Pac-12 Tournament: UCLA freshmen step up to help defeat Colorado

Amari Bailey’s career-high 26 points and Adem Bona’s double-double pace the Bruins in an 80-69 quarterfinal victory over a tough Buffaloes squad

LAS VEGAS — All the talk of UCLA’s ability to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament, from the preseason to recent weeks, has centered around the Bruins’ experience. Jaime Jaquez Jr., Tyger Campbell and David Singleton know the ropes and can lead the Bruins through adversity, so the conventional wisdom goes.

Amari Bailey scored a career-high 26 points and Adem Bona provided all the hustle plays top-seeded UCLA needed to dispatch ninth-seeded Colorado 80-69 at T-Mobile Arena. But when hustle was needed, that was Bona’s calling card. He dove into the Bruins’ bench in an attempt to save a loose ball. He took a charge in the second half and immediately made the go-ahead layup on the other end. And he soared through the air for transition blocks to erase his teammates’ mistakes.

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