Big Ten Men's Basketball Extended Highlights
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Coach Cronin and junior guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. spoke to the media on Friday evening after UCLA lost to Arizona, 69-65, at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.
Arizona Wildcats post-game Q&A:
Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd and Anthony Dell'Orso talk about the Wildcats 69-65 come-from-behind win over No. 15 UCLA at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. The game was part of the Hall of Fame Series Los Angeles.
Dell'Oros scored 20 points off the bench and senior Jaden Bradley scored 13 of his 15 points in the final 6:49 of the game to guide Arizona.
UCLA Men's Basketball Game Summary (source link)
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The No. 15 UCLA men's basketball team dropped a 69-65 decision to No. 5 Arizona at Intuit Dome on Friday night, as part of the Hall of Fame Series Los Angeles.
Friday's game featured 10 lead changes and three ties, with Arizona using a 20-8 scoring run over the game's final seven minutes to win by a 69-65 margin.
UCLA's Tyler Bilodeau scored a team-leading 19 points and Eric Dailey Jr. finished with 13 points and five rebounds. Donovan Dent had 11 points and a team-best eight assists. Xavier Booker totaled 10 points and seven rebounds.
Arizona shot 60 percent from the field in the second half against UCLA (3-1), making 15 of 25 shots. Anthony Dell'Orso scored a team-leading 20 points off the bench for the Wildcats (4-0), while Jaden Bradley totaled 15 points.
UCLA led Arizona, 63-62, before the Wildcats scored the go-ahead basket on a 3-pointer from Bradley at the 1:23 mark. Trailing Arizona, 67-63, UCLA scored on a layup by Dent with 19 seconds left to pull within two points. Down by a 67-65 margin, the Bruins were unable to get a stop on defense, as Booker was called for a personal foul. Dell'Orso hit both free throw attempts to put the Wildcats on top, 69-65.
The Bruins led by as many as eight points with 7:18 to play in regulation. A turnaround shot from Booker at the 7:37 mark and a 3-pointer from Bilodeau with 7:18 to play pushed UCLA ahead, 57-49. Arizona chipped away at the Bruins' second-half cushion, pulling UCLA's advantage down to four points (57-53) on a pair of free throws by Brayden Burries with 5:36 to play.
Bradley nailed two free throws at the 5:17 mark then followed with a second-chance basket with 4:32 left, pulling Arizona to within 59-57 of UCLA.
The Wildcats entered the locker room at halftime with a 28-25 cushion. The game's opening half included substantial scoring runs by both teams. Trailing 3-0, the Bruins used a 15-2 scoring run to surge ahead of the Wildcats, 15-5. Bilodeau sank back-to-back jump shots with under 14 minutes to play to push UCLA's margin up to 10 points.
Over the next four minutes, Arizona secured a 19-18 advantage by using a 14-3 scoring run. The lead continued to change hands over the final eight minutes of the opening half, as Arizona built a 28-24 cushion with 1:22 to play. Trent Perry's free throw at the 57-second mark cut Arizona's lead to 28-25.
UCLA will return to action at home with a pair of games next week. The Bruins will host Sacramento State on Tuesday (Nov. 18) and Presbyterian on Friday (Nov. 21). Both of those home games will begin at 7:30 p.m. (PT).
Friday's game featured 10 lead changes and three ties, with Arizona using a 20-8 scoring run over the game's final seven minutes to win by a 69-65 margin.
UCLA's Tyler Bilodeau scored a team-leading 19 points and Eric Dailey Jr. finished with 13 points and five rebounds. Donovan Dent had 11 points and a team-best eight assists. Xavier Booker totaled 10 points and seven rebounds.
Arizona shot 60 percent from the field in the second half against UCLA (3-1), making 15 of 25 shots. Anthony Dell'Orso scored a team-leading 20 points off the bench for the Wildcats (4-0), while Jaden Bradley totaled 15 points.
UCLA led Arizona, 63-62, before the Wildcats scored the go-ahead basket on a 3-pointer from Bradley at the 1:23 mark. Trailing Arizona, 67-63, UCLA scored on a layup by Dent with 19 seconds left to pull within two points. Down by a 67-65 margin, the Bruins were unable to get a stop on defense, as Booker was called for a personal foul. Dell'Orso hit both free throw attempts to put the Wildcats on top, 69-65.
The Bruins led by as many as eight points with 7:18 to play in regulation. A turnaround shot from Booker at the 7:37 mark and a 3-pointer from Bilodeau with 7:18 to play pushed UCLA ahead, 57-49. Arizona chipped away at the Bruins' second-half cushion, pulling UCLA's advantage down to four points (57-53) on a pair of free throws by Brayden Burries with 5:36 to play.
Bradley nailed two free throws at the 5:17 mark then followed with a second-chance basket with 4:32 left, pulling Arizona to within 59-57 of UCLA.
The Wildcats entered the locker room at halftime with a 28-25 cushion. The game's opening half included substantial scoring runs by both teams. Trailing 3-0, the Bruins used a 15-2 scoring run to surge ahead of the Wildcats, 15-5. Bilodeau sank back-to-back jump shots with under 14 minutes to play to push UCLA's margin up to 10 points.
Over the next four minutes, Arizona secured a 19-18 advantage by using a 14-3 scoring run. The lead continued to change hands over the final eight minutes of the opening half, as Arizona built a 28-24 cushion with 1:22 to play. Trent Perry's free throw at the 57-second mark cut Arizona's lead to 28-25.
UCLA will return to action at home with a pair of games next week. The Bruins will host Sacramento State on Tuesday (Nov. 18) and Presbyterian on Friday (Nov. 21). Both of those home games will begin at 7:30 p.m. (PT).
Post-Game Quotes (source link)
POSTGAME QUOTES
No. 5 Arizona 69, No. 15 UCLA 65
Inglewood, Calif. (Intuit Dome)
November 14, 2025
Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach
opening statement
“Hard fought game, we didn’t execute down the stretch. They did and that was the story of the game. On the bigger picture, we gave up 60 percent from the field in the second half, and they made 13 layups. I don’t even know how we were winning. We have to get better defensively, and much better on the backboard. We had our chances and we didn’t execute our offense down the stretch. On defense, we gave up layups and my teams don't give up layups with the game on the line.”
on what he attributes to UCLA’s 12 first-half turnovers
“We turned it over 12 times, and we were sloppy with the ball. I told this team if we don't turn the ball over and take it in the second half, we will score 40 points. We can score if we don't turn it over. I always give the other team credit. When you turn it over, it’s effort-related for the other team.”
on the last four shots of the game
“Well, they’re shooting layups. The guy is a hell of a player, so he’s definitely not going to miss layups. Then we also didn’t rotate to him on the perimeter pass. The whole stadium was wondering if anyone was going to rotate to him. He wanted to drive it and was waiting for anyone to rotate, and said I’m going to go down the lane and shoot a layup because he's a smart and great player, but no one rotated to him.”
on the physicality of this game and UCLA’s effort with rebounds
“We did some things well and we got to get a lot better and more production off our bench. Their bench destroyed ours, but I'm guessing Tommy [Lloyd] didn’t start Dell’Orso because he wanted to bring in an offensive player. We also brought in Trent who’s a good player, and we got to develop our bench, get better on defense, and better on rebounding. I knew all that coming in. But our guys competed in a great game. They got a hell of a team as usual.”
on the Bruins’ final offensive possession
“With Book and Donny being a lot of pick and rolls, and they’re both new – they haven’t been in that situation together, so we need to go through that. We got two new guys in pick and rolls a lot, late in the game. We weren’t quite on the same page, so that’s an area we can grow. The other piece is Eric didn’t practice in October, literally for a month. He’s an unbelievable worker, so he stayed in shape. With him playing behind the line, playing the three, he’s only going to get better with reps. At times, he will revert to the things he did last year because he was playing the four, within our offense. There are still some things he can still get better at. It’s hard to figure out the best way to incorporate him when he missed 26 of our 30 practices we get in the fall. That’s an area where we can really get better at.”
UCLA junior forward Eric Dailey Jr.
on his performance and setting the tone physically
“My effort and intensity can go even higher, honestly. I did some good things, but it didn’t get the job done tonight, so it really doesn't matter what I did well. All we can do is go back and look at the film, practice these next few days, and really learn from what we did tonight. We can learn from the mistakes as a team and get better. It’s a long season and it’s only game four for us, so we got a long way to go.”
on the Bruins’ last few offensive possessions and what transpired
“Just like coach said, it was our execution. In big-time games you have to be able to execute and run your sets and be able to run whatever you want. Defensively, we have to execute as well. Those are areas and things we have to mentally tough to do hard things.”
on the biggest takeaway from this game and how they want to respond
“We definitely want to feel this and make sure we don’t feel like this again. Good thing it’s early in the season and we got a lot of games left to play. We got a lot of things to build on as a team, and just keep learning and moving by keeping it one day at a time. We have to keep fighting, every day.”
on what he told Donovan Dent in the first half when he was struggling to score
“I just told him to lead and it doesn’t have to be offensively, all the time. He can lead by just talking and defensively. Some nights, you aren’t going to be on on offense, and that’s okay as long as your effort and mind stay focused on defense – then you will be able to get out of that slump.”
No. 5 Arizona 69, No. 15 UCLA 65
Inglewood, Calif. (Intuit Dome)
November 14, 2025
Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach
opening statement
“Hard fought game, we didn’t execute down the stretch. They did and that was the story of the game. On the bigger picture, we gave up 60 percent from the field in the second half, and they made 13 layups. I don’t even know how we were winning. We have to get better defensively, and much better on the backboard. We had our chances and we didn’t execute our offense down the stretch. On defense, we gave up layups and my teams don't give up layups with the game on the line.”
on what he attributes to UCLA’s 12 first-half turnovers
“We turned it over 12 times, and we were sloppy with the ball. I told this team if we don't turn the ball over and take it in the second half, we will score 40 points. We can score if we don't turn it over. I always give the other team credit. When you turn it over, it’s effort-related for the other team.”
on the last four shots of the game
“Well, they’re shooting layups. The guy is a hell of a player, so he’s definitely not going to miss layups. Then we also didn’t rotate to him on the perimeter pass. The whole stadium was wondering if anyone was going to rotate to him. He wanted to drive it and was waiting for anyone to rotate, and said I’m going to go down the lane and shoot a layup because he's a smart and great player, but no one rotated to him.”
on the physicality of this game and UCLA’s effort with rebounds
“We did some things well and we got to get a lot better and more production off our bench. Their bench destroyed ours, but I'm guessing Tommy [Lloyd] didn’t start Dell’Orso because he wanted to bring in an offensive player. We also brought in Trent who’s a good player, and we got to develop our bench, get better on defense, and better on rebounding. I knew all that coming in. But our guys competed in a great game. They got a hell of a team as usual.”
on the Bruins’ final offensive possession
“With Book and Donny being a lot of pick and rolls, and they’re both new – they haven’t been in that situation together, so we need to go through that. We got two new guys in pick and rolls a lot, late in the game. We weren’t quite on the same page, so that’s an area we can grow. The other piece is Eric didn’t practice in October, literally for a month. He’s an unbelievable worker, so he stayed in shape. With him playing behind the line, playing the three, he’s only going to get better with reps. At times, he will revert to the things he did last year because he was playing the four, within our offense. There are still some things he can still get better at. It’s hard to figure out the best way to incorporate him when he missed 26 of our 30 practices we get in the fall. That’s an area where we can really get better at.”
UCLA junior forward Eric Dailey Jr.
on his performance and setting the tone physically
“My effort and intensity can go even higher, honestly. I did some good things, but it didn’t get the job done tonight, so it really doesn't matter what I did well. All we can do is go back and look at the film, practice these next few days, and really learn from what we did tonight. We can learn from the mistakes as a team and get better. It’s a long season and it’s only game four for us, so we got a long way to go.”
on the Bruins’ last few offensive possessions and what transpired
“Just like coach said, it was our execution. In big-time games you have to be able to execute and run your sets and be able to run whatever you want. Defensively, we have to execute as well. Those are areas and things we have to mentally tough to do hard things.”
on the biggest takeaway from this game and how they want to respond
“We definitely want to feel this and make sure we don’t feel like this again. Good thing it’s early in the season and we got a lot of games left to play. We got a lot of things to build on as a team, and just keep learning and moving by keeping it one day at a time. We have to keep fighting, every day.”
on what he told Donovan Dent in the first half when he was struggling to score
“I just told him to lead and it doesn’t have to be offensively, all the time. He can lead by just talking and defensively. Some nights, you aren’t going to be on on offense, and that’s okay as long as your effort and mind stay focused on defense – then you will be able to get out of that slump.”
