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UCLA rides fast start to rout of UNC Asheville in NCAA tournament opener

Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Amari Bailey each score 17 points and the second-seeded Bruins score the first 14 points of the game and cruise to an 86-53 win. UCLA will face seventh-seeded Northwestern on Saturday.

UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr., left, and Amari Bailey congratulate each other after a play during the second half of their NCAA tournament first-round victory over North Carolina Asheville on Thursday night in Sacramento. Both players had 17 points in the second-seeded Bruins’ 86-53 win. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

A few hours after No. 2 seed Arizona was shocked by No. 15 Princeton, No. 2 UCLA left no doubt against No. 15 UNC Asheville.

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