No. 15 UCLA overcame a slow start with standout guard Donovan Dent sidelined, running past West Georgia in the second half en route to an 83-62 win on Monday in Los Angeles.

The Bruins (3-0) led fledgling NCAA Division I member Wolves (1-2) by just five points at the first media timeout of the second half. UCLA then scored 15 of the next 21 points, punctuated with a Xavier Booker dunk, to open up a 14-point lead by the second media timeout.

The surge continued after the stoppage through a combination of UCLA attacking the rim on offense, with Skyy Clark scoring a layup and Eric Dailey Jr. adding another dunk, and the Bruins holding the Wolves scoreless for almost three minutes.

By the time West Georgia's Shelton Williams-Dryden stopped the run with a 3-pointer, UCLA had pushed the lead

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