MEMPHIS >> The Bruins have left the building.
They leave it, and the NCAA Tournament, with memories of a season of long shots, fast breaks and undiluted joy, none of which they brought to the FedEx Forum on Friday night.
They were handled expertly by Kentucky, 86-75, in the South Regional semifinal, and thus failed to reach their first Final Four (or Elite Eight) since 2008, which happens to be the last Final Four appearance for anyone from their conference.
UCLA also scored 24 fewer points than it did on Kentucky in December, in a five-point win that the Wildcats, and John Calipari’s coaching staff, had obviously studied closely.