PHILADELPHIA -- Eric Dailey, Jr. tied a season high with 20 points, XavierBooker added 15 points and eight rebounds and seventh-seeded UCLA nudged past 10th-seeded UCF 75-71 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday ... .
In March Madness, it often comes down to the little things, but for UCF center John Bol, his blunder was not a little thing ... 10 UCF on Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center, Bol tapped a rebound into his own basket.
Clark dove to the court to fight for a loose ball late in UCLA’s 75-71 win over UCF. As he was on his back, UCF Themus Fulks inadvertently elbowed him in the mouth ... From there, the Bruins held off a late UCF rally to secure the 4-point win ... .
PHILADELPHIA — The UCFKnights' anticipated March Madness return ended with a disappointing one-and-done ... UCF trailed by as many as 14 in its first taste of March Madness since 2019 ... Jamichael Stillwell grabbed seven of the UCF's 25 offensive rebounds.
Star forward Tyler Bilodeau did not play in the Bruins' tournament-opener, a win over UCF, which did not prove consequential ... Bilodeau came into Friday's first-round NCAA Tournament matchup against UCF with a questionable status.
Fresh off their first March Madness appearance in seven years, the UCFKnights' next order of business could be quickly locking up their head coach ... "You guys know I love UCF," Dawkins said ... I love UCF and I love Orlando.