Bubble Watch 2021: Loyola inches closer to tourney return
Loyola Chicago made it to the Final Four in 2018. Three years later, the Ramblers are in position for a return to March Madness.
Loyola Chicago made it to the Final Four in 2018. Three years later, the Ramblers are in position for a return to March Madness.
— McKinley Wright IV had 26 points, six assists and five rebounds, and Colorado used a 15-1 run late to beat UCLA 70-61 on Saturday night for its third consecutive win.
— Jules Bernard scored 11 of his 19 points in the second half, making all four of his field goals, as UCLA broke away to defeat Utah 76-61 on Thursday night.
— Mick Cronin's teams have won many different ways in his 18 years as a college basketball coach, but his UCLA squad added a new one to the list on Saturday night in what ended up being a milestone victory.
— Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a career-high 25 points and UCLA overwhelmed Arizona to start the second half before pulling away to a 74-60 victory on Thursday night.
Amari Bailey, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard who is ranked No. 3 in the ESPN 60 for the 2022 class, has committed to UCLA for the second time.
— Johnny Juzang scored 21 of his career-high 32 in the first half, and UCLA snapped a two-game losing streak holding off Washington 64-61 on Saturday night.
— Isaac Bonton scored 26 points and Washington State avenged an ugly 30-point blowout from four weeks earlier with an 81-73 win over UCLA on Thursday night.
— Ethan Anderson had career highs of five 3-pointers and 19 points, and Southern California defeated No. 21 UCLA 66-48 on Saturday night to tie the short-handed Bruins atop the Pac-12.
— Cody Riley had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 23 UCLA outlasted pesky Oregon State for a 57-52 victory on Saturday night.
— Oscar da Silva scored off an inbound pass as time expired in overtime to lift Stanford over No. 24 UCLA 73-72 on Saturday, ending the Bruins’ unbeaten streak in the Pac-12.
— Cody Riley scored 13 points, Jules Bernard made a clutch 3-pointer with 2 minutes remaining and No. 24 UCLA shook off a mistake-filled night to beat California 61-57 on Thursday.
— Jules Bernard had 20 points and nine rebounds, and first-place UCLA survived a scare from last-place Washington to win 81-76 on Saturday for its sixth straight victory.
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— Johnny Juzang scored a career-high 17 points and UCLA rolled to a 91-61 victory over Washington State on Thursday, extending its overall winning streak to five and its home-court victory streak to 14.
Juwan Howard and the Wolverines are carrying the banner for the rugged Big Ten, while USC and UCLA had big weeks out west.
— Tyger Campbell scored 22 points, Johnny Juzang added 16 and UCLA completed a sweep of the Pac-12's desert schools with an 81-76 win over Arizona on Saturday night.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UCLA | 13-4 | - | 17-6 |
Oregon | 12-4 | 0.5 | 17-5 |
USC | 13-5 | 0.5 | 19-6 |
Colorado | 13-6 | 1 | 19-7 |
Arizona | 11-9 | 3.5 | 17-9 |
Stanford | 10-9 | 4 | 14-11 |
Oregon State | 9-9 | 4.5 | 13-11 |
Arizona State | 7-8 | 5 | 10-11 |
Utah | 7-10 | 6 | 10-11 |
Washington State | 7-12 | 7 | 14-12 |
Washington | 4-16 | 10.5 | 5-20 |
California | 3-17 | 11.5 | 8-19 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Peyton Watson | SF | Signed | 91 |
Will McClendon | SG | Signed | 84 |
Mac Etienne | C | Committed | 84 |
Final Fours | 18 |
Tournament Record | 105-42 |
Championship Seasons | 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995 |
Tournament Appearances | 49 |