Donovan Dent returned from his calf injury in the round of 64 against UCF. Although he struggled on offense only shooting 4-17 from the floor on the day for 10 points. His most effective play came on the defense end as he had six steals for the game. Being a large part of what UCLA was able to do on defense and suffocate UCF’s offense. Their defense is the reason why they won the game and moved onto the round of 32.
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UCLA will now match up against UCONN in the No.