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Men's Basketball to Play at Ohio State on Saturday
January 16, 2026 | Men's Basketball
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Bruins (12-5, 4-2) will play at Ohio State (11-5, 3-3) this Saturday in a nationally-televised Big Ten contest, on CBS. Game time in Columbus is set for 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT, in Los Angeles). This Saturday's game is the second of a two-game road trip for UCLA. Earlier this week (Wednesday), UCLA defeated Penn State, 71-60, at Bryce Jones Center in State College, Pa. This Saturday's game marks UCLA's first against the Buckeyes in Columbus since 1968.
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Schottenstein Center (at Ohio State)
Capacity: 19,500
Tipoff Time: 10:06 a.m. PT / 1:06 a.m. ET
Television: CBS
Television Talent: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst)
Radio (UCLA Audio Network): AM 790 (KABC)
Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst)
Sirius XM Channels: SiriusXM 388 and SiriusXM App
Live Stats: ucla.statbroadcast.com (link here)
UCLA'S TICKET INFORMATION (HOME GAMES)
Single-game tickets for UCLA's home games are on sale. The Bruins have eight remaining regular-season games inside Pauley Pavilion this season. Fans can view complete ticket information about UCLA men's basketball by clicking here. Direct links to single-game ticket purchases can be viewed here. Fans can call (310) 206-5991 or email tickets@athletics.ucla.edu for more information. In addition, be sure to check out all of the game themes and upcoming promotions for this season.
NEXT TUESDAY AT PAULEY PAVILION
UCLA will host No. 5-ranked Purdue on Tuesday evening (Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. PT) at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial. The Bruins will honor Coach John Wooden's life and legacy, as part of a special evening during this Big Ten Conference matchup. As part of the celebration, the first 7,500 fans in Pauley Pavilion will receive a Coach Wooden bobblehead, in partnership with the Men of Westwood and the Wooden family. Coach Wooden was a basketball student-athlete (and All-America selection) while playing at Purdue in the 1930s. He began his coaching career at UCLA in 1948, helping the Bruins won 10 NCAA men's basketball titles over 27 seasons (1948-49 through 1974-75). Bobbleheads will be available upon entry to the venue for the first 7,500 fans (maximum of one per person, while supplies last). Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here.
MOST RECENTLY
• The Bruins are closing a five-game stretch that includes four road games (at Iowa, Wisconsin, Penn State and Ohio State).
• UCLA has won its last two games, logging a victory at home over Maryland (67-55) and a win at Penn State (71-60).
• The Bruins secured a 71-60 win at Penn State on Wednesday, marking the Bruins' first-ever game at Penn State.
• Five Bruins have averaged at least 10 points per game this season, led by Tyler Bilodeau (17.7 ppg).
• UCLA's win at Penn State helped the Bruins improve to 4-2 in league play (and 2-2 on the road, in the Big Ten).
• The Bruins' 67 points scored last Saturday marked the fewest points by UCLA in a victory this season.
• Through Thursday, Jan. 15, the Bruins ranked No. 3 in the Big Ten in 3-point percentage (36.7% in 17 games).
• Through Thursday, Jan. 15, the Bruins were No. 6 among all 18 Big Ten teams in overall shooting percentage (47.9%).
• Tyler Bilodeau ranked No. 10 in the Big Ten in scoring, having averaged 17.7 points per game.
• Trent Perry (30 points) became UCLA's third player this season to score at least 30 points in game (Clark, Bilodeau).
• Trent Perry has shot 9-for-20 from beyond the 3-point arc (45.0%) over UCLA's last five games.
• Following this week's road trip, UCLA will play five of its next six contest at home (Pauley Pavilion).
TRENT PERRY SCORES 30
Sophomore Trent Perry, who has averaged 11.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 16 games, scored a career-high 30 points in the Bruins' 71-60 win against Penn State on Wednesday. Perry was perfect at the free throw line (12-for-12) and made 4 of 8 shots from 3-point distance. He scored 22 of his team-leading 30 points in the second half, totaling the most points in any half by a UCLA player this season. Perry will enter this Saturday's game having shot 47.0 percent overall, 40.4 percent from 3-point range, and 80.9 percent from the free throw line.
FREE THROWS
UCLA shot a perfect 21-for-21 in Wednesday night's 71-60 win at Penn State, marking the program's best 100-percent performance at the line in the modern era (dates back to 1970). Previously, the Bruins made 13 of 13 free throws in a 79-68 win against California in Pauley Pavilion on March 1, 1979. That game had been the previous milestone for mostmade free throws in an 100-percent effort. Last season, UCLA was 10-for-10 in the NCAA Tournament against Utah State (the Bruins won that first round matchup, 72-47). Over the last nine games, UCLA has shot 80.5 percent at the line (161/200).
BRUINS VERSUS OHIO STATE
UCLA has gone 7-7 in 14 prior meetings against Ohio State. Last season, the Bruins earned a 69-61 victory over Ohio State in Pauley Pavilion (Feb. 23, 2025). Previously, the two schools had faced off at the neutral-site CBS Sports Classic in Dec. 2016, Dec. 2020 and Dec. 2023. The Bruins have not faced Ohio State in Columbus since Dec. 6, 1968, in a game in which UCLA was ranked No. 1 in the nation (UCLA won, 84-73, over No. 13 Ohio State). The series between UCLA and Ohio State began in Dec. of 1936, with additional games in 1938, 1957, and 1961.
WHAT'S ON DECK?
• Following Saturday's game, the Bruins will return home and host Purdue (on Tuesday) and Northwestern (on Saturday).
• Last season, Purdue secured a 76-66 win over UCLA at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. (on Feb. 28, 2025).
• The Bruins have posted a 10-4 all-time record in 14 prior meetings against Purdue.
• Upon returning home, UCLA will play five of its upcoming six games in Pauley Pavilon.
• UCLA's remaining schedule in the month of January includes five more games – three at home and two on the road.
• In all, the Bruins have 14 games remaining over the course of the next two months (all in Big Ten play).
MORE ABOUT THE BRUINS
• Tyler Bilodeau currently ranks No. 10 in scoring (17.7 ppg) among all Big Ten players, through Thursday, Jan. 15.
• Bilodeau has scored in double figures in 13 of 15 games played this season, totaling 20 points or more in six games.
• Donovan Dent (12.3 ppg) leads UCLA with 103 assists, averaging 6.4 assists per game (ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten).
• Skyy Clark has averaged 13.5 points per game, ranking No. 1 in the Big Ten in 3-point shooting (48.6%).
• Clark was named the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on Monday, Dec. 22, for the first time in his career.
• Skyy Clark (89.3%), Tyler Bilodeau (85.2%) and Trent Perry (80.9%) are shooting over 80 percent at the free throw line.
• Trent Perry has scored at least 10 points in five of UCLA's last six games (averaging 15.7 points per game in that span).
• The Bruins have gone 10-1 this season when committing fewer turnovers than their opposition.
• UCLA has posted a 11-1 record when leading at halftime and has gone 12-1 when building a lead of 10 or more points.
• UCLA has shot 36.7 percent from 3-point distance, which ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten (through Thursday, Jan. 15).
• The Bruins are currently shooting 75.9 percent at the free throw stripe, ranking No. 6 in the Big Ten.
ASSISTS PER GAME
Through 16 games played, senior Donovan Dent has averaged 12.3 points and 6.4 assists per game. Dent, a 6-foot-2 guard from Riverside, Calif., could be on track to join a rare group of UCLA guards who averaged at least 10 points and six assists per game over the course of a full season. Most recently, then-sophomore Jaylen Hands averaged 14.2 points and 6.1 assists during UCLA's 2018-19 season. Pooh Richardson in the late 1980s accomplished this per-game average all four seasons, including a pair of back-to-back seasons where he averaged at least 7.0 assists per game.
STRONG SCORING
Senior forward Tyler Bilodeau ranked No. 9 in scoring among all Big Ten players (17.7 ppg) and No. 10 in shooting percentage (52.3%), through Thursday, Jan. 15. The 6-foot-9 product from Kennewick, Wash., scored 16 consecutive points for UCLA early in the second half of a road win at Washington on Dec. 3. From the 18:05 mark of the second half through the 14-minute mark, Bilodeau registered 16 points on six made shots and three free throws (all from and-one opportunities). Over the Bruins' past 10 contests, Bilodeau has averaged 19.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game while shooting 52.7 percent overall. He currently ranks No. 10 in the Big Ten in free throw percentage (85.2%, 69-for-81).
RUNNING THE POINT
Senior Donovan Dent transferred from New Mexico to UCLA in the offseason and has averaged 12.3 points and 6.4 assists through 16 games with the Bruins. Dent has recorded two point-assist double-doubles this season (totaling nine in his career). In the Bruins' home victory against Cal Poly on Friday, Dec. 19, he had 16 points, 11 assists and zero turnovers. Through Thursday, Jan. 15, Dent ranked third among all Big Ten players in assists per game (6.4) and was No. 16, nationally. Over UCLA's last 10 contests, Dent has logged 63 assists and 24 turnovers while averaging 13.1 points per game.
SKYY IS THE LIMIT
Senior Skyy Clark has averaged 13.5 points and 2.8 rebounds through 14 games. He connected on six 3-pointers in back-to-back victories against Arizona State (Dec. 17) and Cal Poly (Dec. 19), becoming UCLA's first-ever player to have nailed six or more 3-pointers in consecutive contests. Through his last five games on the court for UCLA, Clark has averaged 15.0 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 46.6 percent overall and 45.5 percent from 3-point distance. Through Thursday, Jan. 15, Clark ranked No 1 among all Big Ten players in 3-point shooting percentage (48.6%, 34-for-70).
YEAR TWO WITH ERIC DAILEY JR.
Junior guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. has averaged 10.4 points, a team-best 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 47.3 percent from the field. He made his season debut in a win over Pepperdine (Nov. 7), and has scored 10 or more points in 10 of 16 games played this season. Dailey Jr., who played in 33 of UCLA's 34 games as a sophomore last season, had a 15-point and 10-rebound effort against Sacramento State on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Dailey Jr. has totaled four career double-doubles – two at UCLA, and two during his freshman season at Oklahoma State (2023-24).
TOP DEFENDERS
The Bruins' program has produced some of the nation's most talented defensive players over the past several seasons. Last year, then-senior Kobe Johnson was honored as one of five players on the Big Ten All-Defensive Team, closing the year at No. 6 in the conference in steals per game (1.6 spg, 55 steals in 34 games). Two seasons ago (2023-24), then-sophomore Adem Bona was honored as the Pac-12 Conference's Defensive Player of the Year. Bona led UCLA's team that season in blocks (58 blocks, 1.8 bpg) and was second in steals (37 steals, 1.1 spg). Three seasons ago (2022-23), then-junior Jaylen Clark was honored as the Naismith Men's Defensive Player of the Year and the NABC Defensive Player of the Year.
ADDITIONAL UCLA BASKETBALL NOTES
• The Bruins have returned four of their primary contributors from last season's squad. In addition, UCLA has welcomed back two redshirt players and has brought in five transfers. Three of UCLA's top four scorers from last year's squad have returned in seniors Tyler Bilodeau (13.5 ppg last season) and Skyy Clark (8.5 ppg) and junior Eric Dailey Jr. (11.4 ppg).
• UCLA's five incoming transfer students include Xavier Booker (from Michigan State), Jamar Brown (from UMKC), Donovan Dent (from New Mexico), Steven Jamerson II (from San Diego) and Anthony Peoples Jr. (from North Carolina Central). Last season, Dent secured honorable mention All-America acclaim at New Mexico (averaged 20.4 ppg, 6.4 apg).
• Donovan Dent (point guard), Eric Dailey Jr. (small forward) and Tyler Bilodeau (power forward) have each been named to 20-person positional watch lists at the start of the season. Dent is on the Bob Cousy Award watch list, while Dailey Jr. has been tabbed to the Julius Erving Award watch list, and Tyler Bilodeau to the Karl Malone Award watch list.
• Through games played from 2010-11 through 2024-25, Coach Cronin was tied for the fifth-most victories of any NCAA Division I coach (373 wins in a 15-year span). He's tied on that list with Michigan State's Tom Izzo (373 wins) and trails Mark Few of Gonzaga (451), Bill Self of Kansas (426), John Calipari of Arkansas (397) and Randy Bennett of Saint Mary's (379).
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES ON UCLA
• UCLA has gone 4-0 when shooting at least 50 percent from the field this season. The Bruins' season-high 62.7 shooting percentage in a win at home against Presbyterian was the program's best single-game mark since Dec. 10, 2016 (UCLA shot 62.7% in an 102-84 win at home against Michigan, shooting 39-for-58 overall).
• Senior guard Donovan Dent has averaged 6.4 assists per game in 16 contests this season. Since assists were routinely recorded at UCLA, starting in 1973-74, only three student-athletes have logged at least 7.0 assists per game in one season (Pooh Richardson, twice, as well as Lonzo Ball in 2016-17 and Larry Drew II in 2012-13).
• The Bruins' 15-man roster this season includes eight student-athletes who are from the Southern California region. All 15 student-athletes are from the United States. Looking at the eight local players, five are from Los Angeles County and three are from Riverside County (Donovan Dent, Eric Freeny and Anthony Peoples Jr. all went to Corona Centennial HS).
• Through 17 games, the Bruins have logged an assist-turnover ratio of 1.52-to-1. Last season, UCLA's assist-turnover ratio (1.55-to-1) ranked No. 20 in the nation and was second in the Big Ten. The Bruins concluded the 2024-25 season with an assist-turnover ratio of 1.55, but posted a ratio of 1.81 in their final 15 games.
• Since the start of the 2020-21 season, the Bruins have gone 73-32 in conference play (logging a 69.5 win percentage). UCLA went 13-7 in Big Ten play last season, tied for fourth place in the 18-team league standings.
CONSECUTIVE THREE-POINTERS
UCLA has made at least one 3-pointer in each of its last 81 games. The Bruins went 0-for-6 from long range in a 78-58 win against Long Island University early in the 2023-24 season in Pauley Pavilion (on Nov. 15, 2023). That game snapped a streak of 792 consecutive contests with at least one made 3-pointer by UCLA. That 3-point streak began after the Bruins finished 0-for-14 from 3-point distance in a home loss to No. 2 Stanford (78-63) on Feb. 3, 2000. The Bruins' single-game 3-point record stands at 19 made 3-pointers (going 19-for-31) in an 104-89 win at Colorado on Jan. 12, 2017.
