The No. 7 UCLA Bruins and Northwestern Wildcats squared off in the NCAA Tournament second round.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 24 points and UCLA withstood a second-half push from Northwestern to get back to the Sweet 16 with a 68-63 victory on Saturday night.
UCLA made it to a third straight Sweet 16 for the first time in 15 years. The Bruins will play the winner of Sunday's game between Gonzaga and TCU in the West Region semifinals in Las Vegas, on Thursday night.Boo Buie scored 18 points to lead Northwestern , Matthew Nicholson added 17 and Chase Audige scored all 16 of his points in the second half.
The key moment came in the final two minutes when Adem Bona blocked a drive by Audige, sending UCLA out in transition. David Singleton hit the 3-pointer that put the Bruins up 62-56 with 1:50 to play.
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