This post was updated Jan. 27 at 12:40 a.m.
UCLA had been in this spot before. 
Up big at the half, all the momentum in the world, a reeling rival in the opposing locker room.  
Three weeks ago, the Bruins ran into the halftime locker room up by 18 against the Trojans.

This post was updated Jan. 27 at 12:44 a.m.
It’ll be a star-studded affair at Pauley Pavilion on Friday night.
But it won’t be the Bruins battling on the hardwood.

This post was updated Jan. 24 at 10:50 p.m.
No. 8 UCLA men’s basketball (17-3, 8-1 Pac-12) will make the short journey to the Galen Center on Thursday evening to take on USC (14-6, 6-3) after the Bruins took the first matchup between the two teams earlier in January.

This post was updated Jan. 22 at 10:31 p.m.
The same script has repeated itself over and over for the Bruins. 
Low-scoring, slugfest first halves are followed by just enough toughness and grit – and some improved offense – to win the game for UCLA.

Adem Bona, like many of his teammates, had a slow start to Saturday night’s contest.
In the game’s opening 20 minutes, the UCLA men’s basketball freshman forward did not score a point and grabbed just one rebound against Colorado.

Winter break is a time for rest, relaxation and… rivalry games?
No. 10 UCLA men’s basketball (13-2, 4-0 Pac-12) will take on crosstown rival USC (11-4, 3-1) in Pauley Pavilion on Thursday – four days before classes resume for both schools after winter break.

Four Bruins made their mark as the Bruins picked up their fourth straight win in Seattle.
No. 11 UCLA men’s basketball (13-2, 4-0 Pac-12) defeated Washington (9-6, 1-3) by a score of 74-49 on Sunday evening at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Sam Settleman
Sports editor
Prediction: UCLA 35, Pitt 21
Most bowl games are meaningless – simply bragging rights on the line in a game against an unfamiliar opponent with key players opting out.

Chip Kelly has secured the Bruins’ quarterback of the future.
Five-star quarterback Dante Moore has flipped his commitment from Oregon to UCLA football, he announced in a tweet Monday morning.

Nearly six months later, and the Bruins are officially Big Ten bound.
In a special meeting held in Westwood on Wednesday, the University of California Board of Regents decided not to block UCLA’s move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, approving the move by an 11-5 vote.