TBT: Gus Johnson Goes Wild at End of 2006 Sweet 16 Game Between UCLA & Gonzaga

Nearly a decade later after their historic NCAA tournament meeting, the UCLA Bruins and the Gonzaga Bulldogs will meet once again in the Sweet 16.

If Friday night's showdown is anything like that one, basketball fans will be in for a treat.

And Gus Johnson might want to prepare himself.

At 2006's Sweet 16, No. 2 seed UCLA rallied for a 73-71 victory over No. 3 seed Gonzaga. The Bruins overcame a 17-point deficit in the game to shock the Bulldogs. UCLA rallied from nine down in the final three minutes, scoring the final 11 points of the game.

A wild nail-biter like that finds Johnson at his finest. Needless to say, he had his A-game that night.

Nobody will ever forget Bulldogs star Adam Morrison's reaction to the heartbreaking loss:

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That turned out to be Morrison's final collegiate game. Morrison, who was the co-Oscar Robertson Trophy award winner, dropped 24 points in the loss.

Gonzaga and UCLA have met since the 2006 Sweet 16. In fact, the two met earlier this season, when the Bulldogs pulled out an 87-74 road victory in December.

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