UCLA handles Washington in Big Ten opener

Tyler Bilodeau scored 16 points, Sebastian Mack recorded 12 of his 16 points in the second half, and UCLA opened Big Ten Conference play with a 69-58 home win over Washington on Tuesday in Los Angeles.The Bruins (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) remained perfect at home and picked up their sixth straight win, leading most of the way in their first Big Ten game against longtime Pac-12 counterpart Washington.UCLA jumped ahead midway through the first half on the strength of a 12-0 run, taking a lead it never relinquished.The Huskies (6-2, 0-1) chipped away through the late first half and into the second, eventually cutting the deficit to two points on Mekhi Mason’s 3-pointer with 11:03 remaining. That was Washington’s last gasp, as UCLA responded with 11 unanswered points in the next 1:57.Dylan Andrews’ 3-pointer punctuated the run, which gave the Bruins an advantage that never dipped to fewer than seven points the rest of the way. Washington pulled to within seven with 2:36 remaining, but another 3-pointer by Andrews effectively put the game away.Andrews joined Bilodeau and Mack scoring in double figures for UCLA. He notched 10 of his 12 points in the second half.

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