Bill Plaschke: UCLA should get to dance after avoiding a Stanford upset
by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Mar 09, 2018
4 minutes
LAS VEGAS - At halftime of UCLA's matinee at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday, some guy walked to the middle of the court and began shoving long knives through a box containing a bedazzled woman.
The guy was an illusionist. The woman emerged untouched. It was all a mere parlor trick compared to what happened next.
UCLA stepped back on the floor, dominated a decent Stanford team for an 88-77 win in the second round of the Pac-12 tournament, and essentially clinched a spot in next week's NCAA tournament.
Slice. Poof! The Bruins are still standing.
Steve Alford has led them from a November nightmare in
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