Massive Michigan attacked the rim, launched from deep, scrambled in the corners, battled in the middle, exhausted every weapon in final minutes drenched in furious desperation. Massive Michigan folded in the face of unflinching UCLA, right down to the last gasp, a three-point fling by Franz Wagner with Jules Bernard flying in his face. It’s beautiful.”Jules Bernard of the UCLA team drives to the basket against Franz Wagner of the University of Michigan on Tuesday in Indianapolis (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)The beauty is that, while this is UCLA’s 19th trip to the Final Four, it’s the first in 13 years and the most unexpected in forever. With the exception of Juzang, they’re mostly role players who just happen to play hard and play together and play for each other. This beauty now must face a beast, UCLA advancing to play top-ranked and unbeaten Gonzaga on Saturday in the national semifinals.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 31, 2021 10:03 UTC