LOS ANGELES (AP) β Kyle Wiltjer scored 24 points and No. 9 Gonzaga led all the way in beating UCLA 87-74 on Saturday night, snapping the Bruins’ four-game overall winning streak and handing them their first home loss.
Byron Wesley added 20 points for the Zags (9-1) in his homecoming after starring three seasons at Southern California. He shot 7 of 8 from the field and had nine rebounds and four assists.
Bryce Alford scored 23 points and Isaac Hamilton added 18 for UCLA (8-3), which got blown out by North Carolina in its only other game against a ranked opponent. The Bruins had won their first seven home games by an average of 20.1 points, but none of those opponents were as good as the Zags.
Gonzaga shot 59 percent in the first half, leading 38-27 at the break. The Bruins, who shot 32 percent, trailed by 12 for a stretch before cutting their deficit to six only to see the Zags push it back to double digits. UCLA didn’t take a shot in the final 2:09.
