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Eric Dailey Jr. and Trent Perry lead UCLA defensive explosion during win over Maryland

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When he met with reporters this week, Mick Cronin threatened to have his players practice only defense given their sustained struggles on that side of the ball.

It sounded like the sort of thing a coach would say to put his team on notice before actually following through.

Except Cronin immediately followed through.

“I don’t even think we ran our offense,” UCLA forward Eric Dailey Jr. said, “we just played straight defense for two hours.”

UCLA guard Donovan Dent fouls Maryland guard Darius Adams as Bruins forward Tyler Bilodeau double teams him.
UCLA guard Donovan Dent (2) fouls Maryland guard Darius Adams (1) with Bruins forward Tyler Bilodeau (34) double teaming Adams on defense at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday.