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UCLA forward Tyler Bilodeau dunks against Nebraska during the second half of a Big Ten game on Saturday. (Bonnie Ryan / Associated Press)
With its best all-around player out and its point guard falling into a deeper funk, UCLA needed some step-up performances to beat Nebraska.
What did the Bruins get?
Sebastian Mack made three of 11 shots and committed four turnovers before fouling out.
Kobe Johnson and Lazar Stefanovic combined to make six of 18 shots.
The entire team made four of 28 three-pointers.
It was no wonder, then, that No. 15 UCLA faltered toward the end of a 66-58 loss to Nebraska on Saturday given it played the entire game without forward Eric Dailey Jr. and might as well have been without point guard Dylan Andrews given his continued struggles.
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At one point midway through the second half inside Pinnacle Bank Arena, having reentered the game while scoreless with three turnovers, Andrews almost immediately threw a pass out of bounds and got yanked again.
It wasn’t what the Bruins needed considering they were already missing Dailey, who was sidelined by lingering issues from the shot to the face he absorbed two weeks ago during a game against North Carolina.
Andrews went on to finish with two points and four turnovers in only 19 minutes, his final indignity coming when he had a shot swatted on a drive to the basket in the final minute.
The sold-out crowd delighted in every UCLA miscue while giving the Bruins (11-3 overall, 2-1 Big Ten) perhaps their first true taste of life on the road in the Big Ten after they won at a half-empty Matthew Knight Arena last month.
After pulling to within 61-58 with 24 seconds left and causing some audible unease in the crowd, UCLA’s comeback hopes were crushed when Nebraska guard Sam Hoiberg made two free throws and Andrews had his shot rejected.
UCLA forward Tyler Bilodeau’s 15 points weren’t nearly enough given the Bruins shot 38.6% from…
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Author : LA Times
Publish date : 2025-01-04 21:38:00
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