First Four to Final Four: College basketball media stunned by UCLA upsetting Michigan
The UCLA Bruins are back in the Final Four after upsetting 1-seed Michigan.
From the First Four to the Final Four. The UCLA Bruins continue their Cinderella Story with a two-point win over 1-seed Michigan that came down to the final seconds.
Johnny Juzang was unstoppable for UCLA against Michigan. Juzang, a 6-foot-6 sophomore averaged 15 points during the season but nearly doubled that with 28 points in the 51-49 win.
This marks the first Final Four for UCLA since they made it this far since 2008.
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A Franz Wagner airball with less than 10 seconds remaining doomed Michigan’s comeback attempt as they couldn’t hit a shot down the stretch. Juwan Howard should have put himself in the game because the Wolverines missed their last eight shot attempts and were 3-of-11 from 3-point range for the game.
Michigan airballs.. pic.twitter.com/oOII5HdVoi
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 31, 2021
College basketball media and fans react to UCLA reaching the Final Four over Michigan
Mick Cronin's UCLA Bruins:
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 31, 2021
First Four to Final Four.
Michigan has had so many good looks at this...
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) March 31, 2021
Man what a look for Mike Smith. Thought it was in.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) March 31, 2021
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Conference. Of. Champions.
— /r/CollegeBasketball (@redditCBB) March 31, 2021
UCLA miracle run continues! Wow.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) March 31, 2021
Mick Cronin. More consistent than A Few Good Men on a rainy Sunday.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 31, 2021
All-West Coast and Texas Final Four.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) March 31, 2021
The Pac-16 was just a decade ahead of its time.
There is something so poetically appropriate about Gonzaga now needing to knock off U-C-L-A in order to make a national title game and try to match the undefeated seasons of yore under Wooden. Old hoops royalty vs. the modern King in the West for more than a decade running.
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March 31, 2021
Had three shots at it late and couldn't hit any of them. Congratulations to UCLA.
— Sam Webb (@SamWebb77) March 31, 2021
UCLA looks to beat their second 1-seed in a row when they meet No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga on Saturday at 8:34 p.m. ET.
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