The UCLA Bruins (31-6,18-2 Pac-12), the West Region’s No. 2 seed, played heroic basketball against the No.3 Gonzaga Bulldogs (31-5, 14-2 WCC) until the very end.
No. 2 seed UCLA (31-5, 18-2 Pac-12) advanced to their third straight Sweet 16 beating No. 7 seed Northwestern (22-12, 12-8 Big Ten), 69-63 in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Tournament on Saturday at the Golden 1 Center.
The atmosphere was electric in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as the No. 1 seed UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team (29-5) lost a heartbreaker to the Arizona Wildcats (28-6) in the Pac- 12 title game for the second straight year, 61-59, on Saturday night.
Junior guard Jaylen Clark continued to impress by scoring a game-high 18 points, leading No. 13 UCLA Men’s Basketball to an 81-54 win over UC Davis on Wednesday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion.
The No. 8-ranked UCLA men’s basketball team cruised to an 86-56 win over Norfolk State on Monday night at Pauley Pavilion.
Three local Pac-12 teams will be moving on to postseason competition. The UCLA women’s basketball team will compete in the WNIT as the UCLA and USC men’s teams will head to the NCAA Tournament.
Jacob Young made back-to-back baskets to give Oregon a four-point lead with 24 seconds remaining and the Ducks went on to upset No. 3 UCLA 84-81 in overtime on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion.
The Bruins led for two seconds and that was all that was needed to take down the Sun Devils 80-79.
Southern California sophomore guard Ethan Anderson tallied a career-high 19 points as the Trojans made a statement while clamping down one of the top teams in the Pac-12 conference.
Due to the coronavirus, this is the earliest point in any season schedule in which the Bruins have played a league game in the modern era.
The win gave the Bruins (12-10, 5-4 Pac-12) a Pac-12 weekend sweep over Colorado and Utah (12-9, 3-6), positioning themselves right in the middle of the conference standings.
UCLA came in looking to get back on track after losing back-to-back games away from home against Notre Dame and North Carolina.
The UCLA Bruins beat Mountain West opponent, San Jose State Spartans in a massive 93-64 victory. Improving to 6-3 on the season, the Bruins will need to keep their losses in check with tough opponents awaiting.
UCLA is loving its newfound identity so far under former Cincinnati Bearcats and first year head coach Mick Cronin.