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So sick last Monday that he made a rare absence from practice, the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ coach then experienced the worst two-game road swing of his decade-long UA career.

The Wildcats were blown out for a second consecutive game, 90-69 to UCLA, appearing to lack any sort of rhythm or confidence offensively while playing again without injured center Chase Jeter, who was out after hurting his back against Oregon State on Jan. 19.

They also didn’t really defend or rebound well, either: While ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ shot just 33.3 percent from the field, the Wildcats allowed UCLA to shoot 57.9 percent and were outrebounded 47-30 by the Bruins.

Combined with ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s 80-57 loss at USC on Thursday, it was the worst two-game Pac-12 weekend in scoring margin that Miller has ever had as the Wildcats’ head coach. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ has been swept three times previously in Los Angeles under Miller, but the two-game scoring margins were only five (2015-16), 16 (2012-13) and 30 (2010-11).

“We got killed in both games,� Miller said. “It really wasn’t close and it’s up to us to respond.�

The Wildcats dropped to 14-7 overall and 5-3 in the Pac-12. UA will face only a Thursday night game at ASU this week, before hosting first-place Washington on Feb. 7.

Both games were remarkably similar in many ways, too. The Wildcats shot just 27.8 percent at USC and were outrebounded by 12 but saved themselves from a worse fate by turning the ball over only seven times.

On Saturday, UA also kept its turnovers in the single digits (nine) but were outrebounded by 17 and pushed their shooting up slightly with some late buckets similar to how it did against USC.

But while USC big men Nick Rakocevic and Bennie Boatwright combined for 39 points and 24 rebounds on Thursday, it was UCLA wing Kris Wilkes who torched the Wildcats this time. Wilkes had a career-high 34 points on 12-for-16 shooting while hitting 5 of 7 3-pointers.

“You could kind of see the look in his eye,� said UCLA coach Murry Bartow, whose team improved to 11-9 overall and 4-3 in league play. “You could see that he was confident, that he was making baskets.

“Then in the second half, we started to run a few more things directed for him to make sure we put the ball in his hands. He was just very confident. I like that he wasn’t giddy about it, he was very professional, didn’t change his expression much, but he was in a very confident zone.�

For ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Brandon Williams was a lone bright spot offensively, scoring 19 points on 6-for-13 shooting while making half of his eight 3-pointers while showing a confidence the rest of his teammates did not appear to have.

A Los Angeles native, Williams shot just 3 for 13 on Thursday at USC in his first game home, though Miller said he was doing other things well in that game.

“He just was in that club when he couldn’t make a shot against USC,� Miller said. “He was involved in a lot of plays and, it didn’t show up because we got blown out in the game, but his ability to drive it make shots, pass the ball against ‘SC — he had four assists and no turnovers.

“Tonight he played a similar floor game except he made some shots as well. But he’s playing the best basketball of his career. It’s great to see him come back here to L.A. and really in my mind, string two very solid games in, especially offensively. Where Brandon struggles right now in my mind is just defensively.�

Overall, though the Wildcats overall were just as ineffective as they were on Thursday at USC.

Brandon Randolph was 4 for 16 from the field while Ryan Luther was 2 of 9, Dylan Smith 2 for 7 and Justin Coleman 0 for 3.

“We can’t make a shot,� Miller said. “I thought at times we really attacked the ball and got the ball in the middle by dribble penetrating but at the end of the day someone’s gotta throw that thing in and we’re really struggling in that area.�

With Jeter missing inside, Miller tried to upsize his lineup Saturday. He started the 6-foot-7-inch Ira Lee over the 6-5 Smith at power forward, and Lee responded with 11 points and seven rebounds, while Miller also played former walk-on forward Jake DesJardins in spots. Miller said after the USC game that his lineup was the smallest he had played in 15 years as a head coach.

DesJardins, a 6-6 walk-on who was awarded a scholarship for this season, was even assigned to guard 7-1 Moses Brown at one point. DesJardins picked up a rebound in three minutes of action and picked up a foul while going up strong.

However, he missed both free throws to wild cheers from UCLA students, having activated what is known as the “Brick-n for Chicken� promotion, in which all fans in attendance get a free Chick-fil-A sandwich when an opposing team misses two straight free throws in the second half.

Actually, it was a profitable night all around for UCLA fans. They also picked up a free “Skyslide� ride because UCLA hit at least eight 3-pointers (the Bruins were 9 of 23 from beyond the arc) and a free “sharable item� from Buffalo Wild Wings because the Bruins scored over 82 points.

DesJardins’ misses left UCLA with a 55-35 lead early in the second half and the Bruins maintained at least a 20-point lead the rest of the way.

In the first half, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ put up almost an exact replica of its poor shooting first-half at USC on Thursday, making only 23.5 percent of its shots and falling behind UCLA 38-25 at halftime. At USC, the Wildcats shot 21.2 percent in the first half at USC and trailed 36-19 at the half.

The Wildcats were also outrebounded by 13 in the first half Saturday, although they managed to score seven points off UCLA’s 10 turnovers.

What percentage of UA’s problems had to do with Jeter’s absence wasn’t exactly clear, and Miller declined to guess.

But it was definitely greater than zero.

“We’re a much better team with Chase,� Miller said. “I don’t know the outcome of these games (if he had played) but he gives us the size up front. He also allows everybody to be in the role that they want to be in. Everybody’s in a different role right now and we’re playing shorthanded.�

While Miller managed to return to practice Tuesday and guide the team in both Los Angeles games, he was asked after Saturday’s game if his absence affected the team’s preparation.

“I don’t know,� he said. “Maybe it did. Hopefully it didn’t. I’d feel bad if it did.�