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UCLA halfway Skyy Clark has a caller grin he’s showing disconnected aft nan Bruins’ 75-71 triumph complete UCF connected Friday night.
The California autochthonal and elder mislaid his beforehand bony during UCLA’s first information crippled successful nan men’s NCAA tournament aft he caught a stray elbow from UCF’s Themus Fulks erstwhile nan brace dove for a loose shot precocious successful nan 2nd half.
UCLA’s Skyy Clark (55), right, has a bony chipped by UCF’s Themus Fulks (12) during nan 2nd half of a first-round crippled of nan NCAA men’s assemblage hoops tourney successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The accidental interaction knocked retired half of Clark’s beforehand tooth, an disfigured segment captured connected nan CBS broadcast.
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"It decidedly hurt," Clark said aft nan game. "I person a small lisp going on."
As Clark was being attended to by nan team’s staff, UCLA walk-on Jack Seidler jumped into action to find nan missing tooth.
"Somebody’s sewage to get it, somebody’s sewage to get it," Seidler recalled.
UCLA Bruins defender Skyy Clark (55) reacts aft having his bony knocked retired against nan UCF Knights successful nan 2nd half of a first-round crippled of nan men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected March 20, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)
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The broadcast showed Seidler returning to nan segment and picking up what was near of Clark’s tooth, which he said resulted successful his cellphone blowing up pinch reactions to his heroics. But for Seidler, nan existent prima was Clark, who returned to play soon aft nan incident.
"That’s toughness correct there," he said. "Losing half a bony and coming backmost into nan crippled to thief america get nan win."
Clark, who averaged 10.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals passim his collegiate career, returned and deed a free propulsion pinch seconds remaining to unafraid nan Bruins’ victory.
UCLA’s Skyy Clark (55), center, smiles aft chipping his bony during nan 2nd half of a first-round crippled of nan NCAA men’s assemblage hoops tourney against UCF successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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"He looked truthful bully successful nan locker room," caput coach Mick Cronin said aft nan game. "Looks for illustration a boxer. Keep trying to talk to these guys astir my aged days. He conscionable looked tough. Looks tough. In nan locker room, smiling. There’s blood."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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