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Tigers add to UCLA's Final Four problems | Bruins fail to win title again as Rose too much
by Ben Walker
AP National Writer
Apr 06, 2008 | 26 views | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend | print
SAN ANTONIO - All Derrick Rose and Memphis were missing was a trapeze.

The star freshman showed off his dazzling array of signature moves, and UCLA could do little but watch. Flying from all angles, the Tigers took their show to a new level Saturday, romping 78-63 to reach the NCAA championship game.

Rose wasn't content to merely make shots, he wanted to stamp this Final Four as his own with a series of show-stoppers. It became an NBA audition in likely his final college weekend as he helped Memphis (38-1) set the major college basketball record for wins in a season.

Rose put up lefty floaters and righty scoops, often changing hands in mid-air, and threw one try over his shoulder. He was in perpetual motion - once, he caught a pass in traffic, stutter-stepped just long enough to look his defender in the eye, and then sped past him for an easy but showy layup.

"I just try to attack when I get the ball and hopefully jump over them and shoot," he said.
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