NCAAB

Rider Broncs at UCLA Bruins

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rider Broncs
0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
50 - 85
UCLA Bruins
1-0, 1-0 Home

No. 22 UCLA routs Rider 85-50 in season opener behind Bilodeau's 18 points in Bruins debut

Dylan Andrews added 14 points and six assists. Kobe Johnson, who transferred from crosstown-rival USC, had 12 points and eight rebounds.

T.J. Weeks Jr. led Rider with 15 points, hitting a game-high four 3-pointers.

The Bruins led all the way, running off 10 straight points to end the first half ahead 41-23.

Bilodeau got hot to start the second half, scoring 10 points in the first five minutes to extend UCLA’s lead to 53-32.

UCLA got six 3-pointers from five different players in the second half. Andrews' 3 pushed the lead to 78-46.

Takeaways Rider: The Broncs stayed within single digits in the opening minutes, but couldn't keep up with the Bruins' talent level.

UCLA: The Bruins added nine new players — six transfers and three freshmen. Eleven players saw action and all but two of them scored. Eric Dailey Jr. out of Oklahoma State had a strong first half and finished with nine points and eight rebounds to go with four fouls.

Key moment UCLA's 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara and Rider's 7-2 Alaaeddine Boutayeb went against each other at times. Boutayeb, who is from Morocco, finished with 14 points and two rebounds. Mara from Spain had five points and two rebounds.

Key stat UCLA dominated nearly every statistical category. But the Broncs were better in one area: offensive rebounds (18-15).

Up next The Broncs stay out West to face San Diego on Wednesday in the second of seven straight road games to begin the season. The Bruins travel to suburban Las Vegas for a neutral-court game against New Mexico on Friday.

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Matchup Prediction

UCLA: 97.2%
Rider: 2.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 50 - 85
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 50 - 85
2nd 0:18 Dominick Harris Defensive Rebound. 50 - 85
2nd 0:22 Andre Young missed Three Point Jumper. 50 - 85
2nd 0:43 Trent Perry made Three Point Jumper. 50 - 85

Statistics

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20-63 FG 34-65
31.7 Field Goal % 52.3
5-20 3PT 10-29
25.0 Three Point % 34.5
5-13 FT 7-12
38.5 Free Throw % 58.3
38 Rebounds 45
18 Offensive Rebounds 15
20 Defensive Rebounds 30
13 Assists 21
6 Steals 6
2 Blocks 9
13 Turnovers 9
2 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 18
8 Fast Break Points 12
22 Points in Paint 32
17 Fouls 13
0 Largest Lead 35

Game Information

Pauley Pavilion

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 4,489 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Marist 2-0 - 8-2
Quinnipiac 2-0 - 5-7
Merrimack 2-0 - 5-8
Mount St. Mary's 1-1 1 8-4
Manhattan 1-1 1 6-5
Niagara 1-1 1 5-7
Fairfield 1-1 1 5-7
Siena 1-1 1 5-7
Sacred Heart 1-1 1 4-8
Iona 1-1 1 4-8
Saint Peter's 0-2 2 5-5
Rider 0-2 2 4-9
Canisius 0-2 2 0-13

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 2-0 - 10-2
UCLA 2-0 - 10-2
Michigan 2-0 - 9-3
Oregon 1-1 1 11-1
Maryland 1-1 1 10-2
Penn State 1-1 1 10-2
Nebraska 1-1 1 9-2
Iowa 1-1 1 9-3
Northwestern 1-1 1 9-3
Indiana 1-1 1 9-3
Illinois 1-1 1 8-3
USC 1-1 1 9-4
Ohio State 1-1 1 8-4
Purdue 1-1 1 8-4
Rutgers 1-1 1 7-5
Wisconsin 0-2 2 10-3
Washington 0-2 2 8-4
Minnesota 0-2 2 7-5
Full Standings