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01/20 23:13 CST Bilodeau's late 3-pointer helps UCLA stun No. 4 Purdue,
snapping Boilermakers' 9-game winning streak
Bilodeau's late 3-pointer helps UCLA stun No. 4 Purdue, snapping Boilermakers'
9-game winning streak
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Tyler Bilodeau hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with eight seconds
remaining, and UCLA rallied to edge No. 4 Purdue 69-67 on Tuesday night,
snapping the Boilermakers' nine-game winning streak in their first visit to
Pauley Pavilion in 26 years.
C.J. Cox missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and Xavier
Booker grabbed the defensive rebound as time expired. Fans stormed the court
and jumped up and down in celebration on a night when the Bruins honored John
Wooden, the Indiana native and Purdue alumnus who coached them to a record 10
national championships.
Donovan Dent, who assisted on the winning basket, had 23 points and 13 assists
to lead the Bruins (13-6, 5-3 Big Ten). Bilodeau finished with 14, and Eric
Dailey Jr. added 12 points and seven rebounds.
Cox led the Boilermakers (17-2, 7-1) with 16 points and Braden Smith scored 12.
Their first loss in league play kept them from taking sole possession of first
place over idle Nebraska.
Tied at halftime, neither team led by more than six points in the second half.
Smith hit a 3-pointer and Trey Kaufman-Renn scored to keep Purdue ahead 67-61.
But the Bruins scored the game's final seven points. Dent made a 3-pointer and
Dailey scored on a layup off Trent Perry's steal before Bilodeau's game-winner.
Purdue blew a 12-point lead in the first half, when the Bruins closed with a
17-5 run --- including 11 in a row --- to tie it 32-all at the break. Dent had
eight points in the spurt while UCLA's defense forced turnovers and kept the
Boilermakers scoreless for over 3 1/2 minutes.
It was Purdue's first loss since Dec. 6 against Iowa State.
Up next
Purdue: Hosts Illinois on Saturday.
UCLA: Hosts Northwestern on Saturday.
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