 68-55 win. Goodluck Okonoboh was called for goaltending on consecutive UCLA possessions, giving the Bruins a 27-22 lead…. UCLA won the Maui Invitational in 2006 with a roster that featured five future National Basketball Association players, including Russell Westbrook….
The Hawks will be playing without guard Brannen Greene, who was left home after Coach Bill Self suspended the junior for six games.
UCLA: Wake Forest in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday.
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UCLA and Kansas will faceoff in the seminfinals of the Maui Invitational.
