Overview
- UCLA opened with Eric Dailey Jr. alongside four usual reserves and raced to a 13-0 lead.
- Dailey posted 15 points and 10 rebounds, with Xavier Booker Jr. adding 12, Trent Perry 11 and Jamar Brown 10.
- Donovan Dent entered with 12:37 left in the first half and finished with five points, seven assists, two steals and no turnovers in 24 minutes.
- Sacramento State leading scorer Jeremiah Cherry exited in the first half with an apparent knee injury, with his status not yet disclosed.
- The 4-1 Bruins dominated a 3-3 Hornets team yet drew scrutiny from local coverage that questioned their consistency against stronger opponents.