UCLA ignoring North Carolina's No. 8 seed in duel

[ASFN Admin]

Instead, the college basketball blue bloods will meet in the Sweet 16 when the eighth-seeded Tar Heels and fourth-seeded Bruins play Friday night in Philadelphia after the East Region's other game, between Purdue and Saint Peter's. UCLA (27-7), aiming for its second Final Four trip in as many years, is on high alert after North Carolina (26-9) ran up a big lead on defending champion Baylor before finishing the 93-86 upset in overtime Saturday. "When we went through our walk-through today, they were up 25," UCLA coach Mick Cronin said Saturday.

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