University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Men's Basketball Back in Action at No. 10 Michigan State
February 15, 2026 | Men's Basketball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Bruins (17-8, 9-5) are back in action at No. 10-ranked Michigan State (20-5, 10-4) on Tuesday, Feb. 17, playing at the Breslin Center. UCLA has won five of its last eight games, with six contests remaining on the regular-season schedule. Tuesday's game will mark the Bruins' first contest at Michigan State since facing the Spartans in their home gym on Dec. 21, 2004. UCLA has won four of its last six meetings against Michigan State, including a 63-61 victory over the Spartans last season at Pauley Pavilion (Feb. 4, 2025).
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Breslin Center
Capacity: 14,759
Game Time: 5:30 p.m. PT (8:30 p.m. ET, in Michigan)
Broadcast Network: Peacock (and NBC Sports Network)
Broadcast Talent: John Fanta (play-by-play), Jess Settles (analyst)
Radio (UCLA Audio Network): AM 790 (KABC)
Radio Talent: Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Tracy Murray (analyst)
Sirius XM Channels: SiriusXM 392 and SiriusXM App
Live Stats: ucla.statbroadcast.com (link here)
UCLA'S TICKET INFORMATION (HOME GAMES)
Single-game tickets for UCLA's home games are on sale. The Bruins have three remaining regular-season games inside Pauley Pavilion – against Illinois on Feb. 21, versus USC on Feb. 24, and against Nebraska on March 3. Fans can view complete ticket information about UCLA men's basketball by clicking here. Direct links to single-game ticket purchases can be viewed here. Fans can call (310) 206-5991 or email tickets@athletics.ucla.edu for more information. In addition, check out the upcoming game themes and promotions for UCLA's final home games.
MOST RECENTLY
• The Bruins have won five of their last eight games, most recently losing at No. 2 Michigan (85-56) on Saturday, Feb. 14.
• Tyler Bilodeau has totaled at least 10 points in each of UCLA's last 18 games (dating back to Dec. 3, at Washington).
• Trent Perry has scored at least 10 points in each of the Bruins' last seven contests.
• The Bruins have gone 14-1 at home this season while compiling a 3-7 record in road and neutral-site games.
• Through Saturday, Feb. 14, Tyler Bilodeau led the Big Ten in 3-point shooting percentage (45.2%, 47-for-104).
• Through Saturday, Feb. 14, Tyler Bilodeau ranked No. 8 in the conference in overall field goal percentage (51.4%).
• Tyler Bilodeau and Trent Perry have each averaged 16.8 points in UCLA's last five games.
• Over the Bruins' last 10 games, Donovan Dent has averaged 13.6 points and 7.7 assists per game.
• Five Bruins have averaged at least 10 points per game this season, led by senior Tyler Bilodeau (17.9 ppg).
• Tyler Bilodeau hit the game-winning 3-pointer with eight seconds to play in the win over No. 4 Purdue on Jan. 20.
UCLA VERSUS MICHIGAN STATE
• Last season, the Bruins earned a 63-61 victory over Michigan State at Pauley Pavilion (Feb. 4, 2025).
• Eric Dailey Jr. scored the game-winner in last year's win with 7.5 seconds to play, snapping a 61-61 tie.
• Skyy Clark scored 14 points and Tyler Bilodeau added 13 points in UCLA's win against Michigan State last season.
• UCLA has gone 8-4 in the all-time series with Michigan State having won the last two meetings (in 2021 and 2025).
• Tuesday's game will mark the Bruins' first meeting at the Breslin Center since Dec. 21, 2004 (MSU 76, UCLA 64).
• The Bruins edged Michigan State in the First Four of the 2021 NCAA Tournament, 86-80, in overtime.
• UCLA has compiled a 2-0 record against Michigan State in the two prior meetings at Pauley Pavilion.
OVER THE WEEKEND
UCLA lost at No. 2-ranked Michigan, 86-56, on Saturday, Feb. 14, marking the Bruins' first game at Michigan's Crisler Center since Dec. 9, 2017. The Bruins trailed at halftime, 40-38, before getting outscored in the second half by a 46-18 margin. That marked UCLA's second-lowest scoring half (first half or second half) over the past seven seasons. Trent Perry totaled a team-high 14 points, while Tyler Bilodeau and Donovan Dent each scored 10 points for UCLA. Michigan shot 62.0 percent from the field (31-for-50) and was 18-for-23 in the second half (78.3%).
THANKS FOR THE ASSIST
Donovan Dent has totaled 168 assists and 52 turnovers (in 24 games), averaging 7.0 assists per game. He tallied 10 or more assists in three straight games from Jan. 31 through Feb. 7, becoming UCLA's first-ever player to record point-assist double-doubles in three straight contests (since assists were routinely recorded in 1978-79). The Bruins have not had a player since Tyger Campbell in 2022-23 with as many as 160 assists in a season (Campbell finished that year with a team-best 186 assists). Dent has scored in double figures in 19 of 24 games played this season.
LOOKING AHEAD
• Following UCLA's road trip in Michigan, the Bruins will host No. 8 Illinois on Saturday, Feb. 21.
• Last season, the Bruins lost at Illinois by an 83-78 margin at State Farm Center (Feb. 11, 2025)
• Following the game at Michigan State next Tuesday, UCLA will host No. 8-ranked Illinois on Saturday, Feb. 21.
• Outside of postseason competition, UCLA has three remaining games outside of the Pacific time zone.
• The Bruins' upcoming schedule in February includes four more games (two at home and two on the road).
• Three of UCLA's remaining six opponents are ranked within the AP poll's top 10 teams.
• UCLA will host rival USC at Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday, Feb. 24, the first crosstown showdown of the basketball season.
TRENDS AND PERCENTAGES
• Tyler Bilodeau has scored in double figures in 21 of 23 games played, totaling 20 points or more in seven games.
• Tyler Bilodeau has totaled 858 points in two seasons at UCLA, averaging 15.3 points in 56 games in the Bruins' uniform.
• Donovan Dent ranks third in the Big Ten in assists per game (7.0 apg) and has averaged 13.5 points per game.
• Trent Perry has scored at least 10 points in 12 of UCLA's last 14 games.
• UCLA has posted a 14-2 record when leading at halftime and has gone 15-1 when building a lead of 10 or more points.
• UCLA ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten, among all 18 teams, in 3-point shooting percentage (38.1%), through Feb. 14.
• The Bruins have not shot 37.0% or better (from three) since the 2020-21 season (37.2 percent from three, that year).
• The Bruins are currently shooting 76.3 percent at the free throw stripe, ranking No. 6 in the Big Ten.
• The school single-season record for best free throw percentage is 75.6 percent, back in the 1978-79 season.
• Through 25 games last season, UCLA had compiled an overall record of 18-7 (and 9-5 in conference games).
ASSISTS PER GAME
Through 24 games played, senior Donovan Dent has averaged 13.5 points and 7.0 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.
STRONG SCORING
Senior forward Tyler Bilodeau ranked No. 11 in scoring among all Big Ten players (17.9 ppg) and No. 8 in shooting percentage (51.4%), through Saturday, Feb. 14. The 6-foot-9 product from Kennewick, Wash., has scored at least 15 points this season in 16 of the Bruins' 25 games (did not play in two games). He netted his only double-double of the season in a double overtime loss to Indiana on Saturday, Jan. 31, totaling 18 points and a season-high 11 rebounds. Through UCLA's last 10 games, Bilodeau has averaged 17.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while shooting 49.6 percent overall.
SOPHOMORE JUMP
Sophomore Trent Perry 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. This season, he has averaged 12.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Last year, he registered 3.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in 32 contests as a freshman. Perry has scored at least 10 points in 16 games for UCLA this season, logging 61 assists and 31 turnovers for an assist-turnover ratio of 1.97-to-1. Over the Bruins' last 10 contests, Perry has averaged 16.6 points and 3.9 rebounds, shooting 46.5 percent overall and 50.0 percent from beyond the 3-point arc (21-for-42).
RUNNING THE POINT
Senior Donovan Dent has averaged 13.5 points, 7.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds through 24 games. Dent, a 6-foot-2 guard from nearby Riverside, Calif., transferred from New Mexico to UCLA in the offseason. He has recorded six point-assist double-doubles this season (totaling 13 in his career). Since assists were routinely tracked, starting in 1978-79, Dent has become the first UCLA player with three consecutive point-assist double-doubles (UCLA's games versus Indiana, Rutgers and Washington). He ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten in assists per game (7.0) and was No. 9 in the nation, through Saturday, Feb. 14. He has totaled 100 assists and 28 turnovers in 14 Big Ten contests (3.57 assist-turnover ratio in league play).
REACHING FOR THE SKYY
Senior Skyy Clark has averaged 13.1 points and 2.6 rebounds through 15 games. Clark missed 10 games in January and February with a hamstring strain (returned to action on Saturday, Feb. 14). 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 threes in consecutive contests. In his return last Saturday afternoon at No. 2 Michigan, Clark totaled eight points on 2-of-4 shooting in just under 16 minutes (15:52). He has shot a team-leading 49.3 percent from 3-point distance (36-for-73).
TOP DEFENDERS
The Bruins' program has produced some of the nation's most talented defensive players over the past several seasons. Last year, then-senior Kobe Johnson 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.
NOTES ON PAULEY PAVILION
This 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.
In 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 has guided UCLA to a 92-16 home record (85.2 win percentage). The Bruins will enter this Saturday's game against Washington with a 13-1 home record.
ELITE SHOOTING PERCENTAGES
Xavier Booker became UCLA's first player to shoot at least 10-for-11 (min. 11 attempts) or better since T.J. Cummings was 11-for-12 from the field at the Maui Invitational in a Bruins' win over South Carolina (Nov. 21, 2001). Below is a list showing some of the Bruins' top field goal percentage performances over the past several seasons (min. 10 made shots).
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES ON UCLA
• UCLA has gone 6-0 when shooting at least 50 percent from the field this season. The Bruins' season-high 62.7 shooting percentage in a win at home against Presbyterian was the program's best single-game mark since Dec. 10, 2016 (UCLA shot 62.7% in an 102-84 win at home against Michigan, shooting 39-for-58 overall).
• Senior guard Donovan Dent has averaged 7.0 assists per game in 24 contests this season. Since assists were routinely recorded at UCLA, starting in 1973-74, only three student-athletes have logged at least 7.0 assists per game in one season (Pooh Richardson, twice, as well as Lonzo Ball in 2016-17 and Larry Drew II in 2012-13).
• The Bruins' 15-man roster this season includes eight student-athletes who are from the Southern California region. All 15 student-athletes are from the United States. Looking at the eight local players, five are from Los Angeles County and three are from Riverside County (Donovan Dent, Eric Freeny and Anthony Peoples Jr. all went to Corona Centennial HS).
• Through 25 games, the Bruins have logged an assist-turnover ratio of 1.63-to-1 (ranks No. 26, nationally). Last season, UCLA's assist-turnover ratio (1.55-to-1) ranked No. 20 in the nation and was second in the Big Ten. The Bruins concluded the 2024-25 season with an assist-turnover ratio of 1.55, but posted a ratio of 1.81 in their final 15 games.
• Since the start of the 2020-21 season, the Bruins have gone 78-35 in conference play (logging a 69.0 win percentage). UCLA went 13-7 in Big Ten action last season, tied for fourth place in the 18-team league standings.
CONSECUTIVE THREE-POINTERS
UCLA has made at least one 3-pointer in each of its last 89 games. The Bruins went 0-for-6 from long range in a 78-58 win against Long Island University early in the 2023-24 season in Pauley Pavilion (on Nov. 15, 2023). That game snapped a streak of 792 consecutive contests with at least one made 3-pointer by UCLA. That 3-point streak began after the Bruins finished 0-for-14 from 3-point distance in a home loss to No. 2 Stanford (78-63) on Feb. 3, 2000. The Bruins' single-game 3-point record stands at 19 made 3-pointers (going 19-for-31) in an 104-89 win at Colorado on Jan. 12, 2017.
TRENDS AND RECORDS
The Bruins have gone 41-25 in games decided by five points or fewer under head coach Mick Cronin (includes all overtime games, regardless of the final score margin). Through Coach Cronin's final three seasons at Cincinnati (2016-17 through 2018-19), his teams went 18-7 in such situations. From 2016-17 through 2025-26, Coach Cronin's teams have gone 59-32 in these contests. In addition, UCLA has gone 66-13 when forcing at least 15 turnovers by the opponent (8-1 in 2019-20, 6-1 in 2020-21, 10-2 in 2021-22, 21-3 in 2022-23, 5-0 in 2023-24, 10-5 in 2024-25 and 6-1 this season).
