UCLA Bruins at Penn State Nittany Lions
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Perry scores career-high 30 points, Bilodeau adds 21 and UCLA cruises past Penn State 71-60
Perry made four 3-pointers, shot 7 of 13 from the field and made all 12 of his free-throw attempts in surpassing his previous career best of 17 points. Bilodeau also hit four 3s and made 7 of 13 field goals and all three shots from the line. Bilodeau matched a season high with nine of the Bruins' 32 rebounds.
UCLA (12-5, 4-2 Big Ten) ended the first half on a 12-2 run for a 29-23 lead at the break. The Bruins stretched the advantage to 47-39 with 13:44 to play before Penn State answered with a 10-0 surge for its only lead of the second half, 49-47, with 11:46 remaining. The Bruins answered with a 20-6 run for a 67-54 lead with 3:16 to go and cruised from there.
Perry scored 22 points and Bilodeau chipped in with 14 as the Bruins shot 50% (12 of 24) from the floor and hit seven shots from deep in the second half, and finished the game hitting all 21 of their free throws.
Dominick Stewart scored 16 points to lead Penn State (9-8, 0-6), which has lost eight of its last nine games. Eli Rice added 14 points and Josh Reed scored 12.
It was UCLA’s first trip to Penn State. The Bruins beat Penn State 78-54 in Pauley Pavilion last season. Penn State won the first matchup, a 74-69 victory in a 1991 NCAA Tournament first round game at Syracuse’s Carrier Dome.
Penn State: At Maryland on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:02 | team shot clock turnover | 71 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Steven Jamerson II Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Eli Rice misses layup | 71 - 60 |
Statistics
 UCLA |
 PSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-47 | FG | 20-46 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 10-26 | 3PT | 4-22 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 21-21 | FT | 16-17 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 72 | Percent Led | 17 |
Game Information
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: 5,836 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 7-0 | - | 18-0 |
| Purdue | 7-0 | - | 17-1 |
| Michigan | 6-1 | 1 | 16-1 |
| Michigan State | 6-1 | 1 | 16-2 |
| Illinois | 6-1 | 1 | 15-3 |
| Wisconsin | 5-2 | 2 | 13-5 |
| Ohio State | 4-3 | 3 | 12-5 |
| UCLA | 4-3 | 3 | 12-6 |
| USC | 3-4 | 4 | 14-4 |
| Iowa | 3-4 | 4 | 13-5 |
| Indiana | 3-4 | 4 | 12-6 |
| Minnesota | 3-4 | 4 | 10-8 |
| Washington | 2-5 | 5 | 10-8 |
| Rutgers | 2-5 | 5 | 9-9 |
| Oregon | 1-6 | 6 | 8-10 |
| Maryland | 1-6 | 6 | 8-10 |
| Penn State | 0-7 | 7 | 9-9 |
| Northwestern | 0-7 | 7 | 8-10 |