No. 12 Males’s Basketball Wins at San Diego State, 67-60

SAN DIEGO – Donovan Dent scored 18 factors and Skyy Clark added 13 factors because the No. 12-ranked UCLA males’s basketball group defeated San Diego State, 67-60, in an exhibition sport at Viejas Arena on Friday night.

 

UCLA took to the highway in its first of two preseason exhibition video games on Friday. The Bruins by no means trailed towards San Diego State, main 17-0 early within the sport earlier than the host Aztecs lower UCLA’s cushion right down to 4 factors – at 52-49, with 7:36 to play within the sport.

 

The Bruins, main by simply three factors, bumped their benefit again as much as 9 factors – at 60-51 – with just below 5 minutes to play. From that time within the second half, UCLA’s lead was by no means unsure. The Bruins twice led by as many as 11 factors within the last 3:30 of the sport.

 

UCLA had three gamers who scored in double figures – Donovan Dent with 18 factors, Skyy Clark with 13, and Trent Perry with 10. As a group, the Bruins shot 40.8 % (20-for-49), made 7 of 17 makes an attempt from 3-point distance and nailed 20 of 23 free throw makes an attempt.

 

San Diego State’s Reese Dixon-Waters scored a game-high 19 factors, sinking 3 of 8 makes an attempt from 3-point territory. Taj DeGourville completed with 10 factors as SDSU’s solely different participant to register double-figure scoring. Miles Heide had a game-leading seven rebounds for the Aztecs.

 

UCLA registered 13 steals from six totally different gamers. Dent and Jamar Brown every had three steals, whereas Clark, Perry and Steven Jamerson II had a pair of steals. In all, the Bruins registered 21 turnovers towards San Diego State.

 

UCLA led at halftime, 39-23, after having raced to an early 17-0 lead. The Bruins scored the sport’s first 17 factors by the primary seven-plus minutes.

 

Leading 12-0 after a 3-point basket by Jamar Brown, UCLA adopted with a bucket from Jamerson II on the 13:40 mark and a 3-pointer from Brandon Williams with 12:44 left within the half. San Diego State received on the board, sinking a 3-point shot from Sean Newman Jr. with 12:17 remaining.

 

San Diego State lowered the Bruins’ early cushion to 11 factors, at 21-10, with 7:11 to play earlier than halftime. From that time, UCLA closed the primary half by outscoring San Diego State, 18-13.

 

Clark led UCLA with 11 factors within the first half, sinking 5 of 8 pictures from the sphere.

 

UCLA will play its second preseason exhibition sport at residence towards UC Irvine on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Game time is 7 p.m. inside Pauley Pavilion offered by Wescom Financial.

 

UCLA’s common season will get underway on Monday, Nov. 3, because the Bruins host Eastern Washington at Pauley Pavilion. Game time that evening is ready for 7:30 p.m. (PT).