Gabriela Jaquez scored 25 points on 10-of-11 shooting as No. 3 UCLA routed Purdue 96-48 The Bruins took sole possession of first place in the Big Ten over idle Iowa.

UCLA pulled off its biggest victory of the 2025-26 college basketball season on Tuesday.

Just like the giveaway bobblehead that only vaguely resembled John Wooden, there had been something off about this team over the season’s first 2½ months. The jersey read UCLA. The product wasn’t worthy of those four letters.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA coach Mick Cronin put Donovan Dent, Eric Dailey Jr. and Tyler Bilodeau on blast in front of their teammates after a 12-point loss at Ohio State last weekend. “I think we all responded right away,

Donovan Dent scored 23 points and added 13 assists and three blocks to lead UCLA in knocking the Boilermakers out of first place in the Big Ten and snapping Purdue's nine-game winning streak.

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If two schools were ever considered the most intertwined in college basketball lore, Purdue and UCLA would have a strong case. The most decorated head coach in NCAA history, John Wooden, had deep-seated ties to both schools.

UCLA was going through it entering Tuesday night's home game against No. 4 Purdue. The Bruins had just played five road games in their last seven, returning fro