Round of 32: Wildcats vs. Bruins

Monday, March 22

Indianapolis, Ind.

4:15 P.M. (CT)

Abilene Christian

UCLA

Photo by: NCAA Photos via Getty Images

3/22/2021 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Wildcats are in the round of 32 with their sights set on a trip to the Sweet 16. ACU will face UCLA in an early evening game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

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THE MATCHUP

ACU will face a storied program in UCLA. The Bruins have a record 11 national championships as a program with their last championship coming in 1995.
This is the sixth-ever 11-14 matchup since the tournament expanded the field in 1985. The 11-seeds have won all five of the previous meetings.
The Wildcats come in as the top team in the nation in turnovers forced averaging 20.36 per game, and coming off a game where they forced 23 Texas turnovers. The Bruins are one of the top teams in the country at taking care of the ball, averaging just 10.9 turnovers per contest.
After being a part of the First Four, this will be the third game in five days for the Bruins.
UCLA comes into the game averaging 73.3 points per game on the season while the Wildcats are holding opponents to just 60.2 points per game. In their win over Texas, the Wildcats gave up just 52 points.