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Bill Plaschke: UCLA’s quest for another miracle season is over

PHILADELPHIA — It was so fast, so furious, so final. The UCLA basketball team was just moments from returning to the Elite Eight on Friday night, its fight full, its swagger strong. Then the Bruins were gone in an instant. The miracle of last season turned on them. The heroes of last season faltered. UCLA led North Carolina by three points with two minutes left in an East Regional semifinal ...
UCLA's Tyger Campbell drives downcourt against North Carolina in the first half in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen at Wells Fargo Center on Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA — It was so fast, so furious, so final.

The UCLA basketball team was just moments from returning to the Elite Eight on Friday night, its fight full, its swagger strong.

Then the Bruins were gone in an instant.

The miracle of last season turned on them. The heroes of last season faltered.

UCLA led North Carolina by three points with two minutes left in an East Regional semifinal when a brilliant boxing match devolved into a startling nightmare.

A feisty North Carolina guard named

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