Indiana outlasts UCLA in double OT thriller

Field Level Media|published: Sat 31st January, 20:31 2026

Jan 31, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; UCLA Bruins forward Tyler Bilodeau (34) is fouled by Indiana Hoosiers guard Conor Enright (5) in the first half at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Trent Sisley made one of two free throws with 0.3 seconds left in double overtime, and Indiana outlasted UCLA 98-97 on Saturday in the teams' first-ever meeting at Pauley Pavilion.

Nick Dorn made six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 26 points for Indiana (15-7, 6-5 Big Ten), which has won three straight following a four-game losing streak. Lamar Wilkerson and Reed Bailey added 24 points apiece, and Tucker DeVries had 10 rebounds and seven assists.

Trent Perry made a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left in regulation to force overtime and finished with 25 points for UCLA (15-7, 7-4). Donovan Dent had 24 points and 11 assists, Tyler Bilodeau added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Eric Dailey Jr. had 15 points.

Dailey's jumper tied the game at 97 with 12 seconds left in double overtime before Sisley was fouled near the basket and hit his first free throw.

Indiana led 71-61 with 1:50 left in regulation, but the Bruins used a 10-2 run to pull within 73-71 on Dailey's layup with 30 seconds remaining.

UCLA trailed by three after Bailey made one of two free throws with eight seconds left, and Perry's 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left tied the game. UCLA closed on a 15-5 run to force overtime.

After Dent's layup gave the Bruins an 84-82 lead with 29 seconds left in overtime, the Hoosiers pulled even on Sam Alexis' layup with six seconds to play. The game went to a second extra period when Perry missed a jumper at the buzzer.

Wilkerson made back-to-back 3-pointers during a 12-0 run to put Indiana in front 22-16 with 6:16 left in the first half.

The Bruins responded with five straight points and closed the half on a 20-8 run to lead 36-30 at intermission. Perry had 11 points in the first half to lead UCLA.

Dorn scored 18 of Indiana's first 24 points in the second half and drilled a 3-pointer to put the Hoosiers in front 54-52 with 9:48 remaining.

UCLA played without second-leading scorer Skyy Clark, who missed his eighth straight game with a left hamstring injury.

--Field Level Media

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