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UConn still No. 1 as UCLA grabs first-place votes
No. 1 UConn lost its status as the consensus top team in women's college basketball Monday as No. 2 UCLA picked up three first-place votes in The Associated Press Top 25 rankings.,The undefeated Huskies (33-0) received the other 28 votes following an eight-week reign as the unanimous No. 1. They fac...
UCLA crushes Iowa to win second straight Big Ten tourney title
A lopsided first quarter put No. 2 UCLA on course to a 96-45 rout of No. 9 Iowa in Sunday's Big Ten Conference championship game in Indianapolis.,The top-seeded Bruins (31-1) cruised to a second consecutive Big Ten tournament title and a 25th consecutive win. They closed out a perfect campaign again...
Donovan Dent leads UCLA blowout win of rival USC
Donovan Dent finished with 25 points and seven assists, Eric Dailey Jr. added 19 points and eight rebounds, and UCLA cruised to an 89-68 rout of hosting and crosstown Los Angeles rival Southern California on Saturday.,The Bruins (21-10, 13-7 Big Ten Conference) broke a 21-21 tie midway through the f...
Balanced attack pushes No. 2 UCLA past No. 11 Ohio State into Big Ten final
Kiki Rice's 17 points led five players in double figures as top-seeded UCLA won its 24th consecutive game, dispatching fifth-seeded Ohio State 72-62 in Saturday's first Big Ten tournament semifinal in Indianapolis.,Lauren Betts finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, Gianna Kneepkens scored 13 po...
USC on quest for a full-game effort in finale vs. UCLA
UCLA is rolling and Southern California is sputtering as the Los Angeles rivals meet Saturday night on the USC campus in their regular-season finale.,The Bruins (20-10, 12-7 Big Ten) have won three of their past four games, including their most recent matchup with USC -- an 81-62 home victory on Feb...
Trent Perry leads UCLA to one-sided upset of No. 9 Nebraska
Trent Perry scored 20 points and UCLA earned its third home win over a Top 10 team, beating No. 9 Nebraska 72-52 in a Big Ten Conference game on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.,The Bruins (20-10, 12-7 Big Ten) finished with a 16-1 record at Pauley Pavilion, their only loss in double overtime to Indian...
Trent Perry leads UCLA to upset of No. 9 Nebraska at home
Trent Perry scored 20 points and UCLA earned its third home win over a Top 10 team, beating No. 9 Nebraska 72-52 in a Big Ten Conference game on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.,The Bruins (20-10, 12-7) finished with a 16-1 record at Pauley Pavilion, their only loss in double overtime to Indiana. They ...
No. 9 Nebraska seeks rare L.A. sweep at UCLA's expense
No. 9 Nebraska will try to pull off a rare feat when it visits UCLA for a Big Ten game on Tuesday night in Los Angeles.,The Cornhuskers (25-4, 14-4) are trying to become the only Big Ten team this season to sweep the LA schools on the road. Non-West Coast teams are 5-8 on the California swing this s...
Bobby Durkin has career night as Minnesota tops UCLA
Bobby Durkin scored a season-high 23 points with seven made 3-pointers and Langston Reynolds added 21 points with six assists as Minnesota claimed another victim at home with a 78-73 victory over UCLA at Minneapolis.,Cade Tyson also scored 21 points for the Golden Gophers (14-15, 7-11 Big Ten), who ...
Donovan Dent (30 points), UCLA extend rival USC's skid
Donovan Dent shot 5 of 6 from 3-point range on his way to a season-high 30 points, and UCLA sent visiting Southern California to its fourth consecutive loss with an 81-62 decision Tuesday in Los Angeles. ,Dent set the tone for the Bruins (19-9, 11-6 Big Ten Conference) by pouring in 19 first-half po...
USC, entering rivalry matchup with UCLA, can't afford another slip-up
Crosstown rivals riding opposite trajectories clash on Tuesday in Los Angeles when UCLA hosts Southern California.,The Bruins (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) come into this season's first matchup with the Trojans off of their biggest win of the campaign. Donovan Dent's last-second overtime layup capped his 14-...
Donovan Dent goes end to end as UCLA tops No. 10 Illinois at OT buzzer
Donovan Dent drove the length of court for the game-winning layup with no time remaining to give UCLA an electric 95-94 overtime victory over No. 10 Illinois in Big Ten play on Saturday night in Los Angeles.,Dent had 14 points and a career-high 15 assists in helping the Bruins (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) h...
Donovan Dent goes end to end as UCLA tops No. 10 Illinois at the buzzer
Donovan Dent drove the length of court for the game-winning layup with no time remaining to give UCLA an electric 95-94 overtime victory over No. 10 Illinois in Big Ten play on Saturday night in Los Angeles.,Dent had 14 points and a career-high 15 assists in helping the Bruins (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) h...
UCLA head coach Mick Cronin offers multiple apologies
UCLA head coach Mick Cronin said Friday he apologized to Bruins forward Steven Jamerson II while acknowledging his behavior during and after a game at Michigan State last weekend brought negative attention to the storied basketball program.,Cronin sent Jamerson to the locker room late in an 82-59 bl...
Fresh off rout, No. 10 Illinois keeping guard up vs. UCLA
Illinois began a two-game road trip to Los Angeles with its biggest margin of victory in a Big Ten road game in 80 years.,But that triumph is now in the rear-view mirror for the No. 10 Fighting Illini, who will look to take down UCLA on Saturday.,Illinois (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten) routed Southern Califor...
No. 15 Michigan State wallops UCLA as tempers flare late
Jeremy Fears Jr. recorded 16 points and 10 assists and Coen Carr also scored 16 points to help No. 15 Michigan State roll to an 82-59 victory over UCLA on Tuesday night in Big Ten play in East Lansing, Mich.,Carson Cooper had 12 points and seven rebounds and Jordan Scott had 11 points for the Sparta...
No. 15 Michigan State eager to halt slide vs. ascending UCLA
No. 15 Michigan State is sliding down the standings and now attempts to escape from a mini-funk when it meets UCLA on Tuesday night in Big Ten play at East Lansing, Mich.,The Spartans have lost three of their past four games, including two road setbacks against unranked teams while falling into a ti...
No. 10 Michigan State eager to halt slide vs. ascending UCLA
No. 10 Michigan State is sliding down the standings and now attempts to escape from a mini-funk when it meets UCLA on Tuesday night in Big Ten play at East Lansing, Mich.,The Spartans have lost three of their past four games, including two road setbacks against unranked teams while falling into a ti...
No. 2 Michigan blows out UCLA in second half
Yaxel Lendeborg had 17 points and eight rebounds as No. 2 Michigan ran away in the second half to earn an 86-56 Big Ten win over UCLA on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Michigan (24-1, 14-1), which led 40-38 at halftime, maintained a two-game lead in the conference standings and figures to be the top-r...
UCLA sees ex-Bruin Aday Mara in battle with No. 2 Michigan
Saturday's game between UCLA and No. 2 Michigan in Ann Arbor will feature a mini-reunion. It just doesn't sound like a particularly friendly one.,In the only game of the regular season between the teams, it marks the first time the Bruins and Wolverines have met since 7-foot-3 Michigan junior center...