Men’s Basketball Downs Ducks, 73-57, for Third Straight Win

Wednesday, January 28

Eugene, Ore.

8:00 PM (PT)

UCLA

15-6,7-3Big Ten

Oregon

8-13,1-9Big Ten

UCLA

Oregon

Donovan Dent

Photo by: Jan Kim Lim

Men’s Basketball Downs Ducks, 73-57, for Third Straight Win

January 28, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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EUGENE, Ore. – The UCLA men's basketball team defeated Oregon, 73-57, at Matthew Knight Arena Wednesday night, marking the Bruins' third straight Big Ten victory.

Four Bruins (15-6, 7-3 Big Ten) scored in double-figures in the win: Tyler Bilodeau (18 points), Donovan Dent (15), Eric Dailey Jr. (14) and Trent Perry (12). Eleven of Dent's 15 points came in the first 10 minutes of the second half. The point guard from Riverside added four assists, three rebounds and a steal. Dailey Jr. grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season and first since Nov. 18 versus Sacramento State.

After going scoreless in the game's first 19 minutes, Dent recorded four points in the final 52 seconds of the first half and proceeded to score or assist on 13 of UCLA's first 17 points of the second half.

Dent capped an 8-0 Bruins run by dishing an alley-oop dunk to Dailey Jr. to push UCLA's lead to its largest of the night at 44-24 at the 16:40 mark of the second period. The Ducks (8-13, 1-9 Big Ten) cut the deficit to 10 points twice halfway through the second half before Dent answered with a flurry of seven points coming off a layup, 3-pointer and pair of free throws.

Sophomore guard Trent Perry helped ice the game by scoring all 12 of his points in the game's final 10 minutes. He has now scored in double digits in eight of his last 10 games.

As a team, UCLA shot 39.7 percent from the field (23-of-58) and made 20-of-23 free throw attempts. Bilodeau paced the Bruins from the free throw line connecting on 9-of-11 attempts. Oregon made 6-of-9 free throws for the game.

The Ducks were led by forward Kwame Evans Jr. who scored a game-high 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting and recorded eight rebounds. Oregon attempted 32 of its 59 shots from beyond the arc where it made just nine baskets.

Bilodeau and Dailey Jr. each recorded 10 points in the first half, powering the Bruins to a 36-22 lead entering the break. Dailey Jr. also pulled down a team-high seven rebounds. Junior forward/center Xavier Booker did not miss a shot attempt in the first half, contributing seven points, including a 3-pointer, five rebounds, two blocks and a steal.

Five of Bilodeau's 10 first-half points came from the free throw line where he was 5-of-6. As a team, UCLA was 8-of-10 at the charity stripe while Oregon was 2-of-4. The Ducks waited until the 3:57 mark of the opening period before drawing a shooting foul to make their first trip to the free throw line.

UCLA limited Oregon to 25.0 percent shooting in the first half, making 8-of-32 field goals.

UCLA returns to Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial Saturday, Jan. 31 for a league contest versus Indiana at 2 p.m. (PT). Fans in attendance Saturday afternoon are encouraged to wear white and will be formally introduced to new UCLA football head coach Bob Chesney. Purchase tickets at this LINK.