Utah State vs. UCLA: Player stats and box score for March 20, 2025 | College basketball season 2024-25

The seventh-seeded UCLA Bruins (23-10) secured a 72-47 dominant victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in the Midwest Region over the 10th-seeded Utah State Aggies (26-8). UCLA advances to the Round of 32 and will take on the second-seeded Tennessee Volunteers.

The Bruins shot the basketball at a great clip as both Skyy Clark and Eric Dailey Jr. each scored 14 points in the win. The Aggies had Mason Falslev score 17 points on just 6-of-17 shooting.

Let’s take a deeper dive into the box score of the Utah State Aggies vs. UCLA Bruins box score to discuss how the game went.

Utah State vs. UCLA box score

Utah State vs. UCLA box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
Utah State	27	20	47
UCLA	39	33	72

Utah State Aggies box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Karson Templin	F	2-6	0-3	0-1	3	5	1	0	0	1	2	4
Tucker Anderson	F	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	4	0	0	1	0	2	3
Deyton Albury	G	5-12	1-5	1-1	2	7	1	1	0	1	1	12
Mason Falslev	G	6-17	1-6	4-4	5	10	3	2	0	3	0	17
Ian Martinez	G	1-11	0-7	0-0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	2
Isaac Johnson	C	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	3	3
Aubin Gateretse	C	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	3
Jordy Barnes	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drake Allen	G	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	2
Dexter Akanno	G	0-4	0-4	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1

UCLA Bruins box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Tyler Bilodeau	F	4-9	1-2	0-0	0	7	0	1	0	1	2	9
Skyy Clark	G	5-8	4-7	0-0	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	14
Dylan Andrews	G	2-5	2-4	2-2	0	1	8	1	0	1	1	8
Kobe Johnson	G	2-4	2-3	2-2	1	8	4	0	2	2	3	8
Eric Dailey Jr.	G	5-11	0-3	4-4	2	4	1	1	0	2	2	14
William Kyle III	F	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Aday Mara	C	4-5	0-0	2-2	2	6	2	0	5	2	1	10
Jack Seidler	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trent Perry	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Sebastian Mack	G	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lazar Stefanovic	G	3-8	1-4	0-0	0	3	4	1	0	0	1	7

Utah State vs. UCLA Game Summary

The Utah State Aggies were not able to shoot the basketball too well throughout the game as they only made 18 of 60 shots (30.0%) overall, 4-of-31 (12.9%) from beyond the arc and 7-of-10 (70.0%) from the charity stripe.

The rebounding aspect had the team grabbing many of their own misses as the program tallied 35 total rebounds (16 offensive, 19 defensive). The passing was a sign of weakness as the Aggies had nine assists compared to 11 turnovers.

The defense recorded six steals and a pair of blocks to make some possessions a bit more difficult. The team played at a quicker pace as they recorded 16 fast break points and drove to the basket with 28 points in the paint during the game.

Utah State was able to be semicompetitive but they were just a bit overwhelmed.

The UCLA Bruins had a great offensive game as they shot 26-of-54 (48.1%) from the floor, 10-of-24 (41.7%) from the 3-point line and knocked down all 10 shots (100.0%) from the free-throw line.

The team crashed the glass well with 38 total rebounds (nine offensive, 29 defensive) to control the game. UCLA had 22 assists in 26 field goals.

UCLA's defense posted six steals and seven blocks as well. The Bruins pushed the pace at a good level with nine total fast break points but had 22 points in the paint as a team.

They had a 19-9 scoring advantage from the bench so they were able to lead at all fronts.