It ended as it has ended every spring for the last 22 years.
College basketball’s greatest dynasty pushed around, shoved down, run over, knocked out.
UCLA basketball put to sleep early, 11 national titles dusted over quickly, a world of promise ended suddenly in a faraway gym amid boos and jeers.
This is getting old. This is really tired. And on Friday night at FedExForum, this was truly awful, a UCLA team with Final Four hopes battered beyond recognition and sent to a place where its heart will be dismantled.
Gone, the Bruins’ national title hopes with an 86-75 loss to Kentucky in the South Region semifinals.