UCLA's season-high 14 3-pointers overpower Arizona State

Field Level Media|published: Thu 18th December, 01:27 2025

Dec 17, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Skyy Clark (55) is defended by Arizona State Sun Devils guard Anthony Johnson (2) as he drives to the basket in the first half at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Donovan Dent scored 20 points and UCLA continued its mastery of Arizona State with a wire-to-wire 90-77 victory on Wednesday night in nonconference play at Los Angeles.

Skyy Clark added 18 points on a season-high-tying six 3-pointers as the Bruins (8-3) made a season-best 14 treys (in 26 attempts). Tyler Bilodeau also scored 18 points as UCLA defeated its former Pac-12 rival for the sixth straight meeting and ninth in the past 10.

Anthony "Pig" Johnson made all 14 of his free-throw attempts while scoring 20 points for the Sun Devils (9-3). Arizona State made its first 25 free throws until Maurice Odom missed the team's last one with 1:02 left.

Massamba Diop had 15 points and seven rebounds and Andrija Grbovic added 13 points, six rebounds and three steals for the Sun Devils.

UCLA shot 46.8% from the field and held an 18-8 edge in fastbreak points.

Arizona State connected on 40% of its attempts and was a shaky 4 of 26 from behind the arc.

UCLA led by 12 at halftime and quickly pushed the lead to 55-39 on a 3-pointer by Jamar Brown with 16:13 left.

Arizona State responded with a 13-4 push. Allen Mukeba's layup and four straight free throws by Johnson pulled the Sun Devils within 59-52 with 12:03 remaining.

Arizona State cut its deficit to 65-60 on a three-point play by Johnson with 9:39 left.

UCLA answered with 3-pointers by Trent Perry and Clark to increase the lead to 11 with 8:48 left.

The Sun Devils trailed by six as the clock dipped under seven minutes to play. Brown and Clark then drained 3-pointers 32 seconds apart as the Bruins led 78-66 with 6:12 remaining.

Bilodeau scored seven straight UCLA points to make it 88-72 with 1:56 remaining and UCLA closed it out.

Dent scored 13 first-half points as the Bruins led 45-33 at the break. Diop had 11 in the half for Arizona State.

UCLA scored the first seven points and later rattled off 10 straight to take a 15-point lead. Clark and Brown buried treys to end the latter burst and give the Bruins a 24-9 advantage with 9:16 remaining.

The Sun Devils crept within six late in the half before Dent and Clark buried 3-pointers to make it a 12-point halftime cushion.

--Field Level Media

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