At 9:45 p.m. ET the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Florida Gators, will face a serious challenge from a live No. 4 seed the UCLA Bruins on CBS. Live stream the game for free by clicking this link; Gators fans can find the radio broadcast on ESPN 850 WRUF, while Bruins fans can tune in to 570 Fox Sports LA.
UCLA's Jordan Adams receives most of the attention as the Bruins' leading scorer, but point guard Kyle Anderson, who stands at six feet, nine inches, could be able to dominate or neutralize Florida's leader Scottie Wilbekin.
Yes, it's going to be tough," Wilbekin said. "He's definitely a unique cover." The Gators enter play as 4.5-point favorites, but forward Casey Prather acknowledged the Bruins' interesting roster and matchup problems.
"They're a unique basketball team," Prather said. "They have guards that post up and bigs who can shoot. They do a great job in transition. They're very good on offense so we've just got to do a good job of meeting the challenge."
Being the top seed in the tourney also guarantees you will get every club's utmost effort. "Every game you get a chance to win, it becomes more difficult," Florida coach Billy Donovan said. "It becomes more challenging, it becomes harder."
For all that size though, it's worth remembering the Gatos allowed just 57.9 points per game this year and are an upper-classmen laden team that takes defense very seriously. "If the game's in the 50s, that's probably not favoring UCLA," Bruins coach Steve Alford said. "We need the thing to be a little bit more up-tempo than that."
That said, UCLA's execution will likely matter more than their size. "They're very fast," Donovan said of the Bruins. "They're a great passing team. They're an unselfish team. Certainly missed shots, turnovers, loose ball turnovers in the middle of the floor, they're great at taking those plays and turning them into points."
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