Northwestern Wildcats at UCLA Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Bilodeau, Perry help UCLA jump out early in 71-64 win over Northwestern
UCLA used a 10-0 surge to take a 41-27 lead late in the first half and led 41-31 at the break. The Bruins had its largest lead, 58-42 with 12:50 to play. Later in the second half, Northwestern's 7-0 spurt cut its deficit to 62-56. Jamar Brown answered with a 3-pointer and the Bruins then sealed it from the free-throw line.
Bilodeau didn't miss a shot in the first half, going 6 of 6 from the floor with four 3-pointers. He made a layup early in the second half before finally missing on a 3-pointer with 6:43 to play. He finished 7-of-11 shooting from the floor and 4 of 8 from long range. Perry scored 12 first-half points and and was 6 of 12 overall.
Donovan Dent, who scored 23 points and had 13 assists in the Bruins' 69-67 win over No. 4 Purdue on Wednesday, added 13 points and five assists against the Wildcats.
Eric Dailey Jr. chipped in with 11 points and eight rebounds for UCLA (14-6, 6-3 Big Ten), which has won four of its last five games.
Nick Martinelli scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Northwestern (9-11, 1-8). Tre Singleton had 12 points and six rebounds. The Wildcats have lost six of their last seven games.
UCLA is 7-1 in the series.
Northwestern: Hosts Penn State on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Angelo Ciaravino subbing in for Northwestern | 64 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Justin Mullins subbing in for Northwestern | 64 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Max Green subbing out for Northwestern | 64 - 71 |
Statistics
 NU |
 UCLA |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-53 | FG | 26-53 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 17-20 | FT | 11-21 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 7 | Percent Led | 90 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 7,444 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 9-0 | - | 20-0 |
| Michigan | 8-1 | 1 | 18-1 |
| Michigan State | 8-1 | 1 | 18-2 |
| Illinois | 8-1 | 1 | 17-3 |
| Purdue | 7-2 | 2 | 17-3 |
| Wisconsin | 6-3 | 3 | 14-6 |
| UCLA | 6-3 | 3 | 14-6 |
| Ohio State | 5-4 | 4 | 13-6 |
| Iowa | 4-4 | 4.5 | 14-5 |
| USC | 4-5 | 5 | 15-5 |
| Indiana | 4-5 | 5 | 13-7 |
| Washington | 3-6 | 6 | 11-9 |
| Minnesota | 3-6 | 6 | 10-10 |
| Rutgers | 2-7 | 7 | 9-11 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 8 | 9-11 |
| Oregon | 1-8 | 8 | 8-12 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 8 | 8-12 |
| Penn State | 0-8 | 8.5 | 9-10 |