UCLA will face the Longhorns for a spot in the national title game
Madison Booker and Rori Harmon already took down the UCLA Bruins once this season. UCLA needs to make sure that it doesn't happen again on Friday.
It’ll be a familiar matchup in the Final Four for the 35-1 UCLA Bruins . For the second time this season, UCLA will be facing Madison Booker and the Texas Longhorns , this time for a chance in the national championship game. Texas made light work of Michigan Texas throttled Michigan 77-41 on Monday in the Elite Eight to face the Bruins .
Of course it’s Texas who gave the Bruins their only loss of the season in Las Vegas back in November. It was a terrible showing for UCLA, who played their worst half of basketball for their entire season against the Longhorns . UCLA played awful against the Longhorns earlier this season UCLA trailed 45-25 at halftime but Cori Close’s team battled back in the second half, getting the deficit down to four points before eventually falling 76-65.
Since then the Bruins haven’t lossed but Texas did pose some serious matchup issues. Don't let Rori Harmon get in Harmony Longhorns guard Rori Harmon led the game with 26 points. Harmon is a quick 5’6” guard, while Close can put either Kiki Rice or Charlisse Leger-Walker on Harmon, neither Bruin can match Harmon’s elite quickness.
Madison Booker is a tough cover for anybody Texas’ leading scorer is another tough cover for UCLA. 6’1” Madison Booker is a silky smooth scorer from all three levels who’s put up 19. 1 points per game this season.