Saint Mary's Gaels vs UCLA Bruins 3/19/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

Saint Mary’s Gaels vs UCLA Bruins 3/19/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The 5th seeded Saint Mary’s Gaels will battle against the 4th seeded UCLA Bruins for round 2 of the East Region Men’s Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 19 at 7:10 pm ET at the Moda Center in Portland.

The UCLA Bruins finished with a 15-5 record in the Pac-12 Conference and 26-7 overall. The Saint Mary’s Gaels finished with a 12-3 record in the West Coast Conferencelace and 26-7 overall.

The Saint Mary’s Gaels dominated the Indiana Hoosiers at 82-53 in the first-round match last Thursday. Saint Mary’s built a 12-point lead at the half and scored 42 points in the second half versus 25 from Indiana to secure the victory.

Logan Johnson led in scoring with 20 points while Tommy Kuhse added 19 points and 6 assists. Alex Ducas had 13 points and Matthias Tass scored 12 points and had 7 rebounds. The Gaels shot 51.7%, 17% more than the Hoosiers. They made 10 of 21 from the three-point mark and made 10 of 15 free throws.

Saint Mary’s outrebounded Indiana, 39-28 but forced the Hoosiers to commit 13 turnovers. As a team, the Gaels are averaging 70.1 ppg which is tied for 226th. The team makes 34 rebounds per game which is tied for 311th and 13.5 assists per game which is 163rd in the league.

Matthias Tass leads Saint Mary’s with an average of 12.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg. 0.7 blocks per game, and field goals at 55.5%. Tommy Kuhse leads with 3.6 assists while Logan Johnson leads with 2 steals per game.

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Saint Mary’s Gaels vs UCLA Bruins Predictions 3/19/2022

The UCLA Bruins took a narrow win of 57-53 in their first-round match against the Akron Zips last Thursday. UCLA only led by 1-point at the half and held on scoring 5 more points in the second half for the victory.

Tyger Campbell led in scoring with 16 points. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 15 points and 9 rebounds. Jules Bernard finished with 10 points. The Bruins only shot 35.2%, 4% less than the Zips. The team made 8 of 22 three-pointers and 11 of 13 free throws. Both teams grabbed 34 rebounds but UCLA forced Akron to 10 turnovers.

The Bruins are averaging 75.1 ppg points which is 61st. Their 37 rebounds is tied for 117th. The 14 assists per game is 132nd in the league. Johnny Juzang leads with 15.8 ppg. Jaime Jaquez Jr. leads with 48% shooting, 5.9 rpg, and 1.2 steals per game. Tyger Campbell leads with 4.2 assists and Myles Johnson leads with 1.3 blocks per game.

#13 Saint Mary’s Gaels vs #4 UCLA Bruins. The NCAAB pick is the UCLA Bruins. The Bruins will be out to prove they are the better team after winning by just 4 points against Akron. Both teams allow 53 ppg but UCLA scores 5 more points per game compared to Saint Mary’s.

The Bruins are also ahead in rebounding, assists, and blocks which will factor in this match. Saint Mary’s will put in a good fight though as they are in high spirits after dominating Indiana. UCLA will win with a final score prediction and cover 67-61.

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