Overview
- With 2:40 left, an elbow from UCF guard Themus Fulks knocked out part of Clark’s front tooth during a loose-ball scramble at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
- Clark briefly went to the bench, reentered with about 2:01 remaining, and hit a free throw with 2.3 seconds left to help close out a 75-71 first-round victory for the No. 7 seed.
- UCLA walk-on Jack Seidler retrieved the broken tooth fragment during a dead ball, earning attention for his quick assist from the sideline.
- Clark finished with eight points on 3-of-5 shooting, two assists and two steals in 20 minutes, later describing his pain as a nine out of ten.
- Coach Mick Cronin praised Clark’s toughness as UCLA awaits No. 2 UConn or No. 15 Furman on Sunday, with Tyler Bilodeau held out due to right-knee soreness and Eric Dailey Jr. scoring 20.