This post was updated Feb. 25 at 12:22 a.m.
The Battle for Los Angeles. The Crosstown Cup. The LA Showdown.
Whatever the game’s nickname is, everything else stays the same.

Just three days after upsetting No. 10 Illinois 95-94 in overtime in buzzer-beating fashion, UCLA men’s basketball (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) will turn its head to Tuesday night, where it will face USC (18-9, 7-9) at Pauley Pavilion for the first crosstown rivalry matchup of the 2025-26 season.

The skid is over. After losing back-to-back road contests by a combined 53 points to then-No. 2 Michigan and then-No. 15 Michigan State on Feb. 14 and Feb.

This post was updated Feb. 23 at 6:03 p.m.
Four point nine seconds.
Ninety-four feet.
Donovan Dent slips by the first defender, splits two more at the free throw line and goes up and under the fourth, throwing the ball up as time expires.

The Bruins are returning to Westwood for their first home game since suffering back-to-back blowout defeats to then-No. 2 Michigan on Feb. 14 and No. 15 Michigan State on Tuesday – falling by a combined 53 points.

Illinois was not on anyone’s mind, even though the No. 10-ranked team, outside of the AP Poll, is the fourth-best team and top-ranked offensive squad in the country, per KenPom.

The Bruins’ trip to the Great Lake State probably could not have ended any worse. After falling by 30 points to then-No. 2 Michigan on Saturday, No.

This post was updated Feb. 18 at 10:20 p.m.
Most players who foul out take a seat on the bench as the opposing crowd jeers at them to sit down.

UCLA men’s basketball (17-8, 9-5 Big Ten) can bounce back from its 30-point blowout loss to then-No. 2 Michigan on Saturday with a Tuesday night contest against No.

This post was updated Feb. 17 at 12:33 a.m.
UCLA men’s basketball (17-8, 9-5 Big Ten) suffered its worst loss of the season to then-No. 2 Michigan (24-1, 14-1) on Saturday at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, falling 86-56 despite trailing 40-38 at halftime.