Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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LAS VEGAS – Mick Cronin called this a chance to find out the truth about his team.
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Cronin → call → team
Shorthanded and stuck in massive foul trouble practically the entire game, UCLA fought back with one gritty performance after another Monday night against an old nemesis in its season opener.
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UCLA → shorthande → opener
Freshman Joe Philon III buried one fearless 3-pointer.
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III → bury → pointer
Xavier Booker nailed another.
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Booker → nail → another
And freshman Nikola Kusturica threw a home-run pass that Eric Dailey Jr. converted into a vicious dunk.
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Jr. → throw → dunk
Add it all up and No. 5 UCLA held off an epic comeback during an 84-75 victory over No. 5 Arizona at T-Mobile Arena in the Hall of Fame Series.
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UCLA → add → Series
With a lead that had once stood at 16 points early in the second half down to 3 with 42 seconds left, Kusturica hurled an inbounds pass toward Dailey for a breakaway dunk.
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Kusturica → stand → dunk
Booker then blocked a shot, Kusturica was fouled and made two free throws and that was that.
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that → block → throws
UCLA (1-0) held on for the kind of quality nonconference win it lacked last season on the way to getting a 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
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it → hold → Tournament
UCLA guard Trent Perry scored 21 points – largely on the strength of making 11 of 11 free throws – and Dailey and Jaylen Petty added 13 points apiece as the Bruins withstood Arizona’s Ivan Kharkchenkov scoring 38 points.
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Kharkchenkov → score → points
When it was over, UCLA players pointed to a large throng of fans behind one basket who had made the trip from Westwood.
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who → point → Westwood
Those fans stuck around to serenade Perry by chanting his name as he gleefully bounced off the court after completing an interview.
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he → stick → interview
There was plenty to celebrate inside an arena where the crowd once tilted heavenly in the Wildcats’ favor, “U of A!” chants filling the place before player introductions.
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chants → be → introductions
It was a triumph that also bucked a longstanding trend.
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that → buck → trend
The Bruins never won a Pac-12 tournament here – thanks, Tony Padilla, for that horrible offensive foul call on Amari Bailey in 2023 – and lost to Gonzaga in another heartbreaker during the 2023 Sweet 16.
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Bruins → win → 16
After UCLA lost to Baylor in this arena during that same season, Cronin could be heard yelling two doors down from the locker room.
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Cronin → lose → room
He couldn’t have had many complaints at halftime Monday with his team holding a 43-29 lead.
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team → have → lead
The Bruins were a bit shorthanded, missing forward Filip Jovic after the transfer from Auburn sprained his left ankle in practice on Friday.
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transfer → miss → Friday
He was wearing a protective walking boot to the game and is considered day to day.
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He → wear → day
It was only a few minutes into the game before UCLA found itself with another problem – foul trouble.
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UCLA → find → problem
The Wildcats were in the bonus with 13:37 left to go in the first half and ended up making 12 of 16 free throws.
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Wildcats → leave → throws
UCLA responded to its foul trouble – two players had three fouls and three others had two fouls – by going to a zone defense that confounded the Wildcats.
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that → respond → Wildcats
The Bruins also ripped off a 14-0 run in just 2 minutes that was highlighted by a Sergej Macura 3-pointer in which he was fouled, making the resulting free throw to complete a rare 4-point play.
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he → rip → play
They were just getting started, plenty of highlights left to come.
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plenty → start → highlights
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