Without Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA edges Central Florida to advance at NCAA tournament
Eric Dailey Jr. finishes with 20 points and Skyy Clark overcomes losing a tooth as No. 7 UCLA defeats No.
10 UCF 75-71 to advance to the second round.
UCLA's Xavier Booker reacts after scoring during the first half of the Bruins' 75-71 win over Central Florida in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday night. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press) After missing its first seven shots, UCLA finally started to click in its NCAA tournament opener against Central Florida on Friday night. The Bruins shook off their early jitters by hitting their next eight shots to quickly build a 13-point lead midway through the half.
From there, the seventh-seeded Bruins, playing without leading scorer Tyler Bilodeau , held off No. 10 Central Florida’s second half comeback bid in a 75-71 win . Read more: How UCLA guard Kiki Rice became the Bruins' ace and top WNBA draft prospect UCLA will play the winner of No.
2 Connecticut vs. No. 15 Furman on Sunday in the second round.