UCLA will look to follow up its biggest win of the season with another victory when it hosts Northwestern in a Big Ten matchup Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles.

The UCLA Bruins (13-6) will compete against the Northwestern Wildcats (9-10) at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Northwestern Wildcats vs. UCLA Bruins NCAAM game to be played on January 24, 2026 on ESPN.

NU looks for its second straight Big Ten victory.

LOS ANGELES — Northwestern men's basketball closes out its Los Angeles trip on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 5 p.m. CT, when it visits UCLA for the first time since

UCLA’s focus, rather, is on Northwestern. After their best win of the season, and a high-pressure finish, the Bruins reminded themselves to reset, to get back to work and keep improving, as senior Tyler Bilodeau put it. They held shortened practices on Wednesday and Thursday to help the starters recover as each played over 34 minutes on Tuesday.

UCLA head coach Mick Cronin isn’t one to read too much into hypotheticals about how one victory might carry into the following contest. This season, in particular, the Bruins have won back-to-back games in Big Ten play twice through eight league games So,

EVANSTON, Ill. --Caleb Komolafe rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries and Northwestern staved off UCLA 17-14 on Saturday to spoil interim head coach Tim Skipper's debut and keep the Bruins winless. Preston Stone threw for 115 yards and a ...

With 18-1 and 8-0 in the season, the UCLA Bruins, guided by head coach Cori Close, have been the most formidable team in the Big Ten. They have powered through ranked teams, including Maryland, Oklahoma,