Jaime Jaquez Jr. registered 24 points and eight rebounds to help UCLA post a 68–63 victory over Northwestern on Saturday night, March 18, in NCAA Tournament West Region play at Sacramento, Calif.
Amari Bailey added 14 points and six assists as the second-seeded Bruins (31–5) advance to a third straight Sweet 16 for the first time since the program reached three consecutive Final Fours from 2006–08.
“It’s just straight toughness,” Jaquez said. “We work so hard and I think we really focus a lot on the scouting and just taking pride in the scouting report and what we need to do to win the game.”
Tyger Campbell had seven assists and was 12 of 12 from the free-throw line for all of his points as UCLA won for the 14th time in the past 15 games.
The Bruins will face either third-seeded Gonzaga or sixth-seeded TCU on Thursday in Las Vegas….