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Scoreboard
S&D
November 8,
Final
at
Arizona
FB
November 8,
Final
vs
Nebraska
WVB
November 8,
Final
vs
Northwestern
MBB
November 10,
Final
vs
West Georgia
WBB
November 10,
Final
vs
No. 6/7 Oklahoma
MSOC
November 12,
4:00 PM (PT)
at
#1 Maryland
WBB
November 13,
6 p.m. PT
vs
UNC
CROSS
November 14,
11:00 AM (PT)
vs
NCAA West Regional
WVB
November 14,
7:00 PM (PT)
vs
No. 1 Nebraska
MBB
November 14,
7:00 PM (PT)
vs
Arizona
POSTGAME QUOTES b>
UCLA 83, West Georgia 62
Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion introduced by Wescom Financial)
November 10, 2025
Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach
opening assertion
“I’m happy for their [West Georgia’s] kids. It was a great trip for them. I’m really happy for Dave [Moore]. They came out and made every shot. I know you guys think I’m nuts, but it’s great for us. The worst thing that can happen is when a team just lays down and lets you win. Because it’s already hard enough to get your guys to live in a realistic state. It’s the hardest thing there is in today’s world of coaching. I’m the bad guy when I tell them the truth. So I was really happy for their guys.”
on Trent Perry’s offensive success
“I’m concerned with his defense and taking care of the ball. As he gets minutes, he’ll shoot it better. Young players shoot at a lower percentage, older players shoot a higher percentage. It doesn’t matter if it’s high school, college, or the NBA. He took care of the ball with nine assists to two turnovers. He’s worked hard, he’s got stronger, he’s done a great job.”
on West Georgia’s three-point taking pictures within the first half
“They hit some hard ones and we had some breakdowns. Obviously, they hit some hard ones that they haven’t shot all year. They didn’t shoot them last year.”
on the workforce’s second half perimeter protection
“Yeah, it was better. They probably got worn down a little bit. Our second half defense was definitely better. They shot 69 percent in the first half and 33 percent in the second. We got 34 deflections. It was interesting at the timeouts, whenever they were making shots we had no deflections for four minutes. We pulled away early, 20-9, we had six deflections. It’s a direct correlation of your effort. A comfortable team will shoot 90 percent. It was great that they made us compete tonight. We do not need a false sense of security. Pepperdine, Eastern Washington – they all made us compete. The worst thing you can have is a team that just lays down.”
on Trent Perry taking part in level guard
“He plays point at practice versus Donovan every day, so it’s an adjustment for him when he plays with Donovan out there. What you saw is what he practices every day. He doesn’t play the two in practice. That’s why I’m saying he looked like he’d been practicing because that’s how he plays every day. It’s more of an adjustment when I’ve got to run when he’s with Donovan because in practice, he’s playing the point guard on the other team. Because of his size, when he’s with Donovan, he did offense last week.”
on what the workforce has to do to beat Arizona on Friday
“They need to be able to do hard things and play at a high level. That was my message to them. If you want to be successful in life, you’ve got to be ready to do hard things. That’s one. Two, you want to play more, you’ve got to play better than Johnny. In Little League, everyone gets to play. This is pay for play. You want to play, you want to get a promotion, you’ve got to be better than [LA Times writer] Ben [Bolch], which I have no chance of, since I am not a writer. You’ve just got to be better than somebody. It’s a new thing. For kids who were just born and went to a high school where they’re just better than everybody, they get to this level, and it’s a little harder to be better than everybody. You’ve got to be better than a guy if you want to play over him. If Johnny’s better, he’s probably going to get to play, so you want to beat Arizona, you better be better than them. That’s number one. Number two, you’d better be able to do some hard things because they bring the fight. That’s why it’s great to play them. They always bring the fight.”
on Skyy Clark’s efficiency
“I love Skyy dearly. He took the first half off. I have great belief in his talent, but I thought he took the first half off tonight. He had none at the half. He and I had a lot in common at halftime, and it wasn’t our hairdo.”
UCLA sophomore guards Trent Perry
on mindset going into the sport after studying that he would begin
“I didn’t really find out until five minutes [before] the game. At the same time, it’s just being mentally prepared for the game, whether I was coming off the bench or starting just like today. Just come out there and play basketball.”
on how he felt making his first begin
“It felt good. At the end of the day, my dad always told me just create an impact when you’re coming off the bench or starting. I had no other mindset, my mindset didn’t change.”
on channeling his emotion into constructive manufacturing
“My dad always says to play with enthusiasm. The game is supposed to be played for fun, like how it was when we were kids. There were tough times, when the team went on a run – at the end of the day that’s basketball. You have to turn into positive energy and pick it up.”
on how he’s feeling now, mentally
“I feel great. I mean my teammates have a lot of trust in me. The coaches have a lot of trust in me, and they trusted me just like tonight.”
on taking part in 37 minutes versus approaching and off the bench
“Some argue yeah, but at the same time you can only control your effort. Coach always tells me, don’t worry about offense that much, always control defense and rebounds. Whether it’s nine minutes, 20 minutes, 37 minutes, that’s what I came out there to do and control the controllables.”
on feeling extra comfy on the ball with out Donovan or not on the ball with him
“I mean, I’m just playing basketball. I’m comfortable playing it.”
on how they corrected the protection within the second half
“We were losing shooters. Our deflection board was really low. We probably had, maybe around 15 to 20. We also just were letting them swing the ball around. Coach said comfortable teams make comfortable plays, and they were pretty comfortable in our home gym, especially in the first half. The second half, we just had a long talk and we had to turn up the energy.”
on how this efficiency will help him shifting ahead
“At the end of the day, individually just stacking days. But each game there’s a lot of lessons to be learned. Watch a lot of film, and just gotta carry it forward to Friday.”
on Donovan Dent’s recommendation earlier than or in the course of the sport
“He really just said ‘keep going’. Just kept giving me confidence throughout the entire game. Keep going, right now you’re the engine and keep your team moving, just be a leader.”
UCLA senior ahead Tyler Bilodeau
on how they had been in a position to mentally keep locked in, up till the top
“That’s basketball. It’s a game with runs obviously. Like Trent said we had it better defensively but give credit to them, they made shots. That’s what teams are gonna do. They are gonna play their best when they come to Pauley. We have to be ready for that.”
on the significance of setting the bodily tone early
“I think it’s always important. We want to be a physical team but we have been working on cuts in practice quite a bit. It feels good to get that.”
on not falling behind when it comes to falling to the competitors
“It’s always important no matter who we’re playing. Every day, we got to get better, whether it’s in practice or a game. We gotta look at it like it’s the last game of the year like we are playing in the tournament. Everything matters and that’s what coach has been emphasizing to us quite a bit, and what we are trying to do.”
West Georgia head coach Dave Moore
opening assertion
“I’m really thankful for the opportunity. I am a basketball historian, so it doesn’t really get better than this being at Pauley Pavilion. I appreciate Coach Cronin for the opportunity. I have a really great relationship with him. My brother played for his dad in high school, so we go way back. The guys really battled in the first half and them [UCLA] not having Dent was a big deal. He really gets them going. Their size really bothered us, but we were scrappy and we played every possession.”
on which gamers stood out tonight
“Brady Hardewig really hit some big threes for us. Chas Lewless really helped us out in the second half. He did a solid job taking care of the ball. Shelton Willams-Dryden kind of got overwhelmed in the first half, but he had a much better second half. Kenneth Chime really helped us defensively. He blocked some shots. We just ran out of gas.”
on how they construct on this contest
“We just continue to get better and we got better today. Our effort was there. We played 20 minutes again Nebraska. But here, we played hard the entire 40 minutes. Cream rises to the top and they took control. All in all, I’m just happy with our performance.”
UCLA 83, West Georgia 62
Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion introduced by Wescom Financial)
November 10, 2025
Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach
opening assertion
“I’m happy for their [West Georgia’s] kids. It was a great trip for them. I’m really happy for Dave [Moore]. They came out and made every shot. I know you guys think I’m nuts, but it’s great for us. The worst thing that can happen is when a team just lays down and lets you win. Because it’s already hard enough to get your guys to live in a realistic state. It’s the hardest thing there is in today’s world of coaching. I’m the bad guy when I tell them the truth. So I was really happy for their guys.”
on Trent Perry’s offensive success
“I’m concerned with his defense and taking care of the ball. As he gets minutes, he’ll shoot it better. Young players shoot at a lower percentage, older players shoot a higher percentage. It doesn’t matter if it’s high school, college, or the NBA. He took care of the ball with nine assists to two turnovers. He’s worked hard, he’s got stronger, he’s done a great job.”
on West Georgia’s three-point taking pictures within the first half
“They hit some hard ones and we had some breakdowns. Obviously, they hit some hard ones that they haven’t shot all year. They didn’t shoot them last year.”
on the workforce’s second half perimeter protection
“Yeah, it was better. They probably got worn down a little bit. Our second half defense was definitely better. They shot 69 percent in the first half and 33 percent in the second. We got 34 deflections. It was interesting at the timeouts, whenever they were making shots we had no deflections for four minutes. We pulled away early, 20-9, we had six deflections. It’s a direct correlation of your effort. A comfortable team will shoot 90 percent. It was great that they made us compete tonight. We do not need a false sense of security. Pepperdine, Eastern Washington – they all made us compete. The worst thing you can have is a team that just lays down.”
on Trent Perry taking part in level guard
“He plays point at practice versus Donovan every day, so it’s an adjustment for him when he plays with Donovan out there. What you saw is what he practices every day. He doesn’t play the two in practice. That’s why I’m saying he looked like he’d been practicing because that’s how he plays every day. It’s more of an adjustment when I’ve got to run when he’s with Donovan because in practice, he’s playing the point guard on the other team. Because of his size, when he’s with Donovan, he did offense last week.”
on what the workforce has to do to beat Arizona on Friday
“They need to be able to do hard things and play at a high level. That was my message to them. If you want to be successful in life, you’ve got to be ready to do hard things. That’s one. Two, you want to play more, you’ve got to play better than Johnny. In Little League, everyone gets to play. This is pay for play. You want to play, you want to get a promotion, you’ve got to be better than [LA Times writer] Ben [Bolch], which I have no chance of, since I am not a writer. You’ve just got to be better than somebody. It’s a new thing. For kids who were just born and went to a high school where they’re just better than everybody, they get to this level, and it’s a little harder to be better than everybody. You’ve got to be better than a guy if you want to play over him. If Johnny’s better, he’s probably going to get to play, so you want to beat Arizona, you better be better than them. That’s number one. Number two, you’d better be able to do some hard things because they bring the fight. That’s why it’s great to play them. They always bring the fight.”
on Skyy Clark’s efficiency
“I love Skyy dearly. He took the first half off. I have great belief in his talent, but I thought he took the first half off tonight. He had none at the half. He and I had a lot in common at halftime, and it wasn’t our hairdo.”
UCLA sophomore guards Trent Perry
on mindset going into the sport after studying that he would begin
“I didn’t really find out until five minutes [before] the game. At the same time, it’s just being mentally prepared for the game, whether I was coming off the bench or starting just like today. Just come out there and play basketball.”
on how he felt making his first begin
“It felt good. At the end of the day, my dad always told me just create an impact when you’re coming off the bench or starting. I had no other mindset, my mindset didn’t change.”
on channeling his emotion into constructive manufacturing
“My dad always says to play with enthusiasm. The game is supposed to be played for fun, like how it was when we were kids. There were tough times, when the team went on a run – at the end of the day that’s basketball. You have to turn into positive energy and pick it up.”
on how he’s feeling now, mentally
“I feel great. I mean my teammates have a lot of trust in me. The coaches have a lot of trust in me, and they trusted me just like tonight.”
on taking part in 37 minutes versus approaching and off the bench
“Some argue yeah, but at the same time you can only control your effort. Coach always tells me, don’t worry about offense that much, always control defense and rebounds. Whether it’s nine minutes, 20 minutes, 37 minutes, that’s what I came out there to do and control the controllables.”
on feeling extra comfy on the ball with out Donovan or not on the ball with him
“I mean, I’m just playing basketball. I’m comfortable playing it.”
on how they corrected the protection within the second half
“We were losing shooters. Our deflection board was really low. We probably had, maybe around 15 to 20. We also just were letting them swing the ball around. Coach said comfortable teams make comfortable plays, and they were pretty comfortable in our home gym, especially in the first half. The second half, we just had a long talk and we had to turn up the energy.”
on how this efficiency will help him shifting ahead
“At the end of the day, individually just stacking days. But each game there’s a lot of lessons to be learned. Watch a lot of film, and just gotta carry it forward to Friday.”
on Donovan Dent’s recommendation earlier than or in the course of the sport
“He really just said ‘keep going’. Just kept giving me confidence throughout the entire game. Keep going, right now you’re the engine and keep your team moving, just be a leader.”
UCLA senior ahead Tyler Bilodeau
on how they had been in a position to mentally keep locked in, up till the top
“That’s basketball. It’s a game with runs obviously. Like Trent said we had it better defensively but give credit to them, they made shots. That’s what teams are gonna do. They are gonna play their best when they come to Pauley. We have to be ready for that.”
on the significance of setting the bodily tone early
“I think it’s always important. We want to be a physical team but we have been working on cuts in practice quite a bit. It feels good to get that.”
on not falling behind when it comes to falling to the competitors
“It’s always important no matter who we’re playing. Every day, we got to get better, whether it’s in practice or a game. We gotta look at it like it’s the last game of the year like we are playing in the tournament. Everything matters and that’s what coach has been emphasizing to us quite a bit, and what we are trying to do.”
West Georgia head coach Dave Moore
opening assertion
“I’m really thankful for the opportunity. I am a basketball historian, so it doesn’t really get better than this being at Pauley Pavilion. I appreciate Coach Cronin for the opportunity. I have a really great relationship with him. My brother played for his dad in high school, so we go way back. The guys really battled in the first half and them [UCLA] not having Dent was a big deal. He really gets them going. Their size really bothered us, but we were scrappy and we played every possession.”
on which gamers stood out tonight
“Brady Hardewig really hit some big threes for us. Chas Lewless really helped us out in the second half. He did a solid job taking care of the ball. Shelton Willams-Dryden kind of got overwhelmed in the first half, but he had a much better second half. Kenneth Chime really helped us defensively. He blocked some shots. We just ran out of gas.”
on how they construct on this contest
“We just continue to get better and we got better today. Our effort was there. We played 20 minutes again Nebraska. But here, we played hard the entire 40 minutes. Cream rises to the top and they took control. All in all, I’m just happy with our performance.”
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