Author: TheGuru8700

Gators Chomp UCLA 73 – 57

Cutting down the nets after winning the NCAA National Championship game is a dream come true for just about every young boy in America (except for those named Lebron and Kobe).  That dream became a reality for the players of the 2006 NCAA National Champion University of Florida Gators.  The Gators chomped their way into the history books by defeating the UCLA Bruins 73 – 57.  Florida, a three point favorite coming into Monday’s championship game, placed their championship stamp on college basketball history for the first time, winning their first basketball title in school and state history.  The Oakland region representative UCLA Bruins succumbed to the style of aggressive play that they had thrived on throughout the regular season and the tournament.  The Gators played a patient yet attacking style of game and literally pummeled the Bruins for the entire 40 minutes.

Bruins Bully Bayou Bengals 59 – 45

The NCAA Men’s basketball Final Four has produced some of the most magical and memorable games in basketball history.  That was definitely not the case in Saturday’s UCLA – LSU regional semifinal game in Indianapolis.  The Oakland region representative, number two ranked UCLA Bruins seemingly channeled the mojo of John Wooden, Lew Alcindor, Bill Walton, and Reggie Miller while pounding the LSU Tigers for 40 straight minutes.  A game what many said to be an instant classic was quickly turned into non-competitive rout with UCLA defeating LSU 59 to 45.  The UCLA Bruins, who even went under my radar this season, came out and overmatched and outplayed a widely heralded Tigers team.  LSU, sporting two future NBA lottery picks in Glen “Big Baby” Davis and Tyrus Thomas, looked fatigued and bamboozled against the Bruin defensive tenacity.