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Trio helps UCLA hold on down stretch to beat Southern California 82-76

AP
Jan 28, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) Eric Dailey Jr. had 16 points, Sebastian Mack came off the bench to score 14 and Aday Mara blocked five shots on his way to a double-double as UCLA beat Southern California 82-76 on Monday night.

UCLA took the lead three minutes into the game and never trailed again. USC fell behind by double digits at the start of the second half. The Trojans battled back and had a chance to take the lead before missing 3 of 4 free throws. Wesley Yates III hit the second of two foul shots with 1:54 left to get USC within a point. Saint Thomas missed twice with 1:37 left and a chance for the lead.

Mack answered with a 3-pointer at the shot-clock buzzer and followed with two free throws to help UCLA prevail.

Dailey added six rebounds for the Bruins (15-6, 6-4 Big Ten Conference), who have won four in a row following a four-game losing streak. Dylan Andrews totaled 12 points and six assists. Aday Mara finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double this season.

Rashaun Agee led the Trojans (12-8, 4-5) with 21 points off the bench on 8-for-12 shooting. Yates made four 3-pointers and scored 19. Thomas totaled 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Desmond Claude pitched in with 12 points and six assists.

The Bruins played without leading scorer Tyler Bilodeau (13.9 points per game), who injured his ankle three minutes into a 65-60 road win over the Washington Huskies last time out.

UCLA will host No. 16 Oregon on Thursday in the first of three straight games at home. USC will host No. 7 Michigan State on Saturday.

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1st Half
UCLA
Bruins
42
USC
Trojans
37

Time		Play	Score
19:35		Aday Mara vs. Chibuzo Agbo (Saint Thomas gains possession)
19:37		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (bad pass) (Eric Dailey Jr. steals)
19:35	+2	Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point dunk	2-0
19:12		Josh Cohen misses two point jump shot
19:10		Aday Mara defensive rebound
18:52		Aday Mara misses two point jump shot
18:50		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
18:32	+3	Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot	2-3
18:13		Dylan Andrews misses two point jump shot
18:11		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
18:02		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
18:00		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
17:53		Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Claude steals)
17:45	+3	Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot (Wesley Yates III assists)	2-6
17:30	+3	Dylan Andrews makes three point jump shot	5-6
17:04		Saint Thomas turnover (Skyy Clark steals)
16:58	+2	Skyy Clark makes two point layup	7-6
16:37		Jump ball. Josh Cohen vs. Eric Dailey Jr. (Eric Dailey Jr. gains possession)
16:37		Josh Cohen turnover (lost ball) (Eric Dailey Jr. steals)
16:16	+2	Skyy Clark makes two point layup (Aday Mara assists)	9-6
15:50		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:48		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
15:37	+3	Dylan Andrews makes three point jump shot	12-6
15:24	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	12-9
15:05	+2	Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists)	14-9
14:33		Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
14:31		Saint Thomas shooting foul (Eric Dailey Jr. draws the foul)
14:31		TV timeout
14:31	+1	Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-9
14:31	+1	Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-9
14:15		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
14:13		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
13:51		Aday Mara turnover (lost ball) (Desmond Claude steals)
13:46		Skyy Clark personal foul
13:41	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	16-12
13:09	+2	Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point jump shot	18-12
12:44		Aday Mara blocks Rashaun Agee's three point jump shot
12:42		Bruins defensive rebound
12:32		Skyy Clark offensive foul
12:32		Skyy Clark turnover (offensive foul)
12:20	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	18-15
11:58	+2	Lazar Stefanovic makes two point jump shot (William Kyle III assists)	20-15
11:39		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
11:37		Sebastian Mack defensive rebound
11:16		Eric Dailey Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:14		Rashaun Agee defensive rebound
11:08	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point dunk (Saint Thomas assists)	20-17
10:40		Chibuzo Agbo personal foul
10:40		TV timeout
10:31	+2	William Kyle III makes two point layup (Dylan Andrews assists)	22-17
10:14		Wesley Yates III turnover (out of bounds)
9:44		Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot
9:43		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
9:43		Jump ball. Saint Thomas vs. William Kyle III (Saint Thomas gains possession)
9:24		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (lost ball)
9:09		Aday Mara misses two point layup
9:07		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
9:02		Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
9:02	+1	Saint Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-18
9:02	+1	Saint Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-19
8:42	+2	Aday Mara makes two point dunk (Kobe Johnson assists)	24-19
8:29	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	24-21
8:13		Dylan Andrews misses two point jump shot
8:11		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
7:53	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point layup	24-23
7:22	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point jump shot	26-23
6:49		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
6:47		Dylan Andrews defensive rebound
6:36		TV timeout
6:29		Kobe Johnson turnover (traveling)
6:19		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
6:17		Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound
6:10		Clark Slajchert misses three point jump shot
6:08		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
5:57		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:55		Clark Slajchert defensive rebound
5:35	+2	Clark Slajchert makes two point jump shot	26-25
5:18		Clark Slajchert shooting foul (Trent Perry draws the foul)
5:18	+1	Trent Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 3	27-25
5:18	+1	Trent Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 3	28-25
5:18	+1	Trent Perry makes regular free throw 3 of 3	29-25
5:04		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
5:02		Sebastian Mack defensive rebound
4:47	+2	Sebastian Mack makes two point jump shot	31-25
4:24	+3	Saint Thomas makes three point jump shot (Chibuzo Agbo assists)	31-28
3:54		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
3:54		TV timeout
3:54	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-28
3:54	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-28
3:28	+3	Clark Slajchert makes three point jump shot	33-31
2:55	+3	Sebastian Mack makes three point jump shot (Aday Mara assists)	36-31
2:35		Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball) (Trent Perry steals)
2:34		Bruins 30 second timeout
2:23		Sebastian Mack turnover (bad pass)
2:10	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Clark Slajchert assists)	36-33
1:40	+2	Lazar Stefanovic makes two point jump shot (Sebastian Mack assists)	38-33
1:27		Kobe Johnson personal foul
1:12		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
1:10		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
1:10	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup	38-35
1:06		William Kyle III shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
1:06		Rashaun Agee misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:06		Aday Mara defensive rebound
0:47	+2	Aday Mara makes two point dunk (Dylan Andrews assists)	40-35
0:28		Sebastian Mack shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-36
0:28	+1	Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-37
0:02		Kevin Patton Jr. shooting foul (Dylan Andrews draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Dylan Andrews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-37
0:02	+1	Dylan Andrews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-37
0:00		Clark Slajchert misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCLA
Bruins
40
USC
Trojans
39

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Chibuzo Agbo personal foul
19:47		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:38		Dylan Andrews personal foul
19:33		Saint Thomas misses three point jump shot
19:31		Aday Mara defensive rebound
19:14	+2	Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists)	44-37
18:50		Saint Thomas misses two point jump shot
18:48		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
18:24		Eric Dailey Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Chibuzo Agbo steals)
18:17		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
18:15		Skyy Clark defensive rebound
18:01		Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot
17:59		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
17:57	+2	Kobe Johnson makes two point layup	46-37
17:33		Aday Mara blocks Saint Thomas's two point layup
17:32		Saint Thomas offensive rebound
17:29		Aday Mara blocks Saint Thomas's two point layup
17:27		Aday Mara defensive rebound
17:06	+2	Aday Mara makes two point layup (Dylan Andrews assists)	48-37
17:00		Trojans 30 second timeout
17:00		TV timeout
16:44		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
16:41		Wesley Yates III offensive rebound
16:41		Wesley Yates III misses two point layup
16:39		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
16:15		Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot
16:13		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
16:00	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	48-40
15:50	+2	Dylan Andrews makes two point layup (Eric Dailey Jr. assists)	50-40
15:38		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
15:37		Bruins defensive rebound
15:37		TV timeout
15:25		Skyy Clark misses two point jump shot
15:21		Aday Mara offensive rebound
15:21		Aday Mara misses two point layup
15:21		Aday Mara offensive rebound
15:21		Aday Mara misses two point layup
15:21		Aday Mara offensive rebound
15:21	+2	Aday Mara makes two point layup	52-40
15:21		Saint Thomas shooting foul (Aday Mara draws the foul)
15:21		Aday Mara misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:21		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
15:15		Kobe Johnson personal foul
15:13		Rashaun Agee turnover (bad pass)
14:57		Aday Mara misses two point layup
14:55		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
14:39	+3	Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	52-43
14:16		Rashaun Agee personal foul
13:58	+2	Aday Mara makes two point jump shot	54-43
13:40		Aday Mara blocks Saint Thomas's two point layup
13:38		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
13:17		Sebastian Mack misses two point jump shot
13:15		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
13:10		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
13:08		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
13:03	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup	54-45
12:48		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
12:46		Wesley Yates III personal foul
12:46		Clark Slajchert personal foul
12:45		Rashaun Agee shooting foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
12:45	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-45
12:45	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-45
12:29		William Kyle III personal foul
12:27	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Clark Slajchert assists)	56-47
11:54		Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot
11:52		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
11:45		Lazar Stefanovic shooting foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:45		Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:45	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-48
11:29		Trent Perry misses three point jump shot
11:24		Skyy Clark offensive rebound
11:22		Trent Perry misses three point jump shot
11:17		Skyy Clark offensive rebound
11:06	+2	Dylan Andrews makes two point jump shot	58-48
10:34		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
10:32		Clark Slajchert offensive rebound
10:23	+3	Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot	58-51
10:06	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists)	61-51
9:47		Desmond Claude turnover (lost ball) (Skyy Clark steals)
9:34		Clark Slajchert personal foul (Trent Perry draws the foul)
9:34	+1	Trent Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-51
9:34	+1	Trent Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-51
9:22	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Clark Slajchert assists)	63-53
9:09		Wesley Yates III personal foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul)
9:09		Skyy Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:09		Trojans defensive rebound
8:54		Skyy Clark personal foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
8:51		Clark Slajchert turnover (out of bounds)
8:23		Sebastian Mack misses two point jump shot
8:21		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
8:15	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	63-55
7:54		Rashaun Agee shooting foul (Aday Mara draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:54		Aday Mara misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:54		Aday Mara misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:54		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
7:39		Aday Mara blocks Wesley Yates III's two point layup
7:39		Saint Thomas offensive rebound
7:39	+2	Saint Thomas makes two point layup	63-57
7:39		Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
7:39	+1	Saint Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-58
7:25		Jump ball. Dylan Andrews vs. Rashaun Agee (Rashaun Agee gains possession)
7:25		Dylan Andrews turnover (lost ball) (Rashaun Agee steals)
7:17		Eric Dailey Jr. shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
7:17		Rashaun Agee misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:17	+1	Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-59
7:00		Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot
6:58		Aday Mara offensive rebound
6:53	+2	Aday Mara makes two point dunk	65-59
6:42	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	65-61
6:21		Chibuzo Agbo shooting foul (Eric Dailey Jr. draws the foul)
6:21		Eric Dailey Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:21	+1	Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-61
5:53	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup (Saint Thomas assists)	66-63
5:25	+2	Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point jump shot	68-63
5:13	+2	Rashaun Agee makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists)	68-65
5:13		William Kyle III shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
5:13		Rashaun Agee misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:13		Sebastian Mack defensive rebound
4:37	+2	Sebastian Mack makes two point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	70-65
4:13	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Saint Thomas assists)	70-68
3:45	+3	Eric Dailey Jr. makes three point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)	73-68
3:31		Skyy Clark personal foul (Desmond Claude draws the foul)
3:31		TV timeout
3:31	+1	Desmond Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-69
3:31		Desmond Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:31		Aday Mara defensive rebound
3:29		Jump ball. Aday Mara vs. Chibuzo Agbo (Aday Mara gains possession)
2:58		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:58		Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)
2:38	+2	Wesley Yates III makes two point layup (Desmond Claude assists)	73-71
2:29		Bruins 30 second timeout
2:14		Sebastian Mack turnover (traveling)
1:54		Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Wesley Yates III draws the foul)
1:54		Wesley Yates III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:54	+1	Wesley Yates III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-72
1:39		Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot
1:37		Saint Thomas defensive rebound
1:37		Trent Perry personal foul (Saint Thomas draws the foul)
1:37		Saint Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:37		Saint Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:37		Aday Mara defensive rebound
1:08	+3	Sebastian Mack makes three point jump shot	76-72
0:52		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
0:50		Aday Mara defensive rebound
0:46		Desmond Claude personal foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
0:46	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-72
0:46	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-72
0:37		Rashaun Agee misses three point jump shot
0:35		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
0:29		Saint Thomas personal foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-72
0:29	+1	Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-72
0:25	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point layup	80-74
0:19		Saint Thomas personal foul (Lazar Stefanovic draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-74
0:19	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-74
0:14		Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot
0:12		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
0:06		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
0:04		Rashaun Agee offensive rebound
0:02		William Kyle III shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-75
0:02	+1	Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-76
0:00		End of period

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Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 2 of 2