{"id":423136,"date":"2026-01-19T11:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/423136\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:35:09","slug":"mens-basketball-to-host-no-5-purdue-on-tuesday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/423136\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Basketball to Host No. 5 Purdue on Tuesday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLOS ANGELES \u2013 The Bruins (12-6, 4-3) will host No. 5-ranked Purdue (17-1, 7-0) on Tuesday evening inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial. Game time is 7 p.m. (PT). This will mark Purdue’s first game at Pauley Pavilion since Dec. 30, 1999, when the Bruins secured a 55-53 victory. In all, UCLA has registered a 10-4 all-time record against Purdue in a series that first began during the 1937-38 season. \u00a0

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\nGAME INFORMATION

\nVenue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial

\nCapacity: 13,800

\nTipoff Time: 7:02 p.m. (PT)

\nBroadcast Network: Peacock

\nBroadcast Talent: Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Nick Bahe (analyst), Kylen Mills (sideline)

\nRadio (UCLA Audio Network): AM 790 (KABC)

\nRadio Talent: Josh Lewin<\/a> (play-by-play), Tracy Murray<\/a> (analyst)

\nSirius XM Channels: SiriusXM 389 and SiriusXM App<\/a>

\nLive Stats: ucla.statbroadcast.com (link here<\/a>)

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\nUCLA’S TICKET INFORMATION (HOME GAMES)

\nSingle-game tickets for UCLA’s home games are on sale<\/a>. The Bruins have eight remaining regular-season games inside Pauley Pavilion this season. Fans can view complete ticket information about UCLA men’s basketball by clicking here<\/a>. Direct links to single-game ticket purchases can be viewed here<\/a>. Fans can call (310) 206-5991 or email tickets@athletics.ucla.edu<\/a> for more information. In addition, be sure to check out all of the game themes and upcoming promotions<\/a> for this season.

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\nTHIS TUESDAY AT PAULEY PAVILION

\nThe Bruins will honor Coach John Wooden’s life and legacy, as part of a special evening during this Big Ten Conference matchup. As part of the celebration, the first 7,500 fans in Pauley Pavilion will receive a Coach Wooden bobblehead, in partnership with the Men of Westwood and the Wooden family. Coach Wooden was a basketball student-athlete (and All-America selection) while playing at Purdue in the 1930s. He began his coaching career at UCLA in 1948, helping the Bruins won 10 NCAA men’s basketball titles over 27 seasons (1948-49 through 1974-75). Bobbleheads will be available upon entry to the venue for the first 7,500 fans (maximum of one per person, while supplies last). Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here<\/a>.

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\nMOST RECENTLY

\n\u2022 The Bruins have won five of their last eight games and have gone 2-3 in the month of January.

\n\u2022 Last week, UCLA won at Penn State (71-60) before dropping a game at Ohio State (86-74) on Saturday afternoon.

\n\u2022 Five Bruins have averaged at least 10 points per game this season, led by senior Tyler Bilodeau<\/a> (18.5 ppg).

\n\u2022 UCLA has played four of its last five games on the road, all in Big Ten Conference action.

\n\u2022 The Bruins will play their next six games along the West Coast, with five of those six taking place at home.

\n\u2022 Through Saturday, Jan. 17, the Bruins ranked No. 3 in the Big Ten in 3-point percentage (36.8% in 18 games).

\n\u2022 Tyler Bilodeau<\/a> ranks No. 8 in the Big Ten in scoring, having averaged 18.5 points per game.

\n\u2022 Tyler Bilodeau<\/a>, Skyy Clark<\/a> and Trent Perry<\/a> have each scored 30 or more points in a game this season.

\n\u2022 Tyler Bilodeau<\/a> averaged 25.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games last week, shooting 8-for-14 from 3-point distance.

\n\u2022 Trent Perry<\/a> has averaged 15.0 points per game in the Bruins’ last five contests, shooting 26-for-28 at the free throw line.

\n\u2022 The Bruins, at 12-6 overall, have logged the same record through 18 games as they did last season.

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\nBRUINS VERSUS PURDUE

\nUCLA has gone 10-4 in 14 total meetings against Purdue. Last season, the Bruins lost at Purdue, 76-66, on Feb. 28, 2025. Before last season’s contest at Mackey Arena, UCLA and Purdue had not faced off since a home-and-home series took place during the 1999-00 and 2000-01 seasons. UCLA won both of those contests \u2013 in Los Angeles on Dec. 30, 1999, and at Mackey Arena in Indiana on Dec. 30, 2000. Ranked No. 1 at the time, UCLA defeated No. 6-ranked Purdue, 92-72, in the 1968 NCAA Championship contest, played in Louisville, Ky.

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\nFREE THROWS

\nUCLA shot a perfect 21-for-21 in last Wednesday night’s 71-60 win at Penn State, marking the program’s best 100-percent performance at the line in the modern era (dates back to 1970). Previously, the Bruins made 13 of 13 free throws in a 79-68 win against California in Pauley Pavilion on March 1, 1979. That game had been the previous milestone for mostmade free throws in an 100-percent effort. Last season, UCLA was 10-for-10 in the NCAA Tournament against Utah State (the

\nBruins won that first round matchup, 72-47). Over the last 10 games, UCLA has shot 80.4 percent at the line (176\/219).

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\nHONORING COACH WOODEN

\nUCLA will honor Coach John Wooden’s life and legacy during this Tuesday’s home game. As part of the celebration, the first 7,500 fans in Pauley Pavilion will receive a Coach Wooden bobblehead, in partnership with the Men of Westwood and the Wooden family. Coach Wooden was a basketball student-athlete (and All-America selection) while playing at Purdue in the 1930s. He began his coaching career at UCLA in 1948, helping the Bruins won 10 NCAA men’s basketball titles over 27 seasons (1948-49 through 1974-75). The Bruins won seven consecutive titles from 1967 through 1973.

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\nWHAT’S ON DECK?

\n\u2022 The Bruins are back home this week, hosting Purdue on Tuesday night and Northwestern on Saturday.

\n\u2022 Next week, the Bruins will play at Oregon on Wednesday evening (Jan. 28) before hosting Indiana on Saturday (Jan. 31).

\n\u2022 Five of UCLA’s next six games will be played at home, with the lone road contest to be played at Oregon (Jan. 28).

\n\u2022 UCLA has 13 games remaining on the regular-season schedule \u2013 including seven at home and six on the road.

\n\u2022 UCLA has just three more regular-season games to play outside of the Pacific time zone.

\n\u2022 UCLA’s remaining schedule in the month of January includes four more games \u2013 three at home and one on the road.

\n\u2022 In all, the Bruins have 14 games remaining over the course of the next two months (all in Big Ten play).

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\nMORE ABOUT THE BRUINS

\n\u2022 Tyler Bilodeau<\/a> currently ranks No. 10 in scoring (17.7 ppg) among all Big Ten players, through Thursday, Jan. 15.

\n\u2022 Tyler Bilodeau<\/a> has scored in double figures in 14 of 16 games played, totaling 20 points or more in seven games.

\n\u2022 Donovan Dent<\/a> (12.3 ppg) leads UCLA with 110 assists, averaging 6.5 assists per game (ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten).

\n\u2022 Skyy Clark<\/a> has averaged 13.5 points per game, ranking No. 1 in the Big Ten in 3-point shooting (48.6%).

\n\u2022 Clark was named the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on Monday, Dec. 22, for the first time in his career.

\n\u2022 Skyy Clark<\/a> (89.3%), Tyler Bilodeau<\/a> (86.5%) and Trent Perry<\/a> (81.4%) are shooting over 80 percent at the free throw line.

\n\u2022 Trent Perry<\/a> has scored at least 10 points in five of UCLA’s last seven games.

\n\u2022 The Bruins have gone 10-2 this season when committing fewer turnovers than their opposition.

\n\u2022 UCLA has posted a 11-1 record when leading at halftime and has gone 12-1 when building a lead of 10 or more points.

\n\u2022 UCLA has shot 36.8 percent from 3-point distance, which ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten (through Saturday, Jan. 17).

\n\u2022 The Bruins are currently shooting 76.0 percent at the free throw stripe, ranking No. 7 in the Big Ten.

\n\u2022 The school single-season record for best free throw percentage is 75.6 percent, back in the 1978-79 season.

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\nASSISTS PER GAME

\nThrough 17 games played, senior Donovan Dent<\/a> has averaged 12.4 points and 6.5 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.

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\nSTRONG SCORING

\nSenior forward Tyler Bilodeau<\/a> ranked No. 8 in scoring among all Big Ten players (18.5 ppg) and No. 10 in shooting percentage (51.9%), through Saturday, Jan. 17. The 6-foot-9 product from Kennewick, Wash., scored 16 consecutive points for UCLA early in the second half of a road win at Washington on Dec. 3. From the 18:05 mark of the second half through the 14-minute mark, Bilodeau registered 16 points on six made shots and three free throws (all from and-one opportunities). Over the Bruins’ past 10 contests, Bilodeau has averaged 20.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game while shooting 52.1 percent overall. He currently ranks No. 10 in the Big Ten in free throw percentage (86.5%, 77-for-89).

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\nRUNNING THE POINT

\nSenior Donovan Dent<\/a> transferred from New Mexico to UCLA in the offseason and has averaged 12.4 points and 6.5 assists through 17 games with the Bruins. Dent has recorded two point-assist double-doubles this season (totaling nine in his career). In the Bruins’ home victory against Cal Poly on Friday, Dec. 19, he had 16 points, 11 assists and zero turnovers. Through Saturday, Jan. 17, Dent ranked third among all Big Ten players in assists per game (6.5) and was No. 14, nationally. Over UCLA’s last 10 contests, Dent has logged 62 assists and 22 turnovers while averaging 12.7 points per game.

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\nSKYY IS THE LIMIT

\nSenior Skyy Clark<\/a> has averaged 13.5 points and 2.8 rebounds through 14 games. 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 3-pointers in consecutive contests. Through his last five games on the court for UCLA,\u00a0 Clark has averaged 15.0 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 46.6 percent overall and 45.5 percent from 3-point distance. Through Thursday, Jan. 15, Clark ranked No 1 among all Big Ten players in 3-point shooting percentage (48.6%, 34-for-70).

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\nSOPHOMORE JUMP

\nSophomore Trent Perry<\/a> 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. He has averaged 11.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game during his sophomore season, after having registered 3.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in 32 contests as a freshman. Perry has shot 45.2 percent overall and 40.8 percent from 3-point range, registering 45 assists and 20 rebounds (an assist-turnover ratio this season of 2.25).

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\nTOP DEFENDERS

\nThe Bruins’ program has produced some of the nation’s most talented defensive players over the past several seasons. Last year, then-senior Kobe Johnson<\/a> was honored as one of five players on the Big Ten All-Defensive Team, closing the year at No. 6 in the conference in steals per game (1.6 spg, 55 steals in 34 games). Two seasons ago (2023-24), then-sophomore Adem Bona was honored as the Pac-12 Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year. Bona led UCLA’s team that season in blocks (58 blocks, 1.8 bpg) and was second in steals (37 steals, 1.1 spg). Three seasons ago (2022-23), then-junior Jaylen Clark was honored as the Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year and the NABC Defensive Player of the Year.

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\nADDITIONAL UCLA BASKETBALL NOTES

\n\u2022 The Bruins have returned four of their primary contributors from last season’s squad. In addition, UCLA has welcomed back two redshirt players and has brought in five transfers. Three of UCLA’s top four scorers from last year’s squad have returned in seniors Tyler Bilodeau<\/a> (13.5 ppg last season) and Skyy Clark<\/a> (8.5 ppg) and junior Eric Dailey Jr.<\/a> (11.4 ppg).

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\n\u2022 UCLA’s five incoming transfer students include Xavier Booker<\/a> (from Michigan State), Jamar Brown<\/a> (from UMKC), Donovan Dent<\/a> (from New Mexico), Steven Jamerson II<\/a> (from San Diego) and Anthony Peoples Jr.<\/a> (from North Carolina Central). Last season, Dent secured honorable mention All-America acclaim at New Mexico (averaged 20.4 ppg, 6.4 apg).

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\n\u2022 Donovan Dent<\/a> (point guard), Eric Dailey Jr.<\/a> (small forward) and Tyler Bilodeau<\/a> (power forward) have each been named to 20-person positional watch lists at the start of the season. Dent is on the Bob Cousy Award watch list, while Dailey Jr. has been tabbed to the Julius Erving Award watch list, and Tyler Bilodeau<\/a> to the Karl Malone Award watch list.

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\n\u2022 Through games played from 2010-11 through 2024-25, Coach Cronin was tied for the fifth-most victories of any NCAA Division I coach (373 wins in a 15-year span). He’s tied on that list with Michigan State’s Tom Izzo (373 wins) and trails Mark Few of Gonzaga (451), Bill Self of Kansas (426), John Calipari of Arkansas (397) and Randy Bennett of Saint Mary’s (379).

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\nABOUT PAULEY PAVILION

\nThis 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.

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\nIn 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<\/a> has guided UCLA to an 89-15 home record (85.6 win percentage).

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