Courtney Stockard returned from a hamstring injury and scored 26 points, and Jaylen Adams made a jumper and three free throws in the final minute Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio, rallying St. Bonaventure to a 65-58 victory over UCLA and its first NCAA tournament victory in 48 years.
"We just beat UCLA," Bonnies coach Mark Schmidt said. "How much prouder can I be."
The 11th-seeded Bonnies (26-7) will play sixth-seeded Florida (20-12) in Dallas on Thursday night in the East region.
St. Bonaventure set a school record with its 26th win. Stockard got the Bonnies in position for the drought-busting tournament victory by leading a late 12-0 run. Adams — who missed 14 of his first 15 shots — closed it out in the final 49 seconds.
"I hung my head a little bit," Adams said after some of his early shots didn't fall, "but my teammates just picked me back up."
UCLA (21-12) bristled at having to play in the First Four for the first time in its history — the Bruins have been to 18 Final Fours. They had trouble making shots against the Bonnies zone defense and had 20 turnovers.
UCLA's Aaron Holiday led the Pac-12 in scoring but couldn't put his touch on the First Four game. He scored 20 points but had 10 turnovers, including two pivotal ones in the final minute when he fouled out.
Adams is the Bonnies' all-time leading scorer as a guard but had a rough time as well until the final minute. He finished with eight points on 2-for-16 shooting.
