NCAA Tournament Second Round: 2-seed UConn men’s basketball vs. 7-seed UCLA| 8:45 p.m., TNT

UConn men’s basketball (30-5) is looking to punch its ticket to the East Regionals in Washington D.C. next weekend, as the Huskies are set to take on 7-seed UCLA (24-11) in the Round of 32 on Sunday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.

The Bruins finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten regular season standings, making a run to the semifinals in the conference tournament before falling to Purdue on the way to the Boilermakers’ eventual title in Chicago last week. Head coach Mick Cronin has UCLA playing great basketball, most recently holding off a feisty UCF squad on Friday night in the first round to advance to Sunday. The Bruins rank No. 27 in KenPom and have the 22nd ranked offense in the country.

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The Huskies sit at No. 11 in KenPom and are fresh off a scare from No. 15 seed Furman on Friday night, holding on for an 11-point victory thanks to a historic 31 points and 27 rebounds from Tarris Reed Jr. and some timely shot making from Alex Karaban.

The Huskies are looking to advance to the second weekend after coming up short in this round last year against Florida. Can UConn avenge last season’s early exit and punch its ticket to the Sweet 16? Should the Huskies advance over UCLA, they would take on either the 3-seed Spartans in the Sweet 16 on Friday at Capital One Arena.

Date/Time: Sunday, March 22, approximately 8:45 p.m.

TV/Stream: TNT, HBO Max, March Madness app

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Radio: UConn Sports Network, Sirius XM 204, Sirius/XM online streaming

Odds: UConn -4.5, over/under 136.5

Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

KenPom Predicted Score: UConn 72, UCLA 68 — 63% win probability

Series History

The Huskies and Bruins have played just once all time coming into Sunday’s matchup. Back in the 1995 Elite Eight in Oakland, UCLA defeated UConn 102-96 to prevent the Huskies from getting to their first Final Four in program history. Ray Allen had 36 points and Doron Sheffer chipped in 24 in the loss.

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