UCLA cruises past No. 16 Oregon in Los Angeles for their fifth consecutive win

Eric Dailey Jr. scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting to help UCLA defeat No. 16 Oregon 78-52 on Thursday night in Big Ten action at Los Angeles.

Tyler Bilodeau and Dylan Andrews each scored 15 points as the Bruins (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten) won their fifth straight game. Dailey, Bilodeau, and Andrews each made three 3-pointers.

Nate Bittle scored 13 points, and Keeshawn Barthelemy added 12 for the Ducks (16-5, 5-5), who have lost three of their last four games. TJ Bamba scored 11 points for Oregon, which had its lowest point total of the season.

UCLA never trailed and led by 28 points while completing a regular-season sweep of the Ducks. UCLA had previously won 73-71 on Dec. 8 in Eugene.

The Bruins made 55.6 percent of their shots and hit 11 of 23 from beyond the arc.

Oregon made 41.2 percent of its shots and only hit 4 of 23 from 3-point range.

UCLA was up by 14 at halftime and quickly stretched the lead to 17 on a 3-pointer by Bilodeau.

Oregon responded with a 10-3 run, with Bamba’s putback pulling the Ducks within 48-38 with 15:48 left in the game.

A little while later, the Bruins pushed the lead back to 10 points with a 22-4 run.

Dailey hit a 3-pointer to start a streak of seven straight points. Andrews and Kobe Johnson added baskets to make it 57-40 with 10:13 left.

After a dunk by Bamba, Andrews hit another 3-pointer to extend the Bruins’ lead to 60-42 with 9:21 remaining. Jadrian Tracey scored a layup for Oregon with 8:37 left, but UCLA then scored 12 points in a row.

Dailey scored seven points in this stretch, including a 3-pointer and a powerful dunk, to give the Bruins a 71-44 lead with 5:16 left. Bilodeau made one of two free throws with 4:37 left to finish the run.

Dailey had 11 points, and Bilodeau added 10 as UCLA led 40-26 at halftime. Barthelemy and Bittle scored nine points each in the first half for the Ducks.

Bittle and Barthelemy made 3-pointers to bring Oregon within three with 9:42 remaining in the half.

Johnson then scored five points in a 9-0 run as UCLA’s lead grew to 30-18 with 4:23 left. In the final minute, the lead reached 16 with a 3-pointer from Bilodeau and a driving basket by Johnson.