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Dailey leads No. 22 UCLA over 14th-ranked Gonzaga 65-62 in 1st college hoops game at Intuit Dome

AP
Dec 28, 2024

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Eric Dailey Jr. scored 18 points, making four 3-pointers, and No. 22 UCLA edged 14th-ranked Gonzaga 65-62 on Saturday in the first college basketball game played at Intuit Dome, the new home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers.

Ryan Nembhard’s basket gave Gonzaga a 60-58 lead with 56 seconds left before the Bruins (11-2) scored five points in a row. Sebastian Mack converted a three-point play with 33 seconds remaining to put UCLA ahead, and Skyy Clark hit two free throws 20 seconds later.

Nembhard then drove the length of the court and scored while getting fouled. After a timeout, he missed the potential tying free throw with 8 seconds to go.

Graham Ike fouled Clark, who made both free throws for a 65-62 lead with 5 seconds left. Nembhard's 3-point heave from halfcourt missed at the buzzer.

Ike led the Bulldogs (9-4) with 24 points and eight rebounds. Nembhard had 16 points and eight assists.

Graham was 11 of 16 from the floor on a day when both teams struggled offensively in the 18,000-seat arena.

It was a tough shooting day for UCLA's Tyler Bilodeau, who was limited to seven points - well under his team-leading 15.1 average - while going against Ike.

Gonzaga: The Zags fell to 3-4 on neutral courts.

UCLA: The Bruins improved to 2-2 on neutral courts. They were coming off a two-point loss to North Carolina in New York City last weekend.

The Zags lost starter Khalif Battle (five points) when he was ejected with 4:12 remaining in the first half for a flagrant-2 foul against Dailey. Before it was reviewed, UCLA coach Mick Cronin tore off his jacket. Early in the second half, Dailey and Nembhard were called for double technicals when things got heated between the teams.

The Zags went 2 of 11 on 3-point attempts in the first half, when they trailed by 11. They made five 3s in the second half.

Gonzaga stays in the Los Angeles area to visit Pepperdine on Monday. UCLA visits Nebraska on Jan. 4 in Big Ten play.

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The dateline of this story has been corrected. A previous version corrected the score in the second paragraph after Nembhard’s basket with 56 seconds left.

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1st Half
GONZ
Bulldogs
25
UCLA
Bruins
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:38		Graham Ike turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Johnson steals)
19:32		Tyler Bilodeau misses three point jump shot
19:30		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
19:15		Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
19:13		Dylan Andrews defensive rebound
18:55		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
18:53		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
18:47		Kobe Johnson personal foul
18:39		Graham Ike misses two point layup
18:37		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
18:26	+2	Graham Ike makes two point hook shot (Michael Ajayi assists)	2-0
17:56		Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot
17:54		Skyy Clark offensive rebound
17:51		Jump ball. (Bruins gains possession)
17:44		Skyy Clark turnover (bad pass) (Michael Ajayi steals)
17:28		Graham Ike turnover (lost ball) (Eric Dailey Jr. steals)
17:10		Tyler Bilodeau misses three point jump shot
17:08		Graham Ike defensive rebound
17:02	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	4-0
16:28		Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)
16:15		Ryan Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Eric Dailey Jr. steals)
16:01	+3	Lazar Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Mack assists)	4-3
15:48		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
15:46		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
15:38		Sebastian Mack misses two point layup
15:36		Sebastian Mack offensive rebound
15:23		Eric Dailey Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:21		Graham Ike defensive rebound
15:17	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Graham Ike assists)	7-3
14:45		Sebastian Mack misses two point jump shot
14:43		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
14:28		Graham Ike turnover (bad pass) (Eric Dailey Jr. steals)
14:26		Dusty Stromer shooting foul (Eric Dailey Jr. draws the foul)
14:26		TV timeout
14:25	+1	Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-4
14:25	+1	Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-5
14:21		Sebastian Mack personal foul
13:54		Braden Huff turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Bilodeau steals)
13:36		Ben Gregg personal foul
13:34	+2	Lazar Stefanovic makes two point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)	7-7
13:19		Braden Huff misses three point jump shot
13:17		Skyy Clark defensive rebound
13:06		Aday Mara misses two point hook shot
13:04		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
12:57		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
12:55		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
12:55		Ben Gregg personal foul
12:31		Aday Mara turnover (lost ball)
12:11		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
12:09		Michael Ajayi offensive rebound
12:01		Aday Mara blocks Braden Huff's two point jump shot
11:59		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
11:53		Lazar Stefanovic turnover (bad pass)
11:52		TV timeout
11:43	+2	Braden Huff makes two point layup (Dusty Stromer assists)	9-7
11:17		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
11:15		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
11:09		Michael Ajayi misses three point jump shot
11:07		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
10:58		Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Dusty Stromer steals)
10:50		Braden Huff turnover (traveling)
10:26		Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Michael Ajayi steals)
10:12		Michael Ajayi misses two point layup
10:10		Braden Huff offensive rebound
10:07		Braden Huff misses two point layup
10:05		Aday Mara defensive rebound
9:59		Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot
9:57		Dylan Andrews offensive rebound
9:45		Braden Huff blocks Sebastian Mack's two point layup
9:44		Bruins offensive rebound
9:41		Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot
9:39		Graham Ike defensive rebound
9:35	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	11-7
9:15		Sebastian Mack misses two point layup
9:13		Sebastian Mack offensive rebound
9:06		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
9:03		Bulldogs defensive rebound
8:43		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
8:41		Bruins defensive rebound
8:30	+3	Lazar Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists)	11-10
8:20		Michael Ajayi turnover (traveling)
8:12		Sebastian Mack offensive foul
8:12		Sebastian Mack turnover (offensive foul)
7:54		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
7:52		Skyy Clark defensive rebound
7:41		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:39		Eric Dailey Jr. offensive rebound
7:30	+3	Skyy Clark makes three point jump shot (Tyler Bilodeau assists)	11-13
7:20		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
7:18		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
7:03		Tyler Bilodeau turnover (lost ball)
7:03		TV timeout
6:56		Trent Perry personal foul
6:40	+2	Graham Ike makes two point hook shot	13-13
6:28		Khalif Battle personal foul
6:23	+3	Eric Dailey Jr. makes three point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)	13-16
6:07		Nolan Hickman turnover (bad pass) (Trent Perry steals)
6:00	+2	Trent Perry makes two point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)	13-18
6:00		Graham Ike shooting foul (Trent Perry draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Trent Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-19
5:44		Nolan Hickman turnover (bad pass)
5:32	+3	Tyler Bilodeau makes three point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)	13-22
5:29		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:16		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
5:14		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
5:02	+2	Skyy Clark makes two point jump shot	13-24
4:46		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
4:44		Graham Ike offensive rebound
4:40	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup	15-24
4:40		Eric Dailey Jr. shooting foul (Graham Ike draws the foul)
4:40	+1	Graham Ike makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-24
4:13		Khalif Battle flagrant 2 (Eric Dailey Jr. draws the foul)
4:13		Eric Dailey Jr. misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
4:13	+1	Eric Dailey Jr. makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	16-25
4:11		Ben Gregg blocks Eric Dailey Jr.'s two point layup
4:09		Eric Dailey Jr. offensive rebound
4:04		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point layup
4:02		Eric Dailey Jr. offensive rebound
3:59	+2	Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point layup	16-27
3:45		Ben Gregg turnover (lost ball) (Eric Dailey Jr. steals)
3:35		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
3:33		Bulldogs defensive rebound
3:32		Eric Dailey Jr. personal foul
3:32		TV timeout
3:10	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	19-27
2:47		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
2:45		Aday Mara offensive rebound
2:40		Aday Mara misses two point layup
2:38		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
2:30	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ben Gregg assists)	21-27
1:57		Aday Mara misses two point hook shot
1:55		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
1:42		Graham Ike turnover (traveling)
1:12		Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)
1:01		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
0:59		Nolan Hickman offensive rebound
0:48	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	23-27
0:46		Bruins 30 second timeout
0:19		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
0:17		Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
0:02	+2	Graham Ike makes two point hook shot	25-27
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GONZ
Bulldogs
37
UCLA
Bruins
38

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+2	Graham Ike makes two point dunk (Nolan Hickman assists)	27-27
19:16		Tyler Bilodeau turnover (out of bounds)
18:56		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
18:52		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
18:52		Jump ball. (Bruins gains possession)
18:27	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Eric Dailey Jr. assists)	27-30
18:21		Michael Ajayi turnover (bad pass) (Skyy Clark steals)
18:02		Tyler Bilodeau turnover (traveling)
17:38		Michael Ajayi flagrant 1
17:38		Michael Ajayi turnover (offensive foul)
17:38	+1	Tyler Bilodeau makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	27-31
17:38	+1	Tyler Bilodeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-32
17:26	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)	27-35
17:11	+2	Graham Ike makes two point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	29-35
16:56		Dylan Andrews misses two point jump shot
16:54		Michael Ajayi defensive rebound
16:29		Tyler Bilodeau personal foul
16:24	+3	Ryan Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Nolan Hickman assists)	32-35
16:03		Skyy Clark turnover (traveling)
15:40		Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot
15:38		Ryan Nembhard offensive rebound
15:38		Jump ball. (Ryan Nembhard gains possession)
15:38		TV timeout
15:38		Ryan Nembhard technical foul
15:38		Ryan Nembhard turnover
15:38		Eric Dailey Jr. technical foul
15:38		Eric Dailey Jr. turnover
15:31	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	34-35
15:00	+2	Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)	34-37
14:50	+3	Graham Ike makes three point jump shot (Nolan Hickman assists)	37-37
14:32	+3	Eric Dailey Jr. makes three point jump shot	37-40
14:19		Nolan Hickman turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Bilodeau steals)
14:04		Tyler Bilodeau misses three point jump shot
14:02		Skyy Clark offensive rebound
13:53	+3	Eric Dailey Jr. makes three point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)	37-43
13:38	+2	Graham Ike makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists)	39-43
13:14		Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot
13:12		Graham Ike defensive rebound
13:03	+3	Ryan Nembhard makes three point jump shot	42-43
12:45		Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot
12:43		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
12:31		Dylan Andrews misses two point jump shot
12:29		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
12:21	+3	Nolan Hickman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	45-43
12:13		Bruins 30 second timeout
12:13		TV timeout
11:56		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:54		Ben Gregg defensive rebound
11:35		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
11:33		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
11:13		Skyy Clark misses two point jump shot
11:11		Nolan Hickman defensive rebound
10:48		Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
10:48		TV timeout
10:48	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-43
10:48		Ben Gregg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:48		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
10:21		Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot
10:19		Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound
10:11		Skyy Clark personal foul (Ryan Nembhard draws the foul)
9:57		Kobe Johnson blocks Braden Huff's two point layup
9:55		Braden Huff offensive rebound
9:50		Braden Huff misses two point layup
9:48		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
9:22	+2	Lazar Stefanovic makes two point jump shot (Sebastian Mack assists)	46-45
9:10	+3	Emmanuel Innocenti makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists)	49-45
8:46		Skyy Clark misses two point jump shot
8:44		Braden Huff defensive rebound
8:37		Emmanuel Innocenti misses three point jump shot
8:35		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
8:22	+2	Skyy Clark makes two point layup (Kobe Johnson assists)	49-47
8:09		Skyy Clark personal foul
8:00	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	51-47
7:27		Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)
7:27		TV timeout
7:12		Aday Mara blocks Graham Ike's two point jump shot
7:10		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
6:54	+3	Eric Dailey Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aday Mara assists)	51-50
6:38		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
6:36		Skyy Clark defensive rebound
6:25		Dusty Stromer shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
6:25		Sebastian Mack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:25	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-51
6:00		Nolan Hickman misses three point jump shot
5:58		Sebastian Mack defensive rebound
5:40		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:38		Graham Ike defensive rebound
5:19	+2	Ben Gregg makes two point layup (Nolan Hickman assists)	53-51
4:59		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
4:57		Eric Dailey Jr. offensive rebound
4:55		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point layup
4:53		Graham Ike defensive rebound
4:48	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot (Graham Ike assists)	55-51
4:25	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Eric Dailey Jr. assists)	55-54
3:56		Kobe Johnson personal foul
3:56		TV timeout
3:49		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
3:47		Ben Gregg offensive rebound
3:47		Skyy Clark personal foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
3:47	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-54
3:47	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-54
3:24	+3	Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tyler Bilodeau assists)	57-57
3:08		Ben Gregg misses three point jump shot
3:06		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
2:52		Dusty Stromer personal foul
2:44		Sebastian Mack misses two point jump shot
2:42		Dusty Stromer defensive rebound
2:28		Eric Dailey Jr. personal foul (Ben Gregg draws the foul)
2:28	+1	Ben Gregg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-57
2:28		Ben Gregg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:28		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
1:59		Nolan Hickman shooting foul (Eric Dailey Jr. draws the foul)
1:59		Eric Dailey Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:59	+1	Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-58
1:54		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:33		Graham Ike misses two point jump shot
1:31		Skyy Clark defensive rebound
1:18		Graham Ike shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
1:18		Sebastian Mack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:18		Sebastian Mack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:18		Graham Ike defensive rebound
0:57	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot	60-58
0:42		Bruins 30 second timeout
0:33	+2	Sebastian Mack makes two point jump shot	60-60
0:33		Emmanuel Innocenti shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-61
0:30		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:18		Dusty Stromer misses three point jump shot
0:16		Skyy Clark defensive rebound
0:14		Ryan Nembhard personal foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-62
0:14	+1	Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-63
0:14		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:08	+2	Ryan Nembhard makes two point layup	62-63
0:08		Sebastian Mack shooting foul (Ryan Nembhard draws the foul)
0:08		Bruins 60 second timeout
0:08		Ryan Nembhard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:08		Skyy Clark defensive rebound
0:05		Graham Ike personal foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-64
0:05	+1	Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-65
0:01		Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot
0:00		Skyy Clark defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Skyy Clark defensive rebound