UCLA vs. UAB: How they match up in the NCAA tournament

WHO: No. 11 UCLA (21-13) vs. No. 14 Alabama Birmingham (20-15).

WHAT: NCAA South regional third-round game, Saturday, 9 a.m. PDT.

WHERE: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Ky. TV: 2; Radio: 570, 1150.

UPDATE: The Bruins beat the Blazers in November in the seventh-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas. Alabama Birmingham never threatened much, and UCLA won by 12. The Blazers finished fourth in Conference USA in the regular season but made a championship run in the conference tournament, which was held in Birmingham. The Blazers scored the first major upset of the NCAA tournament Thursday when they shocked third-seeded Iowa State, which had won the Big 12 tournament. The game was decided on the glass, where UAB won the rebounding battle by a margin of 17 and hauled in 18 offensive rebounds. Tyler Madison had nine offensive rebounds (and 11 total) in just 14 minutes. UCLA reached this point after clawing back from a late deficit and using a goaltending call in the final seconds to beat sixth-seeded SMU. A win would send UCLA to its second consecutive regional semifinal.

STARTERS

UAB; Ht; Wt; PPG; Pos.; UCLA; Ht; Wt; PPG

Nick Norton; 5-10; 175; 7.4; G; Bryce Alford; 6-3; 180; 15.4

Robert Brown; 6-5; 185; 13.3; G; Isaac Hamilton; 6-4; 185; 10.5

Hakeem Baxter; 6-2; 170; 7.6; G; Norman Powell; 6-4; 215; 16.5

Tosin Mehinti; 6-9; 213; 6.9; F; Kevon Looney; 6-9; 220; 11.7

William Lee; 6-9; 210; 8.0; F; Tony Parker; 6-9; 260; 10.9

RESERVES

UAB; Ht; Wt; PPG; Pos.; UCLA; Ht; Wt; PPG

Denzell Watts; 6-2; 207; 7.6; G; Noah Allen; 6-6; 215; 1.4

Tyler Madison; 6-4; 225; 6.3; G/F; Gyorgy Goloman; 6-10; 210; 1.4

Chris Cokley; 6-8; 216; 7.9; F/C; Thomas Welsh; 7-0; 245; 3.9