LOS ANGELES – The NCAA Tournament second-round game pairing third-seeded UCLA and sixth-seeded South Florida might come down to a simple question of math. Will two be better than one?
The Bruins, who feature All-Pac-12 Conference guards Nirra Fields and Jordin Canada, will contend with Courtney Williams, who scored 31 of South Florida’s 48 points in the first round. The team with the answer Monday night advances to the Sweet Sixteen in Bridgeport, Conn.
“I watched a bit of the first half (in person),” Fields said of seeing Williams in UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion. “She’s a great player.