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UCLA Rumbles Into Final Four

Posted Mar 29, 08 8:57 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – UCLA is back in the Final Four for the third straight year. In Thursday's win over Western Kentucky, Bruins fans chanted "Keeeeeff" as James Keefe led the charge. Today, they were back to "Loooooc" as Luc Richard Mbah a Moute shook off a bad ankle to help spark the Bruins past Xavier 76-57, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Kevin Love finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds for UCLA. Mbah a Moute had only 9 points and 8 rebounds, but his defense helped lead the Bruins to a 33-24 halftime lead. He scored 5 of the Bruins last 8 points leading into the break. The Bruins (35-3) join Duke and Michigan State as the only schools to reach the Final Four three straight years since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

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Xavier's Stanley Burrell, left, passes around UCLA's Lorenzo Mata-Real (14) during the second half of their NCAA men's basketball tournament West Regional final, Saturday, March 29, 2008, in Phoenix.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
UCLA's Russell Westbrook, left, Kevin Love (42) and Josh Shipp react during the second half of their NCAA men's basketball tournament West Regional final against Xavier, today.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
UCLA's Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (23) dunks against Xavier during the second half of their NCAA men's basketball tournament West Regional final today. UCLA defeated Xavier 76-57.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Xavier's Stanley Burrell (34) reacts during the second half of their NCAA men's basketball tournament West Regional final against UCLA, Saturday, March 29, 2008, in Phoenix.   (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
UCLA's Kevin Love (42) dunks against Xavier during the second half of their NCAA men's basketball tournament West Regional final, Saturday, March 29, 2008, in Phoenix.   (AP Photo/ Matt York )
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