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Illinois won 95-74. The Illinois Fighting Illini and UCLA men's basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a Big Ten Conference contest at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois, on Tuesday ...

In a moving tribute to the heroic first responders who battled the recent Los Angeles wildfires, UCLA men’s basketball honored their efforts during Saturday’s matchup against Penn State at ...

So far this season, Oumar Ballo posts 13.7 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest. Defensively, he puts up 0.6 steals and 1.5 blocked shots. Offensively, Mackenzie Mgbako puts up 13 ...

LOS ANGELES — The UCLA men’s basketball team relied on relentless defense to force turnovers and stop a scrappy Penn State team 78-54 on Saturday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion. The victory ...

Kobe Johnson finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds as the UCLA men’s basketball team committed just three turnovers in a lopsided win over Penn State. Feb. 8, 2025 While most of his teammates ...

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The top-ranked UCLA women turned a strong fourth quarter into a key win over No. 8 Ohio State at Pauley Pavilion. Feb. 5, 2025 It was hard not to feel better given what happened next inside Pauley ...

However, the win did not come easy. No. 1 UCLA women’s basketball (23-0, 11-0 Big Ten) defeated Oregon (16-8, 7-6) 62-52, following an announcement Friday night that the 6-foot-7 junior center ...