Three Up, Three Down: UCLA

Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsA game that left me feeling decidedly thankful, Wake Forest's 80-77 victory over the UCLA Bruins was as unlikely as it was wonderful. There were downsides, but taking third place in Maui is amazing.

Like with Indiana, it's tough to narrow down to just three positives, but I'm going to do just that. Don't forget the caveat that this is not an exhaustive list. That said, let's do this thing.

The Ups

Devin Thomas. Devin was just a monster. 21 points (6-12 shooting, 9-11 from the line), 9 rebounds. Devin was the engine that really kept our offense going, and that was going up against high quality bigs from UCLA. Devin is really having a dominant senior campaign so…