Column: A moment lost. A dream finished. UCLA’s quest for another miracle season is over

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UCLA led North Carolina by three points with two minutes left in an East Regional semifinal when a smooth coronation devolved into a startling nightmare.

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The Bruins’ defense didn’t work. Their muscle disappeared. Jaime Jaquez Jr. couldn’t shoot.

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The Tar Heels came up swinging — bam, bam, bam — and UCLA went down hard and for good, losing a 73-66 decision to end its season two wins short of last year’s Final Four run.

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That way was not the UCLA way. Everything that UCLA has done right in three years under coach Mick Cronin suddenly went wrong.

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Leading 64-61 with 2:07 left, the UCLA defense forced a bricked three-point attempt by North Carolina’s Caleb Love.

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But the Tar Heels’ Armando Bacot somehow saved the ball from going out of bounds, flinging it back while falling across the baseline,

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At the other end of the Wells Fargo Center court, Jaquez missed a three-pointer, one of his nine consecutive missed shots to end the game.

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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died, band says

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Column: A moment lost. A dream finished. UCLA’s quest for another miracle season is over

Written by sidhanta

Written by sidhanta

UCLA led North Carolina by three points with two minutes left in an East Regional semifinal when a smooth coronation devolved into a startling nightmare.

The Bruins’ defense didn’t work. Their muscle disappeared. Jaime Jaquez Jr. couldn’t shoot.

The Tar Heels came up swinging — bam, bam, bam — and UCLA went down hard and for good, losing a 73-66 decision to end its season two wins short of last year’s Final Four run.

That way was not the UCLA way. Everything that UCLA has done right in three years under coach Mick Cronin suddenly went wrong.

Leading 64-61 with 2:07 left, the UCLA defense forced a bricked three-point attempt by North Carolina’s Caleb Love.

But the Tar Heels’ Armando Bacot somehow saved the ball from going out of bounds, flinging it back while falling across the baseline,

At the other end of the Wells Fargo Center court, Jaquez missed a three-pointer, one of his nine consecutive missed shots to end the game.

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died, band says

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died, band says