This post was updated April 3 at 11:15 p.m.
After a battle featuring 11 lead changes and 10 ties, the Bruins’ season has come to a close.

The Bruins will hit the road again with a spot in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship on the line.
UCLA women’s basketball (18-12, 8-8 Pac-12) will head to Brookings, South Dakota, to face South Dakota State (27-9, 17-1 Summit League) in the semifinal of the WNIT on Thursday.

This post was updated March 28 at 12:57 a.m.
The Bruins turned the Beavers’ turnovers into a semifinal appearance. 
UCLA women’s basketball (18-12, 8-8 Pac-12) conquered Oregon State (17-14, 6-9) by a score of 74-66 to claim a spot in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament semifinals.

The Bruins will face a familiar foe in the quarterfinals of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.
UCLA women’s basketball (17-12, 8-8 Pac-12) is set to match up against Pac-12 rival Oregon State (17-13, 6-9) in Corvallis on Sunday.

This post was updated March 28 at 12:45 a.m.
PHILADELPHIA — With two minutes remaining, the Bruins led by three. 
Then came Caleb Love. 
The Tar Heel guard hit back-to-back 3-pointers – his fifth and sixth of the night – to steal the game in the closing minutes and send the Bruins home in the Sweet Sixteen.

It will be a battle of blue bloods in the Sweet 16.
No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball (27-7, 15-5 Pac-12) is set to square off against No.

Despite trailing in the final moments of regulation and the first two overtimes, the Bruins kept their season alive with a triple-overtime victory.
UCLA women’s basketball (17-12, 8-8 Pac-12) survived their first triple-overtime game since 2019 with an 82-81 win over Wyoming (17-13, 11-6 Mountain West) in Round 3 of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament in Laramie, Wyoming on Thursday evening. 
“At the beginning of the game, I said, ‘We got to stay connected for 40 minutes,’” said coach Cori Close.

No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball (27-7, 15-5 Pac-12) will take on No. 8 seed North Carolina (26-9, 15-5 ACC) on Friday night in the Sweet 16.

For the second year in a row, the Bruins and Cowgirls will meet with their seasons on the line.
But this time, the blue and gold will be in enemy territory.

One thing is certain: The Bruins will be facing the Tar Heels on Friday night with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line.
What’s uncertain, however, is the status of Jaime Jaquez Jr.