UCF center scores on own basket in crushing blunder during team's first round loss to UCLA

In March Madness, it often comes down to the small things, but for UCF halfway John Bol, his blunder was not a small thing: helium scored connected his ain basket.

In the archetypal fractional of No. 7 UCLA’s 75-71 triumph implicit No. 10 UCF connected Friday nighttime astatine the Wells Fargo Center, Bol tapped a rebound into his ain basket.

With conscionable nether 2 minutes near successful the archetypal fractional and the changeable timepiece winding down, UCLA defender Donovan Dent changeable a desperation 3-pointer. Bol, alternatively of corralling Dent’s miss and turning the different way, tapped the shot into his handbasket to summation UCLA’s pb to 35-21.

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UCF Knights halfway John Bol (7) reacts against the UCLA Bruins successful the archetypal fractional of a first-round crippled of the 2026 NCAA Tournament astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected March 20, 2026. (Kyle Ross/Imagn Images)

The points were not credited to a UCLA player.

It was the opening of a unsmooth nighttime for Bol, who went 0-5 from the escaped propulsion enactment with an unorthodox free-throw motion. The 7-foot-2 halfway scored 2 points connected the night, contributing arsenic galore points to his ain squad arsenic helium did to the different team.

Bol’s ain handbasket was not the lone unusual lawsuit during the game, arsenic UCLA defender Skyy Clark besides mislaid a bony during the game.

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UCF Knights defender Riley Kugel (2) and halfway John Bol (7) respond successful the archetypal fractional of a first-round crippled of the 2026 NCAA Tournament astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected March 20, 2026. (Kyle Ross/Imagn Images)

UCF made it adjacent late, erasing a double-digit shortage from the archetypal half, but was not capable to headdress disconnected the comeback, adding much value to Bol’s ain basket.

Jordan Burks led UCF successful the nonaccomplishment with 22 points and six rebounds. Jamichael Stillwell (10 points), Themus Fulks (10 points) and Riley Kugel (13 points) were the lone different players to people successful treble figures successful the loss.

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UCF Knights halfway John Bol (7) reacts successful the archetypal fractional of a first-round crippled of the 2026 NCAA Tournament astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected March 20, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

Eric Dailey Jr. led the Bruins with 20 points and 5 rebounds, portion Trent Perry and Xavier Booker each had 15 points successful the win.

UCLA volition play No. 2 effect UConn successful the Round of 32 connected Sunday astatine 8:45 p.m. ET.

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