UCLA's matchup
NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
A look at UCLA's first-round tournament game against Mississippi Valley State:
STARTERS MISS. VALLEY ST.HtWtStatsPUCLAHtWtStatsLarry Cox6-10 22512.4 ppgCKevin Love6-1027117.1 ppgMichael Clark6-21658.0 ppgFL.R. Mbah a Moute6-82328.8 ppgEric Petty6-62206.2 ppgFJosh Shipp6-522013.0 ppgCarl Lucas6-521012.7 ppgGRussell Westbrook6-318912.6 ppgDwayne Harmason5-111756.2 ppgGDarren Collison6-016015.2 ppgRESERVES Chris Watson6-62208.2 ppgFAlfred Aboya6-92452.3 rpgMike Davis5-81602.4 apgG/CLorenzo Mata-Real6-92373.6 rpgStanford Speech6-321510.8 ppgG/FJames Keefe6-82282.2 ppg
* SCOUTING REPORT: The Delta Devils will try to guard UCLA with man-to-man defense although Bruins Coach Ben Howland said that because Mississippi Valley State Coach James Green had been an assistant at Iowa State to USC Coach Tim Floyd, Howland wouldn't be surprised if Green employed some triangle and two zone defense. Offensively, the Delta Devils are perimeter oriented and will try to spread UCLA's man-to-man defense and earn some back-door layups.
* KEY TO THE GAME: For UCLA, maybe just judging traffic better. The Bruins were four minutes late arriving from Westwood on Wednesday for their first news conference. For Mississippi Valley State, as Green said, making layups and free throws, "If we get some."
-- Diane Pucin
