LOS ANGELES — The UCLA men’s basketball team had the luxury of trying a few things Tuesday.

After a nail-biting exhibition game against San Diego State, the Bruins put UC Irvine away early and closed out their preseason with a 94-64 victory at Pauley Pavilion.

“I give our guys a lot of credit,” Bruins head coach Mick Cronin said. “They came out ready to play.”

In running up a 31-point halftime lead, No. 12 UCLA could experiment with lineups and actions. It spammed pick-and-rolls with Donovan Dent. It employed a lineup with three guards, and another with no true center. It ran offense through Xavier Booker Jr. and Trent Perry for stretches. It saw Jamar Brown continue to flourish, filling as Eric Dailey Jr. nurses a bone bruise in his left knee.

Tyler Bilodeau bounced back from a seven-

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