The Bruins’ brutal, hope-eradicating road trip ended the same way it went for the five games. Boston couldn’t generate enough offense and fell to the Red Wings, 2-1, on Saturday night in Detroit.
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Johnson’s layup got the Tigers within 56-52 with 3:24 left, spurring an “LSU! LSU!” chant from the crowd. But the Tigers couldn’t get closer, and Jaquez made a 3-pointer with 1:30 left that all but sealed the Bruins’ win over the team that eliminated them from last year’s Sweet 16.
The Bruins lost again on Wednesday in Anaheim and, at this juncture, there’s no point in rooting for any other outcome.
Geekie tied it 2-2 at 2:07 of the second period. Pavel Zacha stole the puck from Foegele at the blue line and passed down low to a wide-open Geekie, who avoided the poke check from Kuemper before lifting a wrist shot over the goalie's glove.
BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 UCLA and No. 25 Ole Miss play in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The Bruins' record in Big Ten games is 18-2, and their record is 14-0 in non-conference games. UCLA is fourth in college basketball with 20.8 assists per game. Kiki Rice leads the Bruins averaging 4.9.