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Eric Dailey Jr. scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting to lead UCLA to a convincing 78-52 victory over No. 16 Oregon on Thursday night in Big Ten play at Los Angeles.

Tyler Bilodeau and Dylan Andrews scored 15 points apiece as the Bruins (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten) won their fifth consecutive game. Dailey, Bilodeau and Andrews each made three 3-pointers.

Nate Bittle scored 13 points and Keeshawn Barthelemy added 12 for the Ducks (16-5, 5-5), who have lost three of their past four games. TJ Bamba added 11 points for Oregon, which scored its fewest points of the season.

UCLA never trailed and led by 28 points while finishing a regular-season sweep of the Ducks. UCLA won 73-71 on Dec. 8 at Eugene.

The Bruins made 55.6 percent of their field-goal attempts and sank 11 of 23 from 3-point range.

Oregon connected on 41.2 percent of its shots and made just 4 of 23 from behind the arc.

UCLA led by 14 at the break and soon increased the lead to 17 on a 3-pointer by Bilodeau.

Oregon answered with a 10-3 burst, Bamba’s putback bringing the Ducks within 48-38 with 15:48 left in the game.

A short time later, the margin was again 10 when UCLA delivered the knockout punch with a 22-4 surge.

Dailey drained a 3-pointer to start a run of seven straight points. Andrews and Kobe Johnson added baskets to make it 57-40 with 10:13 left.

After a dunk by Bamba, Andrews knocked down a trey to boost the Bruins’ lead to 60-42 with 9:21 remaining. Jadrian Tracey scored on a layup for the Ducks with 8:37 left before UCLA scored 12 consecutive points.

Dailey scored seven points during that burst, including a trey and ferocious dunk in succession to give the Bruins a 71-44 advantage with 5:16 remaining. Bilodeau split two free throws with 4:37 left to cap the run.

Dailey had 11 points and Bilodeau added 10 as UCLA led 40-26 at halftime. Barthelemy and Bittle scored nine points apiece in the half for the Ducks.

Bittle and Barthelemy made 3-pointers to bring Oregon within three with 9:42 remaining in the half.

Johnson then scored five points during a 9-0 burst as UCLA’s lead reached 30-18 with 4:23 left. In the final minute, the lead reached 16 on a 3-pointer by Bilodeau and a driving basket by Johnson.

–Field Level Media

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