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Men's Basketball to Host Home Finale Against No. 9 Nebraska
March 02, 2026 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – UCLA (19-10, 11-7) will close its home schedule against No. 9 Nebraska (25-4, 14-4) this Tuesday evening in a nationally-televised game (FS1). Game time on Tuesday is 8 p.m. (PT). Last season, UCLA lost at Nebraska, 66-58, in a Big Ten showdown on Jan. 4, 2025. The Bruins have just two regular-season games remaining – this Tuesday night against the Cornhuskers, and Saturday evening at USC (18-11, 7-11).
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial
Capacity: 13,800
Tipoff Time: 8:10 p.m. (PT)
Broadcast Network: FS1
Broadcast Talent: Carlo Jiménez (play-by-play), Don MacLean (analyst)
Radio (UCLA Audio Network): AM 790 (KABC)
Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst)
Sirius XM Channels: SiriusXM 84 and SiriusXM App
Live Stats: ucla.statbroadcast.com (link here)
UCLA'S TICKET INFORMATION
The Bruins have one remaining regular-season game – versus Nebraska on Tuesday, March 3. Fans can view complete ticket information about UCLA men's basketball by clicking here. 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.
MOST RECENTLY
• Tyler Bilodeau scored a team-leading 32 points in UCLA's 78-73 loss at Minnesota on Saturday afternoon.
• The Bruins have two regular season games remaining – at home versus Nebraska (Tuesday), and at USC (Saturday).
• UCLA has gone 19-10 overall and has compiled an 11-7 record through 18 Big Ten games.
• The Bruins went 4-3 through seven games in February, winning all four home games and going 0-3 on the road.
• Over UCLA's last three contests, Donovan Dent has averaged 15.7 points and 12.7 assists per game.
• Through the past five games, Tyler Bilodeau has averaged 19.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per contest.
• Tyler Bilodeau has totaled at least 10 points in each of UCLA's last 22 games (dating back to Dec. 3, at Washington).
• Donovan Dent has registered 10 or more assists in six of UCLA's last 11 contests.
• The Bruins have gone 16-1 at home this season while compiling a 3-9 record in road and neutral-site games.
• Through Sunday, March 1, Tyler Bilodeau led all Big Ten players in 3-point percentage (45.5%, 56-for-123).
• Donovan Dent has totaled 126 assists and 24 turnovers (5.25-to-1 ratio) through the Bruins' last 15 games.
• Trent Perry has averaged 14.1 points and shot 43.6 percent from the field in UCLA's last 10 contests.
• Five Bruins have averaged at least 10 points per game this season, led by senior Tyler Bilodeau (18.4 ppg).
• Tyler Bilodeau hit the game-winning 3-pointer with eight seconds to play in the win over No. 4 Purdue on Jan. 20.
SENIOR NIGHT
UCLA will honor multiple staff members and student-athletes who will be making their final appearances in Pauley Pavilion (as seniors or graduate students). Prior to UCLA's game on Tuesday night, the Bruins will honor Tyler Bilodeau, Jamar Brown, Skyy Clark, Donovan Dent, Steven Jamerson II, Evan Manjikian, Anthony Peoples Jr. and Jack Seidler. The Bruins' pregame ceremony is expected to begin at 7:50 p.m. (PT). Tip-off for Tuesday's game is anticipated for 8:10 p.m. (PT).
THANKS FOR THE ASSIST
• Donovan Dent ranks No. 3 in the conference and No. 4, nationally, with 7.5 assists per game (through Sunday).
• Over the last three games, Dent has totaled 38 assists and just one turnover, while averaging 15.7 points per game.
• Dent tallied 10 or more assists in three straight games (Jan. 31-Feb. 7) midway through Big Ten play.
• Dent's 15 assists against Illinois and Minnesota stand one shy of Earl Watson's record (16, on March 18, 2000).
• Dent currently ranks No. 7 (tied, with Pooh Richardson) on UCLA's single-season assists list (210 assists, 28 games).
UPCOMING OPPONENTS
• Last season, Nebraska secured a 66-58 win over UCLA in Lincoln, Neb., the Bruins' first game at Nebraska since 1955.
• In all, UCLA has compiled a 6-3 record in nine meetings, with the final three of those matchups occuring after 1956.
• UCLA's game against Nebraska this Tuesday night marks the Bruins' final regular-season home game.
• UCLA and Nebraska first faced off with a pair of meetings during the 1938-39 basketball season.
• The Bruins plan to honor eight student-athletes (seniors and graduate students) prior to UCLA's game this Tuesday.
• UCLA closes the regular-season schedule this Saturday night at USC, seeking a fourth straight win over the Trojans.
• The Bruins secured an 81-62 win over USC when the two schools met in Pauley Pavilion last Tuesday night (Feb. 24).
• UCLA has registered an all-time record of 150-116 in the crosstown rivalry with USC.
• The Bruins have won each of their last two road contests at USC's Galen Center (Jan. 2024 and Jan. 2025).
• Donovan Dent scored a team-leading 30 points and had eight assists against USC in the 19-point win last week.
LAST WEEK
The Bruins split a pair of games last week, winning at home against USC (81-62) on Tuesday and dropping a road contest at Minnesota (78-73) on Saturday. Through the two games, Tyler Bilodeau averaged 22.5 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 54.3 from the field (19-for-35). Donovan Dent averaged 16.5 points and 12.5 rebounds, and Skyy Clark averaged 10.5 points while sinking 8 of 13 shots from the field (61.5 percent). As a team, UCLA shot 50 percent overall and was 17-for-20 from the free throw line. The Bruins totaled 45 assists and just 11 turnovers. UCLA registered its third consecutive win over USC and has now earned victories over the Trojans in seven of the last nine meetings in the crosstown rivalry.
TRENDS AND PERCENTAGES
• The Bruins are seeking their seventh 20-win season in the last 10 years, with a win on Tuesday versus Nebraska.
• Tyler Bilodeau has scored in double figures in 25 of 27 games played, totaling 20 points or more in nine games.
• Tyler Bilodeau has totaled 943 points in two seasons at UCLA, averaging 15.7 points in 60 games in the Bruins' uniform.
• Skyy Clark reached the 1,000 career point benchmark during UCLA's game at Minnesota last Saturday.
• UCLA has posted a 15-3 record when leading at halftime and has gone 16-1 when building a lead of 10 or more points.
• UCLA ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten among all 18 teams, in 3-point shooting percentage through Sunday (37.9%).
• The Bruins have not shot 37.0% or better (from three) since the 2020-21 season (37.2 percent from three, that year).
• The Bruins are currently shooting 76.9 percent at the free throw stripe, ranking sixth in the Big Ten.
• The school single-season record for best free throw percentage is 75.6 percent, back in the 1978-79 season.
• Eric Dailey currently rests 19 points shy of eclipsing the 1,000 career point milestone (has scored 981 career points).
ASSISTS PER GAME
Through 28 games played, senior Donovan Dent has averaged 13.5 points and 7.5 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.
GLANCING AT THE METRICS
UCLA has gone 19-10 overall with an 11-7 record in Big Ten play, currently in seventh place in the 18-team league standings. Through Sunday, March 1, the Bruins had registered a record of 9-10 against Quad 1 and Quad 2 opponents, while posting a perfect record of 10-0 against Quad 3 and Quad 4 teams. UCLA has played six games against teams currently ranked among the top 11 in college basketball's NET rankings, and Nebraska is ranked No. 12 in the metrics. The Bruins have gone 2-4 against those teams among the top 11 in the latest NET rankings (wins over Purdue and Illinois).
UCLA'S LEADING SCORER
Senior forward Tyler Bilodeau ranked No. 8 in scoring among all Big Ten players (18.4 ppg) and No. 6 in shooting percentage (51.7%), through Sunday, March 1. The 6-foot-9 product from Kennewick, Wash., has scored at least 15 points this season in 19 of the Bruins' 29 games (did not play in two games). Through Sunday's games, he continued to lead the Big Ten in 3-point shooting percentage, having made 56 of 123 long-range attempts (45.5%). Through UCLA's last 10 games, Bilodeau averaged 18.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting 51.2 percent overall.
SOPHOMORE JUMP
Sophomore Trent Perry scored a career-best 30 points in UCLA's 71-60 win at Penn State on Jan. 14. Perry was perfect at the free throw line, going 12-for-12, while knocking down 4 of 8 shots from beyond the 3-point arc. This season, he has averaged 12.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Last year, he registered 3.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in 32 contests as a freshman. Perry has scored at least 10 points in 18 games for UCLA this season, logging 72 assists and 36 turnovers for an assist-turnover ratio of 2-to-1. Over the Bruins' last 10 contests, Perry has averaged 14.1 points and 3.2 rebounds, shooting 43.6 percent overall and 41.2 percent from beyond the 3-point arc (14-for-34).
RUNNING THE POINT
Senior Donovan Dent has averaged 13.5 points, 7.5 assists and 2.7 rebounds through 28 games. Dent, a 6-foot-2 guard from nearby Riverside, Calif., transferred from New Mexico to UCLA in the offseason. He has recorded seven point-assist double-doubles this season (totaling 14 in his career). Since assists were routinely tracked, starting in 1978-79, Dent has become the first UCLA player with three consecutive point-assist double-doubles (UCLA's games versus Indiana, Rutgers and Washington). He ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten in assists per game (7.5) and was fourth, nationally, through Sunday, March 1. He has totaled 142 assists and 33 turnovers in 17 Big Ten contests (4.3 assist-turnover ratio in league play).
REACHING FOR THE SKYY
Senior Skyy Clark has averaged 12.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists, through 19 games this season. Clark missed 10 games in January and February with a hamstring strain (returned on Saturday, Feb. 14). 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 threes in consecutive games. In the last five games, Clark has averaged 10.2 points per game and has shot 19-for-35 (54.3%) in 24.0 minutes per contest. He leads UCLA in 3-point shooting percentage (48.4%).
NOTES ON PAULEY PAVILION
This marks UCLA's 60th season playing basketball at Pauley Pavilion and the 14th season since the arena underwent a major renovation. Last year, the Bruins went 15-2 in Pauley Pavilion. The first game in Pauley took place on Dec. 3, 1965, as No. 1 UCLA defeated Ohio State, 92-66. UCLA spent 47 seasons in Pauley Pavilion before the venue was closed for an 18-month renovation (closed in March of 2011). UCLA hosted 18 home games in 2011-12 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena (14 games) near downtown L.A. and at the Honda Center in Anaheim (four games) before returning home in Nov. of 2012.
In 2023-24, CSUN snapped UCLA's 29-home-game winning streak with a 76-72 win over the Bruins (Dec. 19, 2023). Prior to that game, UCLA had not lost at home since an overtime setback (84-81) to Oregon on Jan. 13, 2022. Since taking over as UCLA's head coach prior to 2019-20, Mick Cronin has guided UCLA to a 95-16 home record (85.6 win percentage). The Bruins have compiled a 16-1 record in 17 home contests this season (one home game left versus Nebraska).
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES ON UCLA
• This marks the first basketball season since 2016-17 (Bryce Alford, Isaac Hamilton and TJ Leaf) in which UCLA's team has had at least three players with a 30-point contest. The Bruins have four players this season who have scored at least 30 points or more in one game (Tyler Bilodeau, Skyy Clark, Donovan Dent and Trent Perry).
• UCLA has gone 7-1 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 7.5 assists per game in 28 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).
• Since the start of the 2020-21 season, the Bruins have gone 80-37 in conference play (logging a 68.8 win percentage). UCLA went 13-7 in Big Ten action 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 93 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.
