Trent Perry Has 20 Points As Ucla Routs No. 9 Nebraska

The UCLA men’s hoops squad made Senior Night 1 to savor Tuesday, dominating No. 9 Nebraska 72-52 astatine Pauley Pavilion for its 20th triumph of nan play and 3rd complete a top-10 classed opponent.

The Bruins improved to 20-10 wide and 12-7 successful nan Big Ten pinch 1 regular play crippled remaining, Saturday astatine crosstown rival USC.

Trent Perry scored 20 points, Eric Dailey Jr. had 14 and 3 players — Tyler Bilodeau, Skyy Clark and Xavier Booker — each added 8 points.

Sam Hoiberg had 12 points to lead Nebraska.

The Bruins were successful power from nan opening tip-off and ne'er trailed nan Cornhuskers (25-5, 14-5). UCLA improved to 10-3 successful all-time against Nebraska and nan triumph greatly strengthened its resume for an NCAA Tournament berth arsenic nan Bruins besides hit then-No. 4 Purdue 69-67 connected Jan. 20 and then-No. 10 Illinois 95-94 successful overtime connected Feb. 21 connected Donovan Dent’s layup pinch 1 2nd left.

This is nan 5th clip successful caput coach Mick Cronin’s 7 seasons that nan Bruins person won 20 aliases much games. They are 17-1 astatine location (their only nonaccomplishment successful overtime to Indiana connected Jan. 31).

UCLA went up by 15 points, 37-22, connected Perry’s three-pointer pinch 2:41 near and led 37-24 astatine intermission. The Bruins changeable 50% from nan section successful nan first half (15-for-30) while Nebraska was only 31 percent (nine-for-29).

The Bruins accrued their advantage to 18 points connected Dailey Jr.’s dunk little than 5 minutes into nan 2nd half and nan visitors sewage nary person than 9 nan remainder of nan way.

Prior to pre-game introductions nan Bruins honored seniors Bilodeau, Dent and Clark; fifth-year subordinate Jamar Brown; redshirt seniors Steven Jamerson II, Jack Seidler and Anthony Peoples Jr; and redshirt inferior Evan Manjikian. In a media timeout midway done nan first half, erstwhile coach Jim Harrick (who led UCLA to its 11th nationalist title successful 1995) was honored and sewage a large ovation.

UCLA defender Skyy Clark looks to walk while nether unit from Nebraska defender Sam Hoiberg and guardant Berke Buyuktuncel successful nan 2nd half.

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Over nan past 4 games, Dent has 46 assists and conscionable 2 turnovers.

Bilodeau has scored successful double figures successful 26 of 28 games played, totaling 20 points aliases much 9 times.

Dailey moved to wrong 5 points of reaching nan 1,000-career constituent milestone.

UCLA has now made astatine slightest 1 three-pointer successful 887 of 888 games making love backmost to February 2000.