UCLA's supporting cast stepped up in Tyler Bilodeau's absence
UCLA got a win over UCF to begin their NCAA tournament action on Friday. The Bruins did it without Tyler Bilodeau, as Eric Dailey Jr. stepped up.
Individuals don’t win in March, complete teams do. The No. 7 seed UCLA Bruins proved that on Friday, with much of the Bruins rotation stepping up in the absence of Tyler Bilodeau, who missed the Bruins' 75-71 win over No.
10 seed UCF due to his knee sprain . Donovan Dent notches six steals With no Bilodeau, all of UCF’s defensive focus turned to Donovan Dent. Dent didn’t shoot it efficiently but he made a lot of winning plays for the Bruins.
Dent went 4-17 from the field, scoring 10 points, but Dent added five rebounds, five assists and six steals to lead the way. UCLA's secondary scorers stepped up The question was, without Bilodeau, who was going to score for the Bruins? Both Eric Dailey Jr.
and Xavier Booker answered the call. The duo combined for 35 points, with Trent Perry adding another 15 points for the Bruins. UCF kept things interesting on Friday There were several dry spells for UCLA without the game, which makes sense when you’re without your No.