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03/04 00:26 CST UCLA beats No. 9 Nebraska, cruising 72-52 to snap the
Cornhuskers' 3-game streak
UCLA beats No. 9 Nebraska, cruising 72-52 to snap the Cornhuskers' 3-game streak
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Trent Perry scored 20 points and UCLA led all the way in
ending No. 9 Nebraska's three-game winning streak with a 72-52 victory on
Tuesday night.
The Bruins (20-10, 12-7 Big Ten) notched 20 wins for the seventh time in 10
years and closed their home schedule with a 17-1 mark at Pauley Pavilion, where
they also beat ranked Purdue and Illinois.
Sophomore Perry and junior Eric Dailey Jr. upstaged Tyler Bilodeau, Donovan
Dent and Skyy Clark on Senior Night.
Dailey finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. Bilodeau, UCLA's leading
scorer at 17.9 points, was held to eight. Dent had four points and eight
assists after averaging 15.7 points and 12.7 assists in his last three games.
Clark had eight points while in foul trouble along with Dent.
The loss knocked the Cornhuskers (25-5, 14-5) out of a second-place tie with
idle Michigan State in the Big Ten. They were led by Sam Hoiberg with 12
points. Rienk Mast and Cale Jacobsen had 11 points each.
Nebraska came in averaging 11.2 3-pointers, with Hoiberg and Pryce Sandfort
hitting 42% from long range. But the Bruins' defense held the Huskers to 5 of
24, while UCLA made 10 from long range.
The Bruins led 37-24 at halftime after Perry's 3-pointer capped an 8-0 run.
Up next
Nebraska: Hosts Iowa on Sunday to close regular season.
UCLA: Visits crosstown rival USC on Saturday to end regular season.
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