No. 2 UCLA Rallies to Beat No. 4 Villanova 86–77

No. 2 UCLA Rallies to Beat No. 4 Villanova 86–77
UCLA player huddle in the closing seconds of an overtime win over Villanova during an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, on Nov. 12, 2021. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—Two highly ranked teams and a raucous crowd packed into historic Pauley Pavilion sure made it seem like it was already March Madness.

It’s not just yet, although No. 2 UCLA backed up its Final Four run last spring with an 86–77 overtime victory against fourth-ranked Villanova on Friday night.