Donovan Dent Scores 30 Points As Ucla Men Rout Usc

One squad was coming disconnected its highest high, nan different disconnected its lowest low, but caller history matters small whenever UCLA and USC meet.

Tuesday night’s matchup wrong Pauley Pavilion was nary exception, arsenic nan men’s hoops programs faced disconnected successful nan first of 2 cardinal Big Ten clashes successful 11 days and nan big Bruins sent their blue-clad fans location happy pinch an 81-62 victory.

Donovan Dent led nan complaint pinch 30 points and 7 assists, Trent Perry had 13 points and 4 assists, Zavier Booker had 11 points and 3 blocks and guardant Tyler Bilodeau added 13 points and 9 rebounds arsenic nan Bruins (19-9 overall, 11-6 successful nan Big Ten) improved to 15-1 connected Wooden Court and stayed successful seventh spot successful convention play pinch 3 games remaining successful nan regular season.

In nan second stages of nan 2nd half, UCLA made 10 of 12 shots and led by 9 pinch 5:43 left. A three-pointer by Eric Freeny extended nan separator to 14 pinch 2:01 remaining. UCLA scored 32 points successful nan overgarment and scored 15 points disconnected turnovers.

Three days earlier, UCLA pulled disconnected its biggest triumph of nan year, rallying from 23 points down to stun 10th-ranked Illinois successful overtime and rode that momentum to overwhelm its crosstown rival, still smarting from a 71-70 conclusion to lowly Oregon connected Saturday astatine Galen Center.

Both teams wore their acheronian jerseys for nan 266th gathering betwixt nan teams and UCLA improved to 150-116 successful a bid making love backmost to 1928 erstwhile UCLA joined nan Pacific Coast Conference.

UCLA guardant Tyler Bilodeau is defended by USC guardant Jacob Cofie successful nan first half.

(Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times)

Chad Baker-Mazara was basking early for nan Trojans, hitting 4 three-pointers and totaling 14 by nan break, but nary different USC subordinate had much than 4 successful nan first 20 minutes. The Bruins did not bask their first lead until Bilodeau banked successful a 15-foot jumper to separator them successful front, 8-7, pinch 4:39 gone successful nan contest.

UCLA went connected a 12-2 tally successful conscionable nether 5 minutes to build a 29-23 lead while USC was successful nan midst of a one-for-eight drought from nan field, but nan Trojans pulled to wrong 2 connected Ezra Ausar’s layup pinch 3:30 near successful nan half. Booker’s dunk ignited a 7-0 tally to put nan Bruins up 36-27 and Dent swished a 15-footer that hit nan buzzer and gave UCLA a 38-29 halftime lead.

Dent had 19 points astatine intermission and outscored USC by himself successful nan past 9 minutes of nan half, 7-6. He vanished five-of-six from three-point range.

USC guardant Chad Baker-Mazara, defender Alijah Arenas, UCLA guardant Tyler Bilodeau and USC guardant Terrance Williams II vie for nan shot successful nan first half.

(Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)

UCLA stretched its lead to 11 points 5 minutes into nan 2nd half arsenic nan Trojans went cold, shooting one-for-11 and going 3:49 without scoring a basket. It was a frustrating nighttime for USC’s prima defender Alijah Arenas, who had 4 points and 5 turnovers erstwhile he was whistled for a charging foul — his 3rd — moving complete Perry pinch 16:45 left.

He vanished pinch 10 points but Baker-Mazara was nan starring scorer pinch 25 points for nan Trojans (18-10, 7-10), who dropped their 4th straight.