IU basketball begins a two-game trip to the West Coast on Saturday against UCLA. The Bruins, winners of three straight and five of their last six, are 15-6 overall and 7-3 in Big Ten games.

Coach Cori Close said the Bruins did not execute their game plan in a close win over Iowa State and must be ready for a challenge from the Hawkeyes, who were upset by USC.

UCLA women’s basketball is on a 14-game winning streak and remains undefeated in the Big Ten conference. With six seniors leading the team, the Bruins have caught the attention of several coaches around the NCAA as March Madness inches closer.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Tyler Bilodeau had 18 points, Eric Daily Jr. had his second double-double this season, and UCLA beat short-handed Oregon 73-57 on Wednesday night to extend the Ducks' losing streak to seven games.

When UCLA men's basketball faces Indiana on Saturday, it will be a battle of teams which both defeated the suddenly plummeting Purdue Boilermakers

The shorthanded Oregon men's basketball team will attempt to end a six-game losing streak Wednesday night when it hosts UCLA at Matthew Knight Arena

Illinois women vs. UCLA in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Wed. Jan 28, 2026. Orange Krush member Carter Wood prepares to activate the siren at a the start of the second half in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Wed. Jan 28, 2026.