UCLA
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Presbyterian
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No. 19 UCLA Rolls Past Presbyterian, 86-46
November 21, 2025 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES โ The No. 19-ranked UCLA men's basketball team delivered an electrifying offensive performance in an 86-46 nonconference victory over Presbyterian on Friday evening inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial.
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UCLA (5-1) shot a blistering 62.7 percent from the field, marking its highest single-game shooting percentage under head coach Mick Cronin. The Bruins eclipsed their previous single-game high, under Coach Cronin, of 62.1 percent, which was set last season against Iowa on Jan. 17, 2025. UCLA finished 32-for-51 overall and connected on 6-of-12 attempts from 3-point range.
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In fact, the Bruins registered their best single-game shooting percentage since a victory over Michigan in Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 10, 2016 โ when the Bruins shot 67.2 percent overall (39-for-58).
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"When you score a lot of points, you get 50 in the paint," said Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men's Head Basketball Coach. "It's hard to miss those. They were pressuring, so we were able to set some pressure release screens back on the ball near half-court, which worked out for us. A couple handoffs that worked for us versus their pressure as well. I thought we passed it better to guys that were open in the interior, so it's hard to miss those layups."
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Skyy Clark led the way on Friday evening with a season-high 22 points, his most in a UCLA uniform. He eclipsed the 20-point plateau for the seventh time in his collegiate career. Clark, a 6-foot-3 guard, made 9 of 11 shots and was a perfect 3-for-3 at the free throw stripe. He also added a pair of steals, pushing his season total to a team-leading 10 steals.
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Donovan Dent added 14 points and a team-best seven assists, while Brandon Williams scored 11 points and secured a game-high seven rebounds. Williams started in place of Tyler Bilodeau, who sustained a left knee injury in practice on Thursday.
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Xavier Booker, Trent Perry, and Jamar Brown each chipped in nine points, and Eric Dailey Jr. finished with seven points. In total, nine of the 12 Bruins who saw action contributed to the scoring column.
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Presbyterian's Jonah Pierce led the Blue Hose with 13 points on Friday night. Triston Wilson added nine points and four assists for Presbyterian (3-5).
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UCLA registered its third win of 40 points or more in Coach Cronin's seven seasons in Westwood. The Bruins had not tallied a win of 40 or more points since defeating Pepperdine, 100-53 (by 47 points) on Nov. 23, 2022.
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The Bruins enjoyed a blistering start to Friday's contest by shooting 66.7 percent in the first half, making 16 of 24 attempts, and built a 41-18 advantage at the break. Clark scored 14 points before halftime, hitting six of his eight first-half shots.
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UCLA opened the contest on a 12-4 run, fueled by Clark's perfect 3-for-3 start, including a three-point play at the rim. Back-to-back three-pointers from Brown and Williams extended the margin to 17, and an 8-0 burst capped by dunks from Booker and Brown pushed the lead to 25 points.
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Dent set the tone early in the second half with an 'and-one' finish, sparking a 19-2 run that included consecutive layups from Clark and an alley-oop from Dent to Dailey Jr. That surge gave UCLA a 62-28 cushion with 13:13 remaining. The Bruins outscored Presbyterian, 45-24, after halftime, with Dent pacing the offense with nine second-half points.
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UCLA will return to action on Tuesday, Nov. 25, facing California in the Empire Classic, hosted at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. (PT), with national television coverage on ESPN. Fans can also tune to UCLA's radio broadcast on Tuesday on AM 790 (KABC).
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