Starting the 2005-06 season with the majority of the roster made over in Howland 's image and with the Lavin hold-overs buying into the system ( e.g. , Ryan Hollins and Cedric Bozeman ) the Bruins produced an excellent campaign . They finished the regular season 24 – 6 , winning the Pac-10 Conference title . They then roared through the Pac-10 tournament , winning each game by double digits en route to only the second Pac-10 tournament championship in school history . The momentum continued into the NCAA tournament as the second-seeded Bruins staged a memorable late-game comeback to defeat Gonzaga in the Sweet Sixteen . They then upset top-seeded Memphis to reach the school 's first Final Four in 11 years . The run ended against Florida in the championship game whose imposing front-line proved to be a matchup problem for the Bruins
Pac-10 tournament
2006 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Ben Howland