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No. 22 UCLA Beats No. 5 Arizona 84-75 in College Basketball Season Opener

Trent Perry scored 21 points and No. 22 UCLA held off No. 5 Arizona 84-75 on Monday night in Las Vegas, even as Arizona's Ivan Kharchenkov scored a career-high 38 points.

By admin Nov. 3, 2026 · 10:42 AM ET 1 min read

Basketball players in blue and white uniforms playing on a wooden court in front of a large crowd
Basketball players in blue and white uniforms playing on a wooden court in front of a large crowd

No. 22 UCLA opened the men’s college basketball season with an 84-75 win over No. 5 Arizona on Monday night in Las Vegas, holding off a late Wildcats rally in a Hall of Fame Series game at T-Mobile Arena.

Trent Perry led UCLA with 21 points, making all 11 of his free throws. Jaylen Petty and Eric Dailey Jr. each added 13 points for the Bruins, who led 43-29 at halftime after an early 14-point run put them ahead 27-13.

Basketball players in blue and white uniforms playing on a wooden court in front of a large crowd

Arizona’s Ivan Kharchenkov scored a career-high 38 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the loss, and Derek Dixon added 18 points. The Wildcats cut an 11-point deficit with a 10-point run and pulled within 78-75 with 1:06 left on five straight points from Dixon, but a dunk from Dailey and free throws from Nikola Kusturica and Perry closed the game.

UCLA shot 38% from the field and made 10 of 29 three-point attempts. Arizona shot 36.7% and made 7 of 30 from behind the arc.

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More upsets on opening night

Memphis beat No. 18 Iowa State 80-76 in the first unranked-over-ranked upset of the season. Senior transfer Jayden Reid led all scorers with 26 points, and the Tigers have now won nine straight season openers under coach Penny Hardaway. It was Memphis’ first win over a ranked opponent on opening day since 1995, when the Tigers beat No. 24 Purdue 91-76.

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East Texas A&M beat Oklahoma 68-64 in Norman for its first win against a power-conference opponent. Bo Aldridge led all scorers with 22 points, the Lions led for more than 31 minutes and built a 16-point lead early in the second half, and the win ended Oklahoma’s run of 30 straight nonconference home wins.

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Reporting based on coverage by NCAA.com and Reuters.

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