No. 2 Bruins Gear Up for No. 13 Spartans Wednesday

Wednesday, February 11

East Lansing, MI

5 p.m. PT

UCLA

Michigan State

Angela Dugalic_at No. 8 Michigan (Feb. 8, 2026)

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No. 2 Bruins Gear Up for No. 13 Spartans Wednesday

February 10, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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EAST LANSING, Mich. – No. 2-ranked UCLA (23-1, 13-0 B1G) wraps up the Michigan road trip against the No. 13-ranked Spartans (20-4, 9-4 B1G) on Wednesday night.

Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. PT on Peacock.

GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Breslin Center
Location: East Lansing, Mich.
Tip-off Time: 5 p.m. PT
TV: Peacock
TV Talent: Jen Cavnar, Kim Adams
Radio: UCLA Digital Radio; SiriusXM 211 or 196, and SiriusXM App
Radio Talent: Dave Marcus (UCLA)

MATCHUP HISTORY: vs. Michigan State Spartans
• UCLA and Michigan State are tied at 2-2 in the all-time series.
• The Bruins are 1-0 in B1G games against the Spartans in the only meeting under head coach Cori Close. UCLA edged out MSU, 75-69, on Feb. 16, 2025 without center Lauren Betts.

LAST TIME OUT: W, 69-66 at No. 8/7 Michigan (Feb. 8)
• The Bruins fought for a gritty win on the road Sunday, besting Michigan by three points in the Crisler Center.
• Senior Kiki Rice led the way for UCLA, scoring 20 points in the top 10 road win. The point guard shot 4-for-7 from the floor, 8-for-8 in the second half - good for 16 points - to help hold off the Wolverine comeback attempt.
• Senior Lauren Betts had a monstrous double-double, finishing with 16 points, 16 rebounds and five assists. The reigning defensive player of the year also had three blocks and a steal in the victory.
• UCLA had four Bruins in double figures: K. Rice (20), L. Betts (16), G. Jaquez (13), G. Kneepkens (12).

WHAT'S BRUIN
• UCLA opened the 2025-26 season ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll, released Oct. 14. The Bruins had a number of top 15 matchups in November: No. 6 Oklahoma (Nov. 10), No. 11 North Carolina (Nov. 13), No. 4 Texas (Nov. 26) and No. 14 Tennessee (Nov. 30), finishing November 3-1 against ranked opponents.
• The Bruins began the year with six of their first eight games being played at neutral site locations. UCLA made the trip to Las Vegas twice in three weeks, first for the WBCA Challenge (Nov. 13-15) and second for the Players Era Women's Championship (Nov. 26-27). The Bruins went 3-1 in Sin City this November.
• UCLA was recognized as the USBWA National Team of the Week after going 3-0 from Nov. 10-15, which included victories over No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 11 North Carolina.
• UCLA boasts eight ranked wins this season, five of which have come in B1G play. The Bruins have sole claim to No. 1 in the Big Ten Conference with their 11-0 record since late December.
• The Big Ten boasts seven programs in the AP Top 25 for the week 14 poll: No. 2 UCLA, No. 7 Michigan, No. 8 Ohio State, No. 13 Michigan State, No. 15 Iowa, No. 20 Maryland, and No. 25 Washington. Minnesota and Illinois received votes.
• UCLA won 23-straight games in 2024-25 - 22 were by a double-digit margin - setting the longest streak for both records in program history. UCLA's previous-best win streak came in the 1977-78 championship campaign (21 games).
• The Bruins have won 17-straight games since faltering against No. 4 Texas on Nov. 26.
• The Bruins boast 7 McDonald's All Americans on the roster: Lauren Betts, Sienna Betts, Angela Dugalić, Timea Gardiner, Gabriela Jaquez, Amanda Muse, and Kiki Rice. Jaquez and Rice shared co-MVP honors in the all-star game.
• UCLA has four players averaging double figures: L. Betts (16.2), K. Rice (15.3), G. Jaquez (14.3) and G. Kneepkens (13.1). Angela Dugalić (9.5) is just outside of the double-digit mark.
• The Bruin starting five totals 67.7 points per game. Six UCLA players have scored 20+ points in a game this season; the Bruins have had multiple 20+ point scorers in four games so far.
• The Bruins lead the Big Ten in assist/turnover ratio (1.76 A/TO), assists (538 TOTAL, 22.4 APG), FG% (.518), defensive FG% (.360 OPP FG%). UCLA is also first in the conference (2nd NCAA) in rebounding margin (+15.2 RPG), first in rebounds (42.6 RPG) and first in the B1G in scoring margin (+29.0).
• UCLA is second in the conference in 3P% (.381), which is eighth in the country.
• UCLA sits second in the NET rankings with a nation-best 13 Quad 1 wins (13-1).
• Four Bruins have been named to the Mid-Season Top 10 lists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and WBCA Starting 5 awards: Kiki Rice (Lieberman), Gianna Kneepkens (Meyers Drysdale), Gabriela Jaquez (Miller) and Lauren Betts (Leslie).