UCLA starting center Adem Bona, suffering from a shoulder injury, did not join the Bruins during warmups in a clear sign he would not be able to play Thursday against Gonzaga.

David Singleton, the senior guard who moved into the starting lineup in Clark’s absence, subsequently suffered an ankle injury that has left his status in doubt.

LAS VEGAS — It has been nearly a decade since the University of Connecticut men's team was considered a national power, and for much of that time it was unclear whether anyone else could build the same type of program Jim Calhoun had that could contend for titles every year.

UConn hasn’t been to the Final Four since winning a surprise national title under Kevin Ollie in 2014, and Thursday was the Huskies’ first trip to the tournament’s second weekend in five years under Hurley.

A lot of college basketball fans perhaps not completely clued into Michigan State basketball appeared to be taken aback when Pro Football Hall of Famer and Detroit Lions legend Barry Sanders appeared on their television screens wearing a green and white MSU cap — and sitting behind former MSU football coach Mark Dantonio and Kirk Gibson — during the Spartans' second-round NCAA tournament game Sunday against Marquette.

From golf to bowling to hockey — the 2026 Frozen Four will also be held here — the NCAA logo will soon be as ubiquitous on the Las Vegas Strip as ads for celebrity chef restaurants and Cirque du Soleil shows.