UCLA Bruins take on the Northwestern Wildcats in second round

Published Mar. 17, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Northwestern Wildcats (22-11, 12-8 Big Ten) vs. UCLA Bruins (30-5, 18-2 Pac-12)

Sacramento, California; Saturday, 8:40 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: UCLA -8; over/under is 127.5

BOTTOM LINE: The No. 7 UCLA Bruins and Northwestern Wildcats play in the NCAA Tournament second round.

The Bruins' record in Pac-12 play is 18-2, and their record is 12-3 in non-conference play. UCLA is 23-5 against opponents over .500.

The Wildcats' record in Big Ten action is 12-8. Northwestern has a 4-4 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaime Jaquez Jr. is scoring 17.3 points per game with 8.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Bruins. Tyger Campbell is averaging 15.4 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 40.3% over the past 10 games for UCLA.

Matthew Nicholson is averaging six points and 5.3 rebounds for the Wildcats. Boo Buie is averaging 20.0 points over the last 10 games for Northwestern.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 9-1, averaging 75.0 points, 33.3 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.7 points per game.

Wildcats: 6-4, averaging 66.8 points, 29.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 7.9 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.