Tyler Bilodeau hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 8.4 seconds remaining and completed with 14 factors as UCLA pulled off a signature victory by getting previous No. 4 Purdue 69-67 on Tuesday at Los Angeles.
Donovan Dent scored 23 factors with 13 assists and Eric Dailey Jr. added 12 factors with seven rebounds, because the Bruins (13-6, 5-3 Large Ten) improved to 1-3 towards ranked groups this season.
UCLA shot 56.9% from the ground within the sport and 65.2% within the second half, closing on an 8-0 run over the ultimate 1:32 to drag off the upset.
C.J. Cox scored 16 factors and Braden Smith added 12 with 4 assists for the Boilermakers (17-2, 7-1), who noticed their nine-game profitable streak come to an finish. Trey Kaufmann-Renn scored 10 factors with seven rebounds and 5 assists.
Purdue took a 67-61 lead with 1:56 remaining after a layup from Kaufman-Renn however wouldn’t rating once more. Dent hit a 3-pointer to drag UCLA inside 67-64 with 1:32 left, and Dailey made a fastbreak layup to get the Bruins inside 67-66 with 1:05 left.
After a Boilermakers timeout, Smith turned the ball over with 32 seconds remaining and Bilodeau made his go-ahead 3-pointer with simply over eight seconds remaining. Cox missed what would have been a game-winning 3-pointer simply earlier than the buzzer.
UCLA’s largest lead of the second half was 5 factors on two events, together with 50-45 with 12:31 remaining after a jumper from Dailey.
Purdue’s first lead of the second half got here at 51-50 with 10:15 remaining after two free throws from Gicarri Harris.
The Bruins closed the primary half on a 17-5 run to drag even 32-32 at halftime. UCLA obtained eight factors and 6 assists from Dent within the first half, whereas Purdue didn’t have a participant that scored greater than 5 factors.
UCLA was enjoying its fifth consecutive sport with out 3-point risk Skyy Clark, who has been out with a hamstring damage.
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