The UCLA Bruins (16-6, 7-4) came to play on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion as they cruise to a dominant 78-52 win over the No. 16 Oregon Ducks (16-5, 5-5). T

They’re optimizing lineups that now include a certain Spanish 7-footer.On the night that Tyler Bilodeau returned from an ankle injury and Aday Mara continued to play big minutes, the UCLA Bruins showed just how formidable they can be.

Eric Dailey Jr. has 21 points, Dylan Andrews and Tyler Bilodeau add 15 each, and the Bruins put together one of their best games of the season in a 78-52 win.

UCLA led wire-to-wire and Oregon was playing catch-up for the entire game, a position the Ducks have been all too familiar with of late. The loss put the Ducks at .500 in Big Ten play at 5-5 and 16-5 overall. This win was the Bruins' fifth straight as they improved to 16-6 overall and 6-4 in league action.

The Oregon men's basketball team was thoroughly outplayed by UCLA Thursday night and has now lost back-to-back games for the first time this season