Head Coach Cori Close didn’t hold back after UCLA’s disappointing loss to USC, demanding accountability and urgency as the Bruins prepare for the Big Ten Tournament.

From the tipoff, the Bruins didn’t follow their game plan and fell behind the Trojans by double digits before the first media timeout.

The UCLA Bruins' first season in the Big Ten has been nothing short of impressive. While the team can't finish at the top of the standings, its record has prove

With just two games remaining before the postseason, UCLA men’s basketball prepares for a crucial matchup against Northwestern on Monday evening. Tip-off at Wel

Behind clutch shooting, sharp passing and a meddlesome defense, No. 4 USC (27-2, 16-1) cruised a 80-67 win over No. 2 UCLA (28-2, 15-2) in the Bruins' house Saturday night. The Trojans also defeated their crosstown rivals on Feb. 13, 71-60, giving them the season sweep and their first regular season title since 1994.

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UCLA coach Cori Close called on her players to decide whether they will fight to fix their listless play during a lopsided loss to rival USC on Saturday.

LOS ANGELES – Winners and losers generally have different ways of looking at things. But after USC’s dismantling of UCLA Saturday night in the most heavily anticipated women’s basketball game of the season to date, those viewpoints were dramatically – drastically – different.

Meanwhile, the Bruins kept shooting jump shots that were off the mark while the Boilermakers made their big run. UCLA missed six of seven shots before Mara buried a jump hook with 3:23 left.

No. 2 UCLA looks to dominate the boards and maintain defensive intensity as it faces Wisconsin for the first time, aiming to secure a crucial Big Ten win ahead of the conference tournament.