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Bilodeau's 34 Powers UCLA Past UC Riverside 97–65 to Close Nonconference Tune-Up

Mick Cronin moved the senior to center to attack single coverage, sending UCLA into Big Ten play on a three-game scoring surge.

Overview

  • UCLA improved to 10-3 with its third straight win and has topped 90 points in each game of the streak.
  • The Bruins produced a season-high 12 steals and turned 22 UC Riverside turnovers into 23 points.
  • Tyler Bilodeau shot 12-for-19, including 4-for-7 from three and 6-for-6 at the line, for the most points by a UCLA player since 2019.
  • Skyy Clark and Trent Perry scored 14 apiece, with Perry dishing a game-high seven assists and Eric Dailey Jr. adding 13 points and nine rebounds.
  • Cronin said UC Riverside did not double the post and encouraged Bilodeau to exploit the matchup, as UCLA now pauses before visiting No. 25 Iowa on Jan. 3.