UCLA Bruins at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
UCLA holds on to beat Cal 61-60 as Bruins continue their Pac-12 climb
Jaylon Tyson scored 16 points, Jalen Celestine 13 and Fardaws Aimaq scored 12 and grabbed 12 rebounds for Cal before fouling out.
Sebastian Mack made 1 of 2 foul shots for the Bruins with four seconds left for a 61-57 advantage. Celestine made a 3-pointer with .1 seconds left that made it a one-point game but the Bruins' inbounded the ball to end it.
Both teams struggled to shoot as they each missed eight foul shots.
Aimaq's put back off a Tyson miss gave Cal its last lead at 57-56 with 36 seconds remaining. Andrews' jumper 12 seconds later gave UCLA the lead for good.
UCLA led 35-24 at halftime and it maintained the double-digit lead for the first six minutes of the second half before Cal got back into contention.
The Golden Bears outscored UCLA 12-6 and got within 47-41 on a layup from Tyson with 10:08 left. Berke Buyuktuncel made a 3 for UCLA for a nine-point lead before Cal scored eight straight reducing its deficit to 50-49 following a 3 from Celestine with 5:55 left. The score stayed that way until Tyson's basket with 3:05 left gave Cal its first lead since four minutes into the game.
With the win, the Bruins (13-11, 8-5 Pac-12) moved into a third-place tie with Oregon. UCLA hosts Colorado on Thursday.
Cal (10-14, 6-7) travels to Pullman, Washington, to take on Washington State on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jalen Celestine made Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Sebastian Mack made Free Throw. | 61 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:04 | UCLA Deadball Team Rebound. | 60 - 57 |
Statistics
 UCLA |
 CAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-58 | FG | 21-53 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 14-22 | FT | 10-18 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Assists | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 9,280 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 36-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |