UCLA experiences little trouble against Idaho State

Sebastian Mack scored 21 points and Tyler Bilodeau added 20 to help UCLA record an 84-70 victory over Idaho State on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.Mack connected on 15 of 16 free-throw attempts and Bilodeau made all four of his 3-point shots for the Bruins (4-1). Eric Dailey Jr. added 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting and collected seven rebounds for UCLA.Isaiah Griffin scored 16 points and Dylan Darling added 13 for the Bengals (2-4), who fell to 1-4 all-time against the Bruins. Idaho State’s win was the memorable 76-75 upset of a powerhouse UCLA team in the Sweet 16 of the 1977 NCAA Tournament.UCLA shot 57.4 percent from the field, including 9 of 14 (64.3 percent) from 3-point range.The Bengals connected on 44.4 percent of their attempts and were 11 of 33 (33.3 percent) from behind the arc. AJ Burgin added 11 points and Jaedyn Brown had 10 for Idaho State.UCLA led by 15 before Bilodeau went on a personal 8-0 run, hitting two 3-pointers and a jumper, boosting the lead to 61-38 with 12:09 remaining.A short time later, the Bruins’ Dylan Andrews and Trent Perry each made a 3-pointer during a 35-second span to make it a 28-point margin with 10:24 remaining.Idaho State later made six straight field-goal attempts as part of a 15-3 run to pull within 75-59 with 4:10 left.