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Men's Basketball Outlasts Washington, 82-80, in Big Ten Play
December 03, 2025 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE โ The UCLA men's basketball team edged Washington, 82-80, in a Big Ten Conference game at Alaska Airlines Arena on the campus of the University of Washington on Wednesday evening.
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The Bruins (6-2, 1-0 Big Ten) led 76-60 with 4:45 to play in the second half before Washington (5-3, 0-1 Big Ten) used a ferocious scoring run to cut UCLA's lead to 78-77, with under 40 seconds to play. UCLA held on in the final minute on Wednesday, improving to 9-0 in its last nine conference-opening games, and 7-0 in those conference openers under Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men's Head Basketball Coach.
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"Conference basketball, you're not blowing anybody out," Cronin said. "We're in the Big Ten. They have real players, and they have a first-round draft pick [Hannes Steinbach]. Guy's a first-round draft pick. He's got 29 and 10 and 32 minutes, three assists, one steal. Great win for us. Obviously, we would have liked to put them away. Fatigue was a factor with no Trent [Perry]. Eric [Dailey Jr.] had foul trouble, which really took him out of the flow. Got his third immediately and his fourth immediately. He's got to grow out of that, because we really need him."
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Trailing by one point, at 78-77, with 36 seconds left in regulation, Donovan Dent dribbled the ball up the court before finding Skyy Clark on the wing. Clark was fouled in the act of shooting a 3-pointer with 14 seconds left. He made all three foul shots, putting the Bruins ahead, 81-77.
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Washington's Zoom Diallo drove the basket, made a driving layup and drew a foul on the next possession. Diallo made the ensuing free throw to pull Washington to within a point of UCLA, at 81-80, with eight seconds to play.
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UCLA inbounded the ball to Dent, who drew a foul with 4.9 seconds left. Dent made the first of two free throw attempts and missed the second attempt. UCLA led 82-80, and Washington's Diallo missed a 3-point shot attempt at the buzzer.
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Clark (25 points), Tyler Bilodeau (21 points) and Dent (17 points, eight assists) all scored in double-figures for UCLA. Bilodeau, in his first game back from a knee sprain, made 7 of 14 shots and 6 of 7 free throws.
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Clark nailed each of his first six 3-point attempts before finishing the contest 6-for-7 from long-range. Clark's 25 points are the most he has scored in his two seasons playing in the UCLA uniform. Earlier this season in a win over Presbyterian, Clark had 22 points.
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The Bruins shot 52.8 percent overall from the field, securing their 12th win in 13 games against Washington. UCLA shot 9-for-20 from 3-point range and was 17-for-24 at the free throw stripe.
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Hannes Steinbach led the Huskies with 29 points, connecting on 11 of 12 shots, and finished with 10 rebounds. Diallo had 19 points for Washington.
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Washington's late second-half rally trimmed the Bruins lead down to nine points, at 76-67, with 2:51 to play. On the following UCLA possession, Steven Jamerson III corralled an offensive rebound and dished the ball to a nearby Bilodeau, who sank a shot jump shot to put the Bruins ahead, 78-67. The Huskies used a 13-3 scoring run over the game's final two-plus minutes to pull to within 81-80 with eight seconds to play in regulation.
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Leading at halftime, 36-32, the Bruins pushed ahead by double-figures midway through the second half. Clark sank his sixth triple of the evening to push the Bruins' advantage to 10 points, at 57-47, with 13:17 remaining.
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UCLA used a 6-0 scoring run to grow its margin to 65-52 with 9:27 left in the second half.
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Bilodeau opened the second half on a tear for the Bruins, scoring 16 consecutive points for UCLA from the 18:58 mark to the 14-minute mark. Bilodeau's strong scoring spree helped the Bruins to secure a nine-point lead with 14:09 left in regulation.
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Wednesday's contest featured five lead changes in the first half.
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UCLA led at halftime, 36-32, after Clark had gone 5-for-5 from 3-point range in the first 20 minutes. Clark had 15 points in the opening half.
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After trailing Washington, 18-7, in the opening minutes, the Bruins utilized a 14-0 scoring run to take a 21-18 lead at the 8:44 mark. Clark's second triple of the first half helped UCLA secure the 21-18 cushion.
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The Bruins will return home to host Oregon (4-4, 0-1) on Saturday, Dec. 6. Game time this Saturday inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial is set for 3 p.m. (PT). UCLA's game against Oregon will be broadcast by Peacock. Fans can tune to AM 790 for the Bruins' radio broadcast.
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