Michigan will face No. 11 seed UCLA on Tuesday night (9:57 p.m., TBS) for a trip to the Final Four. The Bruins advanced to the Elite Eight with wins over Michigan State, BYU, Abilene Christian and Alabama and have watched their KenPom rank soar from 45th to 16th as the Pac-12 dominates the NCAA Tournament.
Who are the Bruins? Here’s our first look at how Mick Cronin’s team has made it to this point, how they match up with Michigan, and what has changed in the NCAA Tournament.
Still to come
- UCLA is living a charmed life in the postseason
- Mid-range assassins
- Four out matchup problems
- Battle of transition defenses
- What's UCLA's answer for Hunter Dickinson?
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