Anthony Dell’Orso and Jaden Bradley combined for 35 points as UA rallies for a 69-65 win in the Hall of Fame Series
HIGHLIGHTS: No. 5 Arizona 69, No. 15 Ucla 65
INGLEWOOD (CA) — Anthony Dell’Orso scored 20 points and Jaden Bradley tallied 13 of his 15 points in the second half to help No. 5 Arizona notch a 69-65 victory over No. 15 UCLA on Friday in the Hall of Fame Series at the Intuir Dome.
Motiejus Krivas added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (4-0), who scored 16 of the game’s final 22 points to prevail in the contest between former Pac-12 powerhouse squads considered two of the top programs in the West.
Tyler Bilodeau scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting for the Bruins (3-1). Eric Dailey Jr. added 13 points, Donovan Dent had 11 points and eight assists and Xavier Booker registered 10 points and seven rebounds.
TOMMY LLOYD POSTGAME INTERVIEW (PEACOCK)
JADEN BRADLEY & ANTHONY DELL’ORSO POSTGAME INTERVIEW (PEACOCK)
Arizona trailed by eight before putting together an 11-2 spurt. Dell’Orso culminated it with a 3-pointer to give the Wildcats a 60-59 edge with 2:54 remaining.
Bilodeau’s basket put UCLA back into the lead before Bradley’s dunk gave Arizona a 62-61 lead with 2:12 left. Skyy Clark hit a jumper as UCLA went back ahead with 1:47 remaining.
Bradley drained a 3-pointer to give the Wildcats a 65-63 lead with 1:23 remaining. He added another hoop on a driving shot in which he banked the ball high off the glass and it fell through for a four-point advantage with 28 seconds left.
Dent drove for a layup to pull the Bruins within two with 19.2 seconds remaining before Dell’Orso hit two free throws with 17 seconds left. Clark missed a late 3-point attempt, and the Wildcats ran out the clock.
Arizona Postgame Download: Tommy Lloyd & Anthony Dell’Orso
Arizona shot 47.3% from the field and hit 6-of-19 (31.6%) from 3-point range. Dell’Orso made 4-of-7 from behind the arc.
The Bruins connected on 43.1% of their shots and were 9-of-17 (52.9%) from long distance. Bilodeau and Dailey each had three treys.
Ivan Kharchenkov made two layups in 14 seconds as the Wildcats led 39-32 with 15:51 left in the contest.
MICK CRONIN & ERIC DAILEY JR. POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
Arizona was up 45-40 before the Bruins rattled off nine straight points and 17 of 21. Bilodeau knocked down a trey to the game at 45-45, and Clark followed with four straight points as UCLA led 49-45 with 10:59 remaining.
Booker’s basket made it 54-49 with 7:37 remaining, and Bilodeau connected on a trey 19 seconds later to make it 57-49 before the Arizona flurry.
Dell’Orso scored 13 first-half points and Arizona held a 28-25 lead at the break.
