Back in 1995, the UCLA Bruins were challenged in a second-round NCAA tournament game when Tyus Edney scored the winning hoop in a 75-74 triumph.

UCLA was a No. 1 seed that year and it went on to cut down the nets in Seattle.

On Saturday night, the Bruins were tested again, this time by Texas A&M. In the end UCLA prevailed in another nailbiter.

Is this a matter of deja vu? We will have to wait and see.

The bottom line is teams that are No. 1 seeds always take the best shots of the opposition. Texas A&M has a physical frontline and Mark Turgeon's team played hard. The Aggies were certainly battle tested in the Big 12.

Ben Howland's team has won time and time again this season because of its defense. That's why it was fitting that Texas A&M could not convert in a potential game-tying situation at the end of the contest.

It is a matter of surviving and advancing, as the late, great Jimmy Valvano used to say. UCLA found a way to do just that, and now it is off to the Sweet 16. The Bruins are alive in the quest for a third straight Final Four trip, with the long-term goal of a national title.

Remember, the last time UCLA was a No. 1 seed was in 1995. Anyone talking about deja vu, baby!

Dick Vitale coached the Pistons and the University of Detroit before broadcasting ESPN's first college basketball game in December 1979. Send him a question for possible use on ESPNEWS.