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03/12 22:05 CDT Dent's triple-double helps UCLA beat Rutgers 72-59 at Big Ten
Conference Tournament
Dent's triple-double helps UCLA beat Rutgers 72-59 at Big Ten Conference
Tournament
CHICAGO (AP) --- Donovan Dent had 12 points, 12 assists and a career-high 10
rebounds --- the first triple-double in the history of the Big Ten Conference
Tournament --- to help sixth-seeded UCLA beat No. 14 seed Rutgers 72-59 on
Thursday night in the third round.
Dent became the fifth player in program history to record a triple-double,
joining Bill Walton, Toby Bailey, Jelani McCoy and Kyle Anderson.
UCLA (22-10) plays No. 11 and second-seeded Nebraska in the quarterfinals
Friday.
Tyler Bilodeau led the Bruins with 21 points, Trent Perry scored 12 and Eric
Dailey Jr. 10.
Dailey hit a jumper and then threw down a fast-break dunk before Bilodeau made
a 3-pointer to spark a 14-2 run that made it 46-31 with 15:18 left in the game
and UCLA led by at least nine the rest of the way.
Lino Mark led Rutgers (14-19) with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Tariq Francis, who set a the program record for points in a Big Ten Tournament
game with 29 as the Scarlet Knights beat Minnesota 72-67 in the second round,
finished with six points on 2-of-11 shooting against the Bruins.
The Bruins beat Rutgers 98-66 at home Feb. 3.
Up next
UCLA: Plays Nebraska, which the Bruins beat 72-52 on March 3, on Friday.
Rutgers: Season complete.
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