Valley faces long odds - 16th seeds are 0-92 against No. 1sHours after Mississippi Valley State had earned its first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 1996, the fourth in school history, coach James Green was on the road.
He decided to just make the 4-hour trek home immediately after winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament - making a quick stop at a Waffle House in Tuscaloosa for bacon, eggs and coffee.
"I felt like I wasn't going to sleep anyway," chuckled Green, who arrived at 3:26 a.m. "It was good. I talked on the phone most of the way."
Little over 14 hours later Green and his team learned they will travel to Anaheim, Calif., to play No. 1 seed UCLA inside the Honda Center at 8:55 p.m. (CDT) on Thursday. The Bruins (31-3) are the Pac-10 champions and have won an NCAA-record 11 men's basketball championships.
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