{"id":557866,"date":"2026-02-01T04:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T04:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/557866\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T04:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T04:39:18","slug":"ucla-men-lose-to-indiana-in-a-double-overtime-heartbreaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/557866\/","title":{"rendered":"UCLA men lose to Indiana in a double-overtime heartbreaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Trent Perry<\/a> hit a game-tying three-pointer from the top of the key with 1.1 seconds left in regulation before the UCLA men\u2019s basketball team went on to lose to Indiana 98-97<\/a> in double overtime Saturday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion.<\/p>\n

Freshman Trent Sisley<\/a> made the first of two free throws with 0.3 seconds left to give the Hoosiers a one-point lead in the second overtime period after being fouled by Donovan Dent on an inbounds play. Sisley missed the second attempt, and the clock ran out as Eric Dailey Jr.<\/a> grabbed the rebound and fired it the length of the court.<\/p>\n

Perry finished with 25 points and seven rebounds, and Tyler Bilodeau had 18 points and 11 rebounds as the Bruins (15-7, 7-4) suffered their first loss at home.<\/p>\n

UCLA erased a 10-point deficit in the last 1:50 of the second half but was unable to come up with a defensive rebound in the final moments of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of how we fought,\u201d said Perry, who nailed a corner three-pointer to beat the shot clock and give his team a 93-90 lead with 1:46 left in the second overtime. \u201cWe\u2019re on the other end of it, but we came together. Earlier in the season we would\u2019ve held our heads low.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perry missed a 15-foot fallaway jumper from the right side as the horn sounded to end the first overtime with the score tied 84-84. Dailey hit a jumper in the lane for a 97-97 tie with 12 seconds left in the second overtime. Sisley missed on a contested drive in the lane, and UCLA was ruled to have touched the ball last on a scramble under the basket with 1.5 seconds left. UCLA coach Mick Cronin<\/a> challenged the call, but it was upheld on review. Sisley then was fouled on a dive to the hoop, and his free throw dashed Bruins fans\u2019 hopes for a third overtime.<\/p>\n

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UCLA guard Trent Perry celebrates his tying three against Indiana. He led the Bruins with 25 points.<\/p>\n

(Mark J. Terrill \/ Associated Press)<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no comments on the officiating,\u201d a frustrated Cronin said. \u201cOf course, my staff told me it was our ball. I just watched it on a small iPad and it sure looked like it was off Indiana\u2019s elbow. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many red-and-white-clad Indiana supporters were among the 10,086 fans who witnessed the Hoosiers (15-7, 6-5) even the all-time series at 7-7. Nick Dorn scored 26 points and Lamar Wilkerson and Reed Bailey each had 24. Sisley didn\u2019t make a field goal but had three free throws in the second overtime, including one to tie and one to win. <\/p>\n

Dailey had 15 points for the Bruins, who were 30 for 34 at the free-throw line. There were 13 ties and 15 lead changes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had some tough calls go against us at the end but we had to keep fighting,\u201d said Dent, who logged a game-high 50 minutes before fouling out at the end. \u201cWe rallied back late. I don\u2019t think our defense was horrendous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indiana used a 12-0 run over a 1:40 span to take a 22-16 lead before the Bruins responded with a 14-3 run during a three-minute stretch to take a 30-25 lead. Reed Bailey\u2019s basket and free throw pulled the Hoosiers to within 36-30 at halftime.<\/p>\n

Reed Bailey\u2019s uncontested two-handed dunk gave the Hoosiers a 56-52 lead with 8:04 remaining in the second half, and Cronin called a timeout. Reed Bailey\u2019s three-point play made it 63-54, and the Bruins trailed by 10 with 1:50 left. <\/p>\n

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A three-point play by Dent pulled the Bruins within four with 51 seconds left. After free throws by Wilkerson, Dent made a layup, then Eric Dailey Jr. stole a pass and hit a jumper in the lane. Perry\u2019s free throws cut Indiana\u2019s lead to 75-73 with 9.9 seconds left. Reed Bailey was fouled by Dent on the inbounds play and made the second of two free throws to put his team up three with 8.7 seconds remaining, setting the stage for Perry\u2019s heroics to force overtime.<\/p>\n

\u201cShots matter,\u201d Perry said of his long-range strike that whipped the crowd into a frenzy and gave his team a chance at an improbable comeback, \u201cbut it didn\u2019t end up our way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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UCLA continues its three-game homestand against Rutgers on Tuesday and Washington next Saturday, desperately needing to win both after falling to seventh in the Big Ten standings.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur defense was awful tonight,\u201d Cronin said. \u201cWe deserved to lose. We couldn\u2019t score for a long time, missing wide-open shot after wide-open shot. I always say the same thing, no matter what … just worry about defense, rebounding and effort. There\u2019s no magic potion on shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notes<\/p>\n

UCLA holds the NCAA record with 11 national championships (10 under John Wooden from 1964 to 1975), the last coming in 1995 under Jim Harrick. Indiana is tied for fifth with five, the last coming in 1987 under Bob Knight. … The Bruins edged Indiana 72-68 in Bloomington last season. Before that they had not played each other since the second round of the 2007 NCAA tournament. …
Bob Chesney, who was named UCLA\u2019s football coach in December, addressed Bruins fans during a television timeout in the first half. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing average about this place and I didn\u2019t come here to be average,\u201d Chesney said, fresh off guiding James Madison to its first Sun Belt Conference crown and a berth in the College Football Playoff. \u201cWe\u2019re about to win a Big Ten championship!\u201d<\/p>\n

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