"Point guard Trent Perry, starting in place of Dent, ignited his team's 10-0 push with an assist and a layup in transition. Eventually the Bruins (3-0) found themselves ahead by 20 points, leaving West Georgia (1-2) with no way to catch them even on a night when the Wolves made 13 of 25 three-pointers (52%). UCLA persevered thanks largely to forward Tyler Bilodeau's 21 points on seven-for-12 shooting."
"For a little more than a half Monday night, UCLA was forced to contemplate the unimaginable. Facing West Georgia, a team that was in its second season in Division I and had been given a 1% chance to win by the metrics of basketball analyst Ken Pomeroy, the listless Bruins led by only five points early in the second half at Pauley Pavilion."
UCLA led by only five early in the second half against West Georgia, a second-year Division I program rated with a 1% chance to win by Ken Pomeroy. Donovan Dent was held out with a muscle strain, and reserve point guard Trent Perry started, producing career highs of 17 points and nine assists. Tyler Bilodeau scored 21 points on seven-for-12 shooting and Eric Dailey Jr. added 14. West Georgia hit 13 of 25 three-pointers (52%), exposing defensive problems, but UCLA shot 56% in the second half and finished 49.1% overall. UCLA must shore up perimeter defense before facing No. 5 Arizona.
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