MEMPHIS, Tenn. Vapormax Plus Italia . -- The Florida Gators are back where their last three seasons have ended with yet another chance to go to the Final Four. Being in the Elite Eight again, though, simply isnt enough. Michael Frazier II hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points as the Gators beat UCLA 79-68 Thursday night to reach its fourth consecutive NCAA regional final. "We just talked about it, and its not enough for us," Florida senior Will Yeguete said. "We have two days to get ready for a good team, and were just going to go for it on Saturday." The Gators (35-2) also extended the best winning streak in school history to 29 straight in reaching the South Regional final. "From a team aspect, I think weve done a great job of just staying in the moment and just trying to chase greatness," Frazier said. "When you do that, complacency isnt a factor so I think weve done a great job all year of just staying in the moment and chasing greatness." The tournaments overall top seed will play 11th-seeded Dayton on Saturday night for a trip to the Final Four. Dayton beat Stanford 82-72 earlier Thursday night. "Right now we got to put this game behind us and get focused on Dayton," Florida senior Scottie Wilbekin said. "Theyre a great team. Everybody is at this point in the season, and so we got to be locked in and ready because its going to be a battle." Wilbekin added 13 points for Florida. Casey Prather had 12 points, and Dorian Finney-Smith had 10. Kasey Hill had 10 assists. The Gators have not lost since Dec. 2. The Gators lost to Michigan a year ago in a regional final. "But its a new team that we have, and were playing a new team so its a totally different situation," Wilbekin said. "Were just excited to get this win and move onto the next game. Were totally focused on that. The past has no impact." UCLA (28-9) was back in a regional semifinal for the first time since 2008 under first-year coach Steve Alford. But the Bruins just couldnt match Floridas physical defence or outshoot the Gators. UCLA now is 0-4 against Florida coach Billy Donovan all-time -- all in the NCAA tournament. "They played very well," Alford said of the Gators. "They are an outstanding basketball team." Florida shot 50 per cent for the game (29 of 58), including 59.3 per cent in the second half. UCLA finished 42.2 per cent (27 of 64) shooting in only their fifth game scoring under 70 points this season. The Bruins were a cold 1 of 12 beyond the arc in the second half. Jordan Adams led the Bruins with 17 points, Kyle Anderson had 11 and five assists with nine rebounds. Travis Wear added 14. Frazier showed off the Gators shooting skills. He had hit only 3 of 13 beyond the arc through the Gators first two tournament wins but hit five of his first six against UCLA. The Gators led 36-30 at halftime and clicked on a different level in the second half. They hit their first six shots and eight of their first 10. Every time UCLA tried to make a run, Florida answered. First, it was Frazier hitting consecutive 3-pointers as UCLA pulled within 43-39. When the Bruins pulled within 56-55 on a layup by Norman Powell midway through the half, Finney-Smith hit a jumper for the first of 10 straight points. The Gators had UCLA running up and down the court so much Adams couldnt even hit the rim with a jumper despite having an open look at the basket. Wilbekin finished off the run with a three-point play that had the Gators solidly in control, up 66-55 with 5:34 left. "He hit two big shots down the stretch," Anderson said. "Thats what you expect out of your senior point guard. Hes been here in the Sweet 16 four years. He made big shots. Credit to him." For all the talk of Floridas stingy defence, UCLA opened the game blocking the Gators first two shots. The Bruins only blocked two more shots the rest of the game. The Bruins came in as one of the nations best scoring teams, averaging 81.5 points a game. Florida showed early it could shoot too, hitting 5 of 8 beyond the arc in spurt that turned a 14-11 deficit into a 20-16 lead. Back-to-back 3s from Frazier put the Gators ahead to stay. Every time Anderson got the ball near the UCLA basket, he found himself with at least two Gators trying to smother him. Nike Air Max 270 Saldi . -- New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft wanted to keep Logan Mankins with the team for a long time. Vapormax Uomo Scontate . Buffalos defensive co-ordinator had his second interview with Cleveland owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner on Tuesday night, a person familiar with the Browns plans told The Associated Press. http://www.airmaxscarpescontate.it/scarpe-air-max-270-prezzo-basso.html . Pominville scored in all three of Minnesotas games last week to help the Wild (8-4-3, 19 points) earn four out of a possible six points. His best performance was in a 4-3 win over Montreal on Friday, where he posted a season-high three points (two goals, one assist), including the game-winning goal.Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Brandon Knight and Khris Middleton both scored 17 points to lead seven Bucks in double figures as Milwaukee beat the short- handed Miami Heat 109-102 on Tuesday. Jerryd Bayless contributed 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter for Milwaukee, which won its third straight meeting with the Heat. Its always been the next guy up, said Bucks coach Jason Kidd. The nice thing that Bayless (did), all his shots were great looks, under control. Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was named to the dunk contest prior to the game, finished with 13 points, six rebounds and four assists, and O.J. Mayo gave 14 points off the bench. Milwaukees reserves outscored Miamis, 54-13. All five Miami starters had at least 12 points, with Chris Boshs 26 leading the way in the loss. Mario Chalmers had 21 points and eight assists and Hassan Whiteside followed up his first career triple-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds. Dwyane Wade scored 12 points before exiting in the third quarter with a right hamstring strain. Luol Deng (calf) did not dress. Were getting bit and it hurts. The most disappointing tthing is we are not even having a chance to be at full strength to even see what we can do, Bosh said of the rash of injuries Miami has suffered throughout the season. Air Max 98 Saldi. Milwaukee pulled away in the fourth quarter behind Bayless, whose personal 7-0 run that spanned a pair of Heat timeouts just about put the game out of reach. His jumper at 3:33 made it 102-91, and the Bucks held on from there despite shooting 3-for-6 from the line in the final minute. The Heat took their biggest lead of the game on a Norris Cole 3-pointer at 3:54 of the third. That made it 78-68, but Milwaukee countered with the next eight points on three straight possessions. Earlier, neither team led by more than five until a 7-0 run gave the Bucks a 45-35 lead midway through the second quarter. Miami got back within one on two different occasions, but Milwaukee owned a 54-50 halftime advantage. Game Notes There were 16 lead changes and 10 ties ... Danny Granger started in place of Deng and netted 14 points ... The Bucks shot 54.9 percent (39-for-71) and 9- of-16 from behind the arc. ' ' ' « for a few days but it was testing conditions for us. A day gameaptain of the team, is meeting with the core group of players a » More blog posts in this category Common |
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