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Trey Kaufman-Renn, Braden Smith help No. 20 Purdue top UCLA
On the strength of a torrid 3-point shooting performance and a critical late run, No. 20 Purdue pulled out of a four-game tailspin with a 76-66 win over UCLA on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind.,The Boilermakers (20-9, 12-6 Big Ten) trailed 56-55 before Trey Kaufman-Renn made a pair of free throws with...
Big Ten title on the line as No. 2 UCLA, No. 4 USC collide
When No. 2 UCLA and No. 4 Southern California meet Saturday in Los Angeles, the Bruins will be in pursuit of payback for their only loss of the season. And as they take their home floor, UCLA knows success will start with containing JuJu Watkins, USC's standout sophomore. ,UCLA (28-1, 16-1 Big Ten C...
Amid John Wooden backdrop, UCLA takes on No. 20 Purdue
In a matchup pairing legendary John Wooden's alma mater against the program he coached to 10 national championships, No. 20 Purdue will face UCLA in a Big Ten Conference game in West Lafayette, Ind., on Friday night.,The two programs that the late Wooden is associated with played most recently in De...
Northwestern forfeits wildfire games to USC, UCLA
The Big Ten announced Wednesday that the Northwestern women's basketball team has been assessed forfeit losses to fourth-ranked Southern California and No. 2 UCLA, games that were postponed due to the wildfires in Los Angeles last month. ,Northwestern, which falls to 9-19 (2-15 Big Ten), postponed i...
UCLA beats Ohio State for Mick Cronin's 500th victory
Eric Dailey Jr. scored 20 points to lead UCLA to a 69-61 victory over Ohio State on Sunday in Los Angeles to give coach Mick Cronin his 500th career win.,At 53, Cronin is the youngest active coach to reach the milestone. He has 232 losses in his 22 seasons, the past six with UCLA.,Skyy Clark had 13 ...
Minnesota puts together another late rally, this time to beat UCLA
Lu'Cye Patterson drove for the go-ahead layup with seven seconds remaining and Minnesota recovered from a 17-point first-half deficit to post a stunning 64-61 victory over UCLA on Tuesday night in Big Ten play at Los Angeles.,Dawson Garcia scored 27 of his season-best 32 points in the second half fo...
Mick Cronin goes for win No. 500 as UCLA welcomes Minnesota
UCLA coach Mick Cronin was initially surprised that his 83-year-old father was traveling from the Midwest to see the Bruins host Minnesota on Tuesday night in Big Ten play in Los Angeles.,Hep Cronin then spilled the beans -- informing his son that he will be attempting to post career win No. 500.,"I...
UCLA named No. 1 seed in women's early bracket
The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee tabbed UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Notre Dame as the No. 1 seeds in its early projection of the top 16 seeds in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.,The committee revealed its early bracket Sunday and kept UCLA at the top, despite the Bruins' 71-60 loss ...
UCLA staves off Indiana's comeback attempt
Dylan Andrews sank two clutch free throws with four seconds remaining to help UCLA avoid a late-game collapse in a 72-68 win over Indiana on Friday in Bloomington, Ind.,The Bruins (19-7, 10-5 Big Ten) led for the entire second half and more than 34 minutes overall, but the Hoosiers' Mackenzie Mgbako...
Illinois snaps UCLA's 7-game winning streak
Freshman point guard Kasparas Jakucionis scored 24 points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds as Illinois snapped UCLA's seven-game winning streak with an 83-78 Big Ten victory Tuesday night in Champaign, Ill.,Jakucionis, one of 20 players named Tuesday to the John Wooden Award late midseason wat...
Battling illness, UCLA tries to extend win streak to 8 at Illinois
UCLA flies into Illinois riding a seven-game winning streak that nearly restored the Bruins to the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in a month.,The Bruins (18-6, 9-4 Big Ten), the first team listed outside the Top 25 in Monday's poll, face a few questions heading into their two-game Midwes...
Notre Dame climbs to No. 2 behind unbeaten UCLA
No. 2 Notre Dame achieved its highest ranking in six years in the Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll released Monday.,The Fighting Irish (21-2) moved up one spot behind unbeaten UCLA (23-0), which remained the unanimous choice of all 31 voters. It's the loftiest perch for Notre Dame sin...
Eric Dailey Jr.'s cluctch hoop carries UCLA past No. 9 Michigan St.
Eric Dailey Jr. converted the winning basket with 7.5 seconds left to lift UCLA to a 63-61 victory over No. 9 Michigan State on Thursday night in Big Ten play at Los Angeles.,Dailey drove the lane and put up a left-handed shot just over the reach of Coen Carr, and it banked off the glass and in as t...
UCLA dominates No. 16 Oregon for 5th straight win
Eric Dailey Jr. scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting to lead UCLA to a convincing 78-52 victory over No. 16 Oregon on Thursday night in Big Ten play at Los Angeles.,Tyler Bilodeau and Dylan Andrews scored 15 points apiece as the Bruins (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten) won their fifth consecutive game. Dailey, Bil...
Eric Dailey Jr., UCLA hang on for victory over USC
Eric Dailey Jr. scored 16 points and Aday Mara recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds as visiting UCLA held off rival Southern California for an 82-76 win on Monday in Los Angeles.,The Bruins (15-6, 6-4 Big Ten) led almost the entire game, pulling ahead on an early 10...
Top 4 unchanged, Vandy ranked for first time since '14
UCLA and South Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll released on Monday, with Vanderbilt joining the party for the first time since 2014.,The Bruins (20-0) received 31 first-place votes as the only remaining unbeaten team and the Gamecocks (19-1) got the remainin...
UCLA, USC set for first meeting since switch to Big Ten
Crosstown Los Angeles rivals meet as Big Ten Conference foes for the first time on Monday when UCLA visits Southern California.,Since pulling out of a four-game tailspin, UCLA (14-6, 5-4 Big Ten) has come alive with a three-game winning streak. The Bruins followed an 85-83 home win over No. 18 Wisco...
UCLA holds on to beat skidding Washington
Aday Mara scored 12 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked five shots as UCLA outlasted Washington 65-60 on Friday in Seattle.,Skyy Clark also scored 12 and Kobe Johnson and Eric Dailey Jr. added 11 points apiece for the Bruins (14-6, 5-4 Big Ten), who won their third straight game. Johnson grab...
Washington trying to keep spirits up ahead of rematch with UCLA
First-year Washington coach Danny Sprinkle has called his team's January schedule "a month from hell.",It's hard to argue, with the Huskies having suffered five consecutive defeats -- all to ranked teams.,It won't get much easier Friday night when the Huskies (10-9, 1-7 Big Ten) play host to UCLA in...
UCLA's bench delivers in tight win vs. No. 18 Wisconsin
Big second-half performances from reserves Aday Mara, Sebastian Mack and William Kyle III helped host UCLA hold off No. 18 Wisconsin 85-83 on Tuesday in Los Angeles. ,Mack and Mara each scored 15 points after intermission, part of 19 points for Mack and a career-high 22 for Mara. Halting Wisconsin's...