Sizing up his undersized opponent, UCLA coach Mick Cronin went with a small starting lineup in his final preseason tuneup Wednesday night.
Playing alongside guards Dylan Andrews, Skyy Clark and Kobe Johnson were forwards Eric Dailey Jr. and Tyler Bilodeau. At 6 feet 9, Bilodeau was the tallest Bruin on the court.
But the transfer from Oregon State was a massive problem to defend from start to finish during No. 22 UCLA’s 100-64 exhibition victory over Cal State Los Angeles at Pauley Pavilion.
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Bilodeau scored the game’s first points on a putback of his own miss and never slowed down on the way to 24 points on nine-for-11 shooting in only 20 minutes.