Ucla basketball: malcolm lee expected to play against villanova

Ucla basketball: malcolm lee expected to play against villanova


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_This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts._ UCLA junior guard MALCOLM LEE practiced Tuesday and is


expected to play when the Bruins take on No. 7 Villanova at 6 p.m. PST Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in a semifinal of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Lee has been sidelined since suffering a


sprained left ankle early in the Bruins’ game against Pepperdine on Nov. 15. He scored eight points and had four assists during UCLA’s season-opening victory over Cal State Northridge.


Freshman guard MATT CARLINO, sidelined since Nov. 8 by a concussion, traveled with the Bruins to New York, but his status remains uncertain. --Ben Bolch, reporting from New York