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UCLA forward William Kyle III (24) and guard Trent Perry (1) battle New Mexico forward Atiki Ally Atiki for a rebound in the first half Friday. (Ian Maule / Associated Press)
Tyler Bilodeau rose for a three-pointer that fell through the net while getting knocked to the court.
The UCLA forward and his team were on the verge of getting blown out midway through the second half in their first test of the season. If the Bruins were going to rally from a double-digit deficit, they needed to start here.
Bilodeau stepped to the free-throw line for what could have been a four-point play. He missed. Grabbing the rebound, he went back up for a putback. That also was off the mark.
Winding up face down on the court, Bilodeau pounded the hardwood with both hands and uttered an expletive.
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It was a sequence that symbolized a night of frustration for the Bruins.
Unable to get much of anything it wanted, No. 22 UCLA faltered across the board during a 72-64 loss to New Mexico in the Las Vegas Hoopfest at Lee’s Family Forum.
Outside of Bilodeau, who was a fount of offense with 23 points on eight-for-20 shooting to go with 15 rebounds, the sloppy Bruins failed to reliably get baskets.
UCLA (1-1) shot just 36.4% to New Mexico’s 51% and compounded its lack of touch with 21 turnovers and especially cold shooting from long range, where the Bruins made just five of 23 shots (21.7%).
The Bruins made one final push after two free throws from Bilodeau pulled them to within 68-59 with 4:28 left.
A steal by UCLA guard Skyy Clark led to teammate William Kyle III getting hammered under the basket. But Kyle missed both free throws, Clark missed a contested layup on UCLA’s next possession while appearing to absorb contact, and New Mexico’s Ibrahima Sacko made a layup to extend the Lobos’ lead back to double digits.
Guard Donovan Dent finished with 17 points and eight assists to lead New Mexico (2-0) while committing an…
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Author : LA Times
Publish date : 2024-11-09 06:34:00
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