UCF Knights at UCLA Bruins

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round

UCF Knights

21-11, 5-5 Away

UCLA Bruins

23-11, 17-1 Home

UCLA Bruins take on UCF Knights in first round of NCAA Tournament

Game Preview

UCF Knights (21-11, 10-10 Big 12) vs. UCLA Bruins (23-11, 15-8 Big Ten)

Philadelphia; Friday, 7:25 p.m. EDT

Bruins -5.5; over/under is 152.5

BOTTOM LINE: UCLA and UCF meet in the NCAA Tournament first round.

The Bruins have gone 15-8 against Big Ten teams, with an 8-3 record in non-conference play. UCLA scores 77.7 points and has outscored opponents by 6.7 points per game.

The Knights' record in Big 12 play is 10-10. UCF ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 10.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Jamichael Stillwell averaging 3.2.

UCLA is shooting 47.1% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points higher than the 45.6% UCF allows to opponents. UCF averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 fewer makes per game than UCLA gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Bilodeau averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Bruins, scoring 17.6 points while shooting 46.4% from beyond the arc. Donovan Dent is averaging 13.5 points, 7.5 assists and 1.6 steals over the last 10 games.

Riley Kugel is shooting 39.2% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Knights, while averaging 14.4 points. Themus Fulks is averaging 14.5 points and six assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 6-4, averaging 75.1 points, 27.8 rebounds, 17.6 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.8 points per game.

Knights: 4-6, averaging 76.8 points, 32.7 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.3 points.

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UCLA: 72.2%

UCF: 27.9%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

UCF		UCLA
L1	Streak	L1
78.5	Points Against	71.0
81.0	Points Per Game	77.7
47	Field Goal %	47
36	Three Point %	38
37.2	Rebounds Per Game	32.3
15.8	Assists Per Game	16.3
3.0	Blocks Per Game	2.9
5.7	Steals Per Game	6.6
0.3	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.6
11.5	Total Turnovers Per Game	9.5

Game Information

Venue: Xfinity Mobile Arena

Location: Philadelphia, PA -

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2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Arizona	16-2	-	32-2
Houston	14-4	2	29-6
Iowa State	12-6	4	27-7
Kansas	12-6	4	23-10
Texas Tech	12-6	4	22-10
TCU	11-7	5	23-11
BYU	9-9	7	23-12
UCF	9-9	7	21-11
West Virginia	9-9	7	18-14
Cincinnati	9-9	7	18-15
Colorado	7-11	9	17-15
Arizona State	7-11	9	17-16
Oklahoma State	6-12	10	20-14
Baylor	6-12	10	16-16
Kansas State	3-15	13	12-20
Utah	2-16	14	10-22

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Michigan	19-1	-	32-3
Nebraska	15-5	4	27-6
Michigan State	15-5	4	26-7
Illinois	15-5	4	25-8
Wisconsin	14-6	5	24-11
Purdue	13-7	6	27-8
UCLA	13-7	6	23-11
Ohio State	12-8	7	21-13
Iowa	10-10	9	21-12
Indiana	9-11	10	18-14
Minnesota	8-12	11	15-17
USC	7-13	12	18-14
Washington	7-13	12	16-17
Rutgers	6-14	13	14-19
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