UCLA Bruins head coach Steve Alford calls a play during the second half of the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats vs. No. 5 UCLA Bruins men's college basketball game on Feb. 25, 2017, in McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz. UCLA won 77-72. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

 Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Alford: In 10 games for Indiana, Alford averaged 21.3. His Hoosiers won the 1987 national championship as he scored 117 points. His top NCAA game ever might’ve been a 1984 game when he scored 27 points against Michael Jordan (who scored 13) and North Carolina. 

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