No. 9 UCLA routs Arkansas-Pine Bluff 106-37, sets school record with 69-point margin of victory

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Serbian star Nikola Kusturica scored 17 points and Jaylen Pettit added 16 as No. 9 UCLA routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff 106-37 Wednesday night and set a program record for margin of victory.The Bruins (3-0) won by a record 69 points. UCLA’s previous largest margin of victory was 65 points, accomplished three times and most recently in a 122-57 win over Portland in 1967, a mark that stood for 59 years.Trent Perry finished with 11 points and 11 assists for his first double-double.Macaleab Rich led Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-3) with 11 points.UCLA used a 20-0 run early to build a 33-4 lead in the first half.UCLA’s stingy defense limited Arkansas-Pine Bluff to nine points in the first half. That matched a school record for fewest points allowed. The Golden Eagles' starting five was a combined 0 for 9 from the field in the first half.The last time the Bruins held a team to nine first-half points was against Howard on Dec. 19, 1983. The Bruins won that game 63-52 at Pauley Pavilion