Nebraska Cornhuskers at UCLA Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
UCLA beats No. 9 Nebraska, cruising 72-52 to snap the Cornhuskers’ 3-game streak
The Bruins (20-10, 12-7 Big Ten) notched 20 wins for the seventh time in 10 years and closed their home schedule with a 17-1 mark at Pauley Pavilion, where they also beat ranked Purdue and Illinois.
Sophomore Perry and junior Eric Dailey Jr. upstaged Tyler Bilodeau, Donovan Dent and Skyy Clark on Senior Night.
Dailey finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. Bilodeau, UCLA's leading scorer at 17.9 points, was held to eight. Dent had four points and eight assists after averaging 15.7 points and 12.7 assists in his last three games. Clark had eight points while in foul trouble along with Dent.
The loss knocked the Cornhuskers (25-5, 14-5) out of a second-place tie with idle Michigan State in the Big Ten. They were led by Sam Hoiberg with 12 points. Rienk Mast and Cale Jacobsen had 11 points each.
Nebraska came in averaging 11.2 3-pointers, with Hoiberg and Pryce Sandfort hitting 42% from long range. But the Bruins' defense held the Huskers to 5 of 24, while UCLA made 10 from long range.
The Bruins led 37-24 at halftime after Perry’s 3-pointer capped an 8-0 run.
UCLA: Visits crosstown rival USC on Saturday to end regular season.
How can I watch Nebraska vs. UCLA?
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 52 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Pryce Sandfort subbing in for Nebraska | 51 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Sam Hoiberg subbing in for Nebraska | 51 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Leo Curtis subbing out for Nebraska | 51 - 72 |
Statistics
 NEB |
 UCLA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-49 | FG | 28-60 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-24 | 3PT | 10-29 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 9-18 | FT | 6-10 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 10 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 21 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 99 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 9,027 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 18-1 | - | 28-2 |
| Michigan State | 15-4 | 3 | 25-5 |
| Nebraska | 14-5 | 4 | 25-5 |
| Illinois | 14-5 | 4 | 23-7 |
| Purdue | 13-6 | 5 | 23-7 |
| Wisconsin | 13-6 | 5 | 21-9 |
| UCLA | 12-7 | 6 | 20-10 |
| Ohio State | 11-8 | 7 | 19-11 |
| Iowa | 10-9 | 8 | 20-10 |
| Indiana | 9-10 | 9 | 18-12 |
| USC | 7-12 | 11 | 18-12 |
| Washington | 7-12 | 11 | 15-15 |
| Minnesota | 7-12 | 11 | 14-16 |
| Northwestern | 5-14 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Rutgers | 5-14 | 13 | 12-18 |
| Oregon | 4-15 | 14 | 11-19 |
| Maryland | 4-15 | 14 | 11-19 |
| Penn State | 3-16 | 15 | 12-18 |