"It had been a performance impressive in its nothingness. Zero points, zero rebounds, zero assists, zero steals and zero blocks in 15 minutes. The only tangible statistical sign that UCLA's Eric Dailey Jr. had played against Washington earlier this week came in the four fouls that he logged, which contributed mightily to his struggles across the board. So it was encouraging for the Bruins to see their usually productive forward back to his old ways Saturday."
"An early spin move leading to a turnaround jumper put Dailey on the board against Oregon, topping his total production from three days earlier less than three minutes into the game. Dailey was just getting started. There were a couple of free throws after getting fouled on a putback attempt. A three-pointer after coming around a screen from Tyler Bilodeau. Another three-pointer. Another spin move leading to a turnaround jumper."
"Finishing with 14 of his season-high 18 points in the first half, Dailey logged his latest excellent showing against Oregon after having averaged 20 points on 88.2% shooting during the two games between the teams last season. As UCLA (7-2 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) tends to do, it had trouble closing out the Ducks (4-5, 0-2) after building an 18-point lead. Oregon was within 61-58 after guard Jackson Shelstad (20 points) pump-faked Bruins counterpart Donovan Dent (13 points, three assists) out of the way and rose for a jumper."
Eric Dailey Jr. rebounded from a scoreless, four-foul outing to score a season-high 18 points, with 14 in the first half, in UCLA's 74-63 win over Oregon. He opened with a spin move and turnaround jumper, added free throws and multiple three-pointers, and finished the half strong. UCLA built an 18-point lead but struggled to close, allowing Oregon to cut the margin to 61-58 on a Jackson Shelstad jumper. Skyy Clark supplied three straight assists to fuel a 7-1 run, and Xavier Booker sealed momentum with a give-and-go dunk.
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