After rebounding with a 95-94 upset over then-No. 10 Illinois Saturday evening at Pauley Pavilion, UCLA men’s basketball (19-9, 11-6 Big Ten) followed its historic performance with an 81-62 trouncing of crosstown rival USC (18-10, 7-10) Tuesday night at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Donovan Dent celebrates after hitting a 3-point shot. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 25 at 12:22 a.m. The Battle for Los Angeles. The Crosstown Cup. The LA Showdown. Whatever the game’s nickname is, everything else stays the same. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Donovan Dent points his fingers down while running on the court. Dent led the game with a season-high 30 points, including going 5-for-6 from three-point land. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 1:28 p.m. Ignoring outside noise often breeds success. Despite the scrutiny surrounding coach Mick Cronin and UCLA men’s basketball (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) after the head honcho ejected redshirt senior forward/center Steven Jamerson II in a game against then-No. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Tyler Bilodeau prepares to shoot a jump shot. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Just three days after upsetting No. 10 Illinois 95-94 in overtime in buzzer-beating fashion, UCLA men’s basketball (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) will turn its head to Tuesday night, where it will face USC (18-9, 7-9) at Pauley Pavilion for the first crosstown rivalry matchup of the 2025-26 season. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s basketball huddle together at Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
The skid is over. After losing back-to-back road contests by a combined 53 points to then-No. 2 Michigan and then-No. 15 Michigan State on Feb. 14 and Feb. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball players huddle together and celebrate after upsetting Illinois. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 23 at 6:03 p.m. Four point nine seconds. Ninety-four feet. Donovan Dent slips by the first defender, splits two more at the free throw line and goes up and under the fourth, throwing the ball up as time expires. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. celebrates as fans crowd around him. Dailey scored 20 points before fouling out with less than a minute left in regulation. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins are returning to Westwood for their first home game since suffering back-to-back blowout defeats to then-No. 2 Michigan on Feb. 14 and No. 15 Michigan State on Tuesday – falling by a combined 53 points. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA men’s basketball team lines up for the national anthem at Pauley Pavilion. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
