Donovan Dent's OT layup caps historical rally for UCLA

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LOS ANGELES -- UCLA was having a very bad week, staggering to blowout losses on the road, where coach Mick Cronin angrily -- and he later admitted wrongly -- ejected one of his own players at Michigan State.

Things didn't figure to get much better with No. 10 Illinois visiting Pauley Pavilion. And they didn't in the first half. Winners of 14 of 16, the Illini built a 23-point lead while shooting 54% from the floor and 53% from 3-point range.

"I was worried before the game," Cronin said. "I didn't like the look on their face before the game. It was almost like they had lost confidence. And we played like that early,…