Thursday's first-round NCAA tournament matchup between the UCLA Bruins (29-5) and the UNC Asheville Bulldogs (27-7) at Golden 1 Center at 10:11 PM ET features the Bruins' Jaime Jaquez Jr. and the Bulldogs' Drew Pember as players to watch.

In the article below, we'll give you all the info you need to know about who to watch in this matchup on truTV.

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UNC Asheville's Last Game

UNC Asheville was victorious in its previous game versus Campbell, 77-73, on Sunday. Pember was its leading scorer with 29 points.

Name PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Drew Pember 29 8 2 0 3 1
Tajion Jones 24 8 0 3 0 5
Fletcher Abee 11 2 1 1 0 3

UNC Asheville Players to Watch

Pember paces the Bulldogs in scoring (21.2 points per game) and rebounding (9.4), and puts up 2.3 assists. He also averages 0.9 steals and 2.3 blocked shots.

Tajion Jones gives the Bulldogs 15 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest. He also averages 1 steal and 0.4 blocked shots.

Nicholas McMullen is putting up 8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per contest, making 56.3% of his shots from the floor.

Jamon Battle gives the Bulldogs 6.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1 assists per game. He also averages 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.

Caleb Burgess is the Bulldogs' top assist man (4.5 per game), and he produces 5.2 points and 2.1 rebounds.

UNC Asheville Top Performers (Last 10 Games)

Name PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Drew Pember 23.9 8.7 2.4 0.4 2 1.7
Tajion Jones 16.2 4.9 0.9 1.6 0.1 2.9
Nicholas McMullen 8.7 7.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0
Caleb Burgess 6.3 3 5.2 0.7 0 0.3
Fletcher Abee 8 1.8 1.1 0.8 0.2 1.5

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