Rams to Dance with UCLA

Philly or Bust
03/16/2009
@Marc's Living Room, RVA

The Rams are headed to Philadelphia as the 11th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament to face the 6th seeded Bruins of UCLA on Thursday, March 19, at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA. The game is set to tip at 9:50pm.

Thursday's match up against VCU marks the first meeting between both schools.

UCLA (25-8, 13-5) is led by guard Darren Collison (14.5 ppg, 4.9 apg) and guard/forward Josh Shipp (14.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg). The two seniors have lead the Bruins to the Final Four in each of the last 3 seasons.

This marks the 43rd NCAA Tournament berth for UCLA and the Bruin's fifth-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have compiled a 98-35 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament with 11 National Championships.

The Rams will be returning to the Big Dance for the 9th time in school history. Most recently in 2007 when the Rams met Duke in the first round in Buffalo, N.Y.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the results...



The winner of Thursday's contest will play the winner of No. 3 Villanova vs. No. 14 American on Saturday, March 21. That game will be played at either 1:05 pm ET or 3:35 pm at the Wachovia Center in Phila.