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UCLA’s matchup
A look at UCLA’s first-round tournament game against Mississippi Valley State:
| STARTERS | ||||||||
| MISS. VALLEY ST. | Ht | Wt | Stats | P | UCLA | Ht | Wt | Stats |
| Larry Cox | 6-10 | 225 | 12.4 ppg | C | Kevin Love | 6-10 | 271 | 17.1 ppg |
| Michael Clark | 6-2 | 165 | 8.0 ppg | F | L.R. Mbah a Moute | 6-8 | 232 | 8.8 ppg |
| Eric Petty | 6-6 | 220 | 6.2 ppg | F | Josh Shipp | 6-5 | 220 | 13.0 ppg |
| Carl Lucas | 6-5 | 210 | 12.7 ppg | G | Russell Westbrook | 6-3 | 189 | 12.6 ppg |
| Dwayne Harmason | 5-11 | 175 | 6.2 ppg | G | Darren Collison | 6-0 | 160 | 15.2 ppg |
| RESERVES | ||||||||
| Chris Watson | 6-6 | 220 | 8.2 ppg | F | Alfred Aboya | 6-9 | 245 | 2.3 rpg |
| Mike Davis | 5-8 | 160 | 2.4 apg | G/C | Lorenzo Mata-Real | 6-9 | 237 | 3.6 rpg |
| Stanford Speech | 6-3 | 215 | 10.8 ppg | G/F | James Keefe | 6-8 | 228 | 2.2 ppg |
* SCOUTING REPORT: The Delta Devils will try to guard UCLA with man-to-man defense although Bruins Coach Ben Howland said that because Mississippi Valley State Coach James Green had been an assistant at Iowa State to USC Coach Tim Floyd, Howland wouldn’t be surprised if Green employed some triangle and two zone defense. Offensively, the Delta Devils are perimeter oriented and will try to spread UCLA’s man-to-man defense and earn some back-door layups.
* KEY TO THE GAME: For UCLA, maybe just judging traffic better. The Bruins were four minutes late arriving from Westwood on Wednesday for their first news conference. For Mississippi Valley State, as Green said, making layups and free throws, “If we get some.”
– Diane Pucin
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