BRUINS NEARLY 'TOPPED

 
PHOENIX - Nothing comes easy for UCLA these days. With Kevin Love scoring a career-high 29 points, the Bruins nearly frittered away a 21-point halftime lead and hung on to defeat Western Kentucky 88-78 in the NCAA tournament West Region last night... [link]

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Bruins almost get fouled up

Doubt came into UCLA's game Thursday night. It was delivered with the flapping arms and dancing feet of underdog basketball players from Western Kentucky who went from headed-home-to-Bowling Green almost all the way into the NCAA Elite Eight.
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Love's 29 help UCLA hold off W. Kentucky (AP)

Nothing comes easy for UCLA these days. With Kevin Love scoring a career-high 29 points, the Bruins nearly frittered away a 21-point halftime lead and hung on to defeat Western Kentucky 88-78 in the NCAA West Region on Thursday night. Top-seeded UCLA ...
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Western Kentucky vs. UCLA - Recap - March 27, 2008

Love's career-high 29 help UCLA hang on, advance to Elite Eight PHOENIX (AP) -- UCLA can make a double-digit victory look difficult. With Kevin Love scoring a career-high 29 points, the Bruins nearly frittered away a 21-point halftime lead and hung on ...
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5 Thoughts on WKU

3. “Well, that was another exciting game for all the Bruin fans out there. I want to keep you guys awake and on the edge of your seat, so you’re welcome.” Thanks, coach, but if it happens again you might just inadvertently send Coach Wooden back to the hospital.
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Bruin Links of the Day

Kevin Love Can Do Everything (AOL Fanhouse) ED GRANEY: Love embodies what basketball sorely misses (Las Vegas Review Journal) Lovely Day: UCLA Rides Kevin Love’s 29/14 to a Win Over Western Kentucky (Sports Hub LA) All UCLA needs is Love (New York Daily News) BB-NCAA Sweet 16 WKU vs UCLA Post Game (UCLA Radio) Indispensable Pieces, West Region (NBADraft.net) (and more)
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