Minnesota has a history with UCLA in the NCAA Tournament, but Wednesday night was their first matchup at Pauley Pavilion since 1967. The red-hot Gophers staged a 17-point comeback to leave LA with an impressive 64-61 win over the Bruins.

Legendary coach John Wooden roamed the sidelines and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was still known as Lew Alcindor the last time the Gophers men’s basketball team played UCLA in Los Angeles before this week. That was a different era of college basketball,

The Gophers men’s basketball team were having a bear of a time with UCLA’s defense in the first half Tuesday. The Bruins were holding opponents to a Big Ten-best 64.8 points per game, and

Minnesota (14-12, 6-9) swept the two California teams. Only Michigan has also done that this season. The Gophers also staked a big comeback to beat USC 69-66 on the road Saturday. UCLA (19-8, 10-6 Big Ten) were 11-point favorites and had won eight of nine.