Overview
- Donovan Dent led the Bruins with 21 points and nine assists in his first game since transferring from New Mexico.
- Five UCLA players scored in double figures: Dent 21, Tyler Bilodeau 19, Xavier Booker 14, Trent Perry 11 and Skyy Clark 10.
- Eastern Washington shot 53.7% to UCLA’s 47.1% and found consistent success inside, exposing lapses that included long UCLA scoring droughts.
- UCLA built a 15-point second‑half lead before the Eagles cut the margin late to make the finish tight at Pauley Pavilion.
- Eastern Washington played without preseason All‑Big Sky guard Andrew Cook, who is expected to miss the season with a broken ankle, while UCLA was without forward Eric Dailey Jr. as he returns from a knee injury; next up are Pepperdine for UCLA and Loyola Marymount for EWU.