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464:UCLA Bruins
446:Joakim Noah
430:Joakim Noah
414:Joakim Noah
243:Joakim Noah
196:UCLA Bruins
94:Ben Howland
91:Head coach:
84:Head coach:
50:UCLA Bruins
1769:Categories
1727:Head coach
1720:Al Horford
785:References
649:9:21 PM ET
594:Al Horford
454:Cinderella
442:Georgetown
418:Al Horford
316:(sideline)
314:Dan Bonner
300:Announcers
273:Attendance
19:See also:
1130:March 29,
450:Villanova
434:Milwaukee
304:Jim Nantz
1098:ESPN.com
1068:ESPN.com
1038:ESPN.com
1008:ESPN.com
978:ESPN.com
948:ESPN.com
918:ESPN.com
888:ESPN.com
858:ESPN.com
828:ESPN.com
766:RCA Dome
524:Position
368:RCA Dome
264:Referees
254:Favorite
227:RCA Dome
171:2nd half
168:1st half
1108:May 11,
1078:May 11,
1048:May 11,
1018:May 11,
988:May 11,
958:May 11,
928:May 11,
898:May 11,
868:May 11,
838:May 11,
776:51, 458
521:Florida
504:Memphis
496:Gonzaga
492:Alabama
476:Belmont
380:Florida
311:(color)
290:Network
247:Florida
145:Coaches
121:Coaches
621:Source
276:43,168
71:(32–6)
68:(32–6)
62:Pac-10
750:Asts:
745:Rebs:
691:, 32–
662:Recap
527:UCLA
456:team
223:Venue
174:Total
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1606:2023
1601:2022
1596:2021
1591:2020
1586:2019
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1186:1939
1132:2023
1110:2014
1080:2014
1050:2014
1020:2014
990:2014
960:2014
930:2014
900:2014
870:2014
840:2014
810:2024
803:ESPN
737:Pts:
727:Asts
712:Rebs
376:UCLA
354:The
344:2007
339:2005
326:11.2
215:Date
1718:42
1712:33
1706:32
1700:15
1695:MOP
1689:13
1683:12
1677:11
701:Pts
687:25–
635:CBS
508:LSU
370:in
294:CBS
238:MVP
140:T-7
57:SEC
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