Kyle Anderson collected 13 points, eight rebounds and seven
assists for No. 2 seed UCLA (25-8), which shot 65.2 percent and
advanced to face top-seeded Arizona in Saturday’s championship game.
The Bruins, who will look to avenge a 79-75 loss to the Wildcats on
Jan. 9, have won their first two tournament games by an average of
22 points.
Dwight Powell paced No. 6 seed Stanford (21-12) with 16 points and
four rebounds while leading scorer Chasson Randle was held to 11
points, eight below his season average. The Cardinal are hoping
their 79-58 win over Arizona State in the quarterfinals will earn
them an NCAA tournament berth for the first time in six years under
coach Johnny Dawkins.
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UCLA held Stanford to eight first-half field goals and led 44-29 at
the break, and the Bruins moved ahead 56-31 on Powell’s three-point
play with just over 15 minutes remaining. Stanford, which was
looking to reach the title game for the first time since 2008, was
outrebounded 35-22 and missed 15 of its 21 shots from 3-point range. The Cardinal were playing their third game in three days, and
fatigue might have played a role early when UCLA jumped to a 24-5
lead. Travis Wear was 8-for-8 from the field for UCLA, which shot
62.1 percent from the field in the first half.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: UCLA F Tony Parker, who averaged 17.5 points in two
regular-season games against Stanford, had five points and four
rebounds before fouling out with five minutes remaining. … Stanford
shot 62.2 percent from the field in an 83-74 win over UCLA on Feb.
22, when Randle made seven 3-pointers and scored 26 points. … UCLA
has won 16 of its last 20 games against Stanford since the start of
the 2005-06 season.
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