West Regional Finals

Guide Note: On March 29, 2008, the West Regional Finals will be held to determine a spot in Final Four of the 2008 NCAA Tournament. The game will be held at US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The #1 seeded UCLA Bruins will face the #3 seeded Xavier Musketeers. This page will provide play-by-play live coverage of this game.

Fast Facts:

  1. When: Saturday March 29, 2008 at 6:40 PM ET
  2. Where: US Airways Center in Phoenix
  3. Television Coverage: CBS Sports
  4. Game Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
  5. Winning team advances to the Final Four

NCAA West Regional Finals - FINAL
Team1st2nd SCORE
#1 UCLA Bruins 3343 76
#3 Xavier Musketeers 2433 57


West Regional Finals Live Play-by-Play Coverage

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Second Half

  • 0:00: GAME ENDS
  • 0:37: UCLA leads 76-57 - Stanback hits a 3 for the Bruins
  • 0:52: Xavier trails 73-57 - Jackson hits the jumper
  • 1:30: UCLA leads 73-55 - Collison makes 2 free throws
  • 1:52: Xavier trails 71-55 - Duncan hits the trifecta
  • 2:15: UCLA leads 71-52 - Mbah a Moute SLAM dunk
  • 2:27: Xavier trails 69-52 - Duncan hits the shot
  • 3:26: Mbah a Moute missed 2 free throws
  • 3:57: Xavier trails 69-50 - Brown hits bonus free throw
  • 3:57: TV TIMEOUT
  • 3:58: Xavier trails 69-49 - Brown with the SLAM dunk and draws the foul
  • 4:14: UCLA leads 69-47 - Collison on the interior with the runner
  • 5:26: Xavier trails 67-47 - J. Love hits 2 of 2
  • 5:34: UCLA leads 67-45 - Westbrook hits the reverse lay-in
  • 6:52: TV TIMEOUT
  • 7:12: UCLA leads 65-45 - Love hits the trifecta - Probably the dagger - You ask about UCLA's outside shooting? Love, exciting and new...
  • 7:58: UCLA leads 62-45 - Mbah a Moute hits the jumper in the lane
  • 8:20: Xavier trails 60-45 - Anderson hits 2 free throws
  • 8:32: UCLA leads 60-43 - Westbrook 3-ball corner pocket - TIMEOUT UCLA
  • 9:00: Xavier misses 3 straight 3-point tries
  • 9:30: UCLA leads 57-43 - Shipp hits 2 of 2
  • 10:05: Xavier trails 55-43 - Anderson on the lay-up - assist to Lavender
  • 10:21: UCLA leads 55-41 - Great pass by Love to set up the quick shot for Westbrook
  • 10:26: Xavier trails 53-41 - Burrell hits the jumper
  • 10:45: TIMEOUT - Xavier
  • 11:12: Xavier trails 53-39 - Anderson inside hits the runner
  • 11:24: UCLA leads 53-37 - Westbrook makes 2 free throws
  • 11:35: Xavier trails 51-37 - Duncan hits both - Xavier coming with a full court press now.
  • 11:57: TV TIMEOUT - STAT PACK: For UCLA: 20-37 from the field, 4-9 from 3-point range, 7-10 at line, 26 rebounds (8 offensive), 11 assists, 6 blocks, 12 turnovers. Scoring: Love with 16, Collison with 15, and Mbah a Moute with 9. For Xavier: 14-43 from the floor, 3-13 from beyond the arc, 4-9 at the line, 17 rebounds (8 offensive), 7 assists, 5 steals, 6 turnovers. Scoring: Brown has 10, 6 for Burrell, and only 4 for Duncan.
  • 12:59: Xavier trails 51-35 - Lavender makes the steal and hits the 3-pointer
  • 13:07: Xavier trails 51-32 - Burrell on a 1-and-1 hits 2 of 2
  • 13:30: UCLA leads 51-30 - Collison hits the trifecta at the top of the arc - TIMEOUT UCLA
  • 14:06: Xavier trails 48-30 - J. Love makes 1 of 2
  • 14:35: Xavier trails 48-29 - Burrell makes 1 of 2
  • 14:36: TV TIMEOUT - This has been the most complete effort the Bruins have shown in the tournament so far. Xavier needs to just re-group mentally, show some patience and work their offense, see if they can chip away at the lead between now and the 5-minute mark. This is usually the stretch where the Bruins disappear and let teams back into games - but it doesn't feel like that is coming today.
  • 14:58: UCLA leads 48-28 - Love hits a big-time triple - 14-0 run for the Bruins last 5 minutes
  • 15:35: TIMEOUT - Xavier - Bruins starting to pull away right now - very impressive run - Musketeers forcing up shots now
  • 15:36: UCLA leads 45-28 - Love hits the baseline hook shot from Mbah a Moute
  • 16:31: UCLA leads 43-28 - Collison nails the trifecta after Love grabbed offensive rebound
  • 16:36: UCLA leads 40-28 - another steal by Westbrook and he takes it strong for the lay-in and the foul - misses bonus
  • 17:23: Jackson draws a charge on Westbrook
  • 17:41: TIMEOUT - Xavier
  • 17:48: UCLA leads 38-28 - Collison makes the lay-up on the 3-on-2 break
  • 18:16: UCLA leads 36-28 - Love on the SLAM dunk off the great dish from Shipp
  • 19:15: Xavier trails 34-28 - Lavender hits a high-arcing runner
  • 19:27: UCLA leads 34-26 - Love hits 1 of 2 free throws
  • 19:44: Xavier trails 33-26 - Duncan hits the shots for the Musketeers - assist to Brown
  • Waiting start of 2nd Half... Xavier starts with the ball

Halftime

  • At the Half: UCLA leads Xavier 33-24
  • Halftime Stats:
    • For UCLA: 13-25 from the field, 1-5 from 3-point range, 6-7 at the line, 17 rebounds (5 O - 12 D), 6 assists, 4 blocks, 4 steals, 9 turnovers committed. SCORING: Mbah a Moute has 9 points and 8 boards, Love has 8, Collison with 7 and Westbrook has 6. Keefe only one with 2 fouls.
    • For Xavier: 11-33 from the floor, 2-9 from beyond the arc, 0-2 at the stripe, 11 rebounds (5 O - 6D), 5 assists, 3 steals, 6 turnovers committed. SCORING: Brown has 10 to lead all scorers, Anderson has 4, Burrell and Raymond have 3, and Lavender has 0 points but 3 assists. Lavender and Duncan have 2 fouls each.
    • ANALYSIS: The Bruins have tried to force the tempo to their speed, with numerous fast break opportunities, but at times they have looked scattered and out-of-control. The Musketeers have kept it close despite only shooting 33% from the field, and will need to do a better job of knocking down open looks, being patient, and hitting the offensive glass if they want to stay with the Bruins.

First Half

  • 0:00: Half ends
  • 0:03: UCLA leads 33-24 - Collison nails a foul line extended jumper
  • 1:15: Xavier trails 31-24 - Brown with a SLAM dunk - off the alley-oop feed from Burrell - Xavier not backing away at all
  • 1:35: TIMEOUT - Xavier
  • 1:38: UCLA leads 31-22 - Mbah a Moute on the put-back of a missed trey
  • 2:08: UCLA leads 29-22 - Mbah a Moute makes both free throws
  • 2:34: Xavier trails 27-22 - Pick-and-roll leads to a SLAM dunk by Brown from Lavender
  • 2:51: UCLA leads 27-20 - Mbah a Moute makes 1 of 2
  • 3:06: Duncan misses front end of 1-and-1
  • 3:06: TV TIMEOUT - I've had the chance to see many Bruins games this season, and this is a typical start - in that the score is close, and it's hard to tell whether they are the superior team and playing down to the opponents level, or whether Xavier is playing above their head and keeping it close. UCLA tends to go through spurts of games where they stagnate.
  • 3:24: UCLA leads 26-20 - Westbrook hits the lay-up off another steal in middle of the floor
  • 3:58: TIMEOUT - UCLA - Seems like a mostly pro-Bruins crowd, and they have been upset over the last few calls, or "non-calls" by the officials, but the Bruins have been out-of-control on the last few opportunities, and I like the fact that the refs are letting the ticky-tack stuff go.
  • 4:00: Xavier trails 24-20 - Burrell with a 3-ball in the side pocket
  • 4:40: UCLA leads 24-17 - Love fakes the 3 and then runs in and hits 14-foot jumper
  • 5:02: UCLA leads 22-17 - K. Love on another put back basket at the offensive end
  • 5:41: Xavier trails 20-17 - Anderson scores on the lay-up - Great cut to the basket and nice pass by Duncan
  • 6:02: Last minute has seen great action at both ends, but UCLA controlling defensive boards, Collison just called for charge at other end
  • 7:09: UCLA leads 20-15 - K. Love on turnaround jumper
  • 7:38: TV TIMEOUT - STAT PACK: For UCLA: 7-14 from the floor, 1-4 from beyond-the-arc, 3-3 at line, 6 rebounds (all defensive), 1 block, 5 assists, 5 turnovers. Collison has 5 points, 4 each for Westbrook and Mbah a Moute. For Xavier: 7-20 from the field, 1-5 from 3-point range, 0-2 at line, 10 rebounds (5-5), 2 assists, 4 turnovers. Brown has 6 points, 3 for Raymond.
  • 8:48: UCLA leads 18-15 - Collison scores on a driving lay-in
  • 9:21: Xavier trails 16-15 - J. Love from Lavender inside jumper
  • 10:46: TV TIMEOUT - Xavier will need to show patience because UCLA loves to run the fast break - maybe the best fast break team in the country - especially when Kevin Love is on the floor to kick start the break with outlet passes. He may be the best at outlet passes to start the break I've seen since Ed Pickney at Villanova in the 1980's. Xavier also needs to knock down open looks when they get them as well.
  • 10:59: Xavier trails 16-13 - Brown on a put back shot
  • 11:56: UCLA leads 16-11 - Mbah a Moute off a great feed inside by Westbrook
  • 12:17: Shot clock violation on UCLA
  • 13:05: Intentional foul on Keefe - Brown misses both technical foul shots
  • 13:24: After a scramble on the floor - Xavier trails 14-11 - Raymond hits the trifecta
  • 13:54: UCLA leads 14-8 - Love hits 2 free throws
  • 14:35: Xavier trails 12-8 - Duncan hits the running jumper
  • 14:48: UCLA leads 12-6 - Collison 3-ball corner pocket
  • 15:29: UCLA leads 9-6 - Mbah a Moute on a 15-foot jumper
  • 15:55: TV TIMEOUT off a shot clock violation on Xavier - Xavier not blinking in first 5 minutes, attacking the basket with reckless disregard.
  • 16:51: Xavier trails 7-6 - Anderson on a floater in the lane
  • 17:04: UCLA leads 7-4 - Shipp driving lay-up and draws foul - makes bonus
  • 17:30: Xavier ties it at 4-4 - Brown with another SLAM DUNK
  • 18:03: UCLA leads 4-2 - Westbrook off the feed from Mbah a Moute
  • 18:19: Xavier ties it at 2-2 - Brown SLAMS home 3rd shot
  • 19:09: UCLA leads 2-0 - Westbrook makes steal and goes all the way for the SLAM DUNK
  • Opening tip goes to... UCLA
  • Awaiting opening tip-off - UCLA looking for its 3rd straight Final Four appearance - Xavier looking for its first ever

West Regional Finals Bracket

How They Got Here

2008 West Region Bracket

  • All games airing on CBS
  First Round
March 20 & 21
Sites TBD 		Second Round
March 22 & 23
Sites TBD 		Regional Semifinals
March 27
US Airways Arena, Phoenix AZ 		Finals
March 29
US Airways Arena, Phoenix AZ
                                     
1  UCLA 70  
16  Miss Valley St. 29  
  1  UCLA 53  
  9  Texas A&M 49  
8  BYU 62
9  Texas A&M 67  
  1  UCLA 88  
  12  W. Kentucky 78  
5  Drake 99  
12  W. Kentucky 101  
  12  W. Kentucky 72
  13  San Diego 63  
4  UConn 69
13  San Diego 70  
  1  UCLA 76
  3  Xavier 57
6  Purdue 90  
11  Baylor 79  
  6  Purdue 78
  3  Xavier 85  
3  Xavier 73
14  Georgia 61  
  3  Xavier 79
  7  West Virginia 75  
7  West Virginia 75  
10  Arizona 65  
  7  West Virginia 73
  2  Duke 67  
2  Duke 71
15  Belmont 70  
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