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No. 22 UCLA erupted for a 35-0 run and cruised to a 114-63 rout of North Florida in its home opener Friday in Los Angeles.
With the Bruins (2-0) trailing 18-17 midway through the first half, Nikola Kusturica connected on three consecutive 3-pointers to spark the decisive run.
UCLA held the Ospreys (1-1) scoreless for nearly nine minutes. JR Bartelus scored shortly before halftime to end the drought, but by then, the Bruins had taken firm control.
Kusturica led all scorers with 29 points on 10-for-12 shooting. He finished 4-for-6 from 3-point range, leading five Bruins with multiple 3-pointers.
Kusturica, Jaylen Petty, Trent Perry, Joe Philon III and Sergej Macura combined to make 14 of UCLA’s 29 attempts from beyond the arc. All five, along with Eric Dailey Jr., scored in double figures.
Petty finished with 22 points, shooting 3-for-6 from 3-point range. Philon, who made all three of his attempts from beyond the arc, scored 17 points off the bench.
Perry and Dailey each added 11 points. Dailey also grabbed nine rebounds, helping UCLA to a 49-34 advantage on the glass.
The Bruins held the Ospreys to 20-for-63 shooting from the floor. Kent Jackson, who scored a team-high 11 points, made 3 of 6 attempts from long range for North Florida.
BJ Plummer and Eddie Placer added 10 points apiece for the Ospreys.
North Florida shot just 31.7% from the floor and 65% (13-for-20) from the free-throw line. The Ospreys also committed 17 turnovers that UCLA converted into 28 points. Philon’s five steals helped set the tone.
The Bruins also dictated the tempo, turning their takeaways into 22 fastbreak points. North Florida did not score a fastbreak point.
–Field Level Media
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