Overview
- UCLA closed the regular season with an 89-68 win at the Galen Center, completing a rivalry sweep and setting a program-best point total in that arena.
- The result locked the Bruins into the Big Ten Tournament’s No. 6 seed with a double bye, sending them to Chicago with momentum.
- Dent shot 11-for-15 for a game-high 25 with seven assists, supported by Eric Dailey Jr. (19 points, eight rebounds) and Tyler Bilodeau (16 points, eight rebounds).
- USC finished with a seventh consecutive loss after the dismissal of leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara and a season-ending injury to Rodney Rice, leaving NCAA hopes effectively dashed.
- Approximately 1,000 UCLA students arrived on Men of Westwood–funded buses, tilting the road crowd in the Bruins’ favor.