Overview
- Sophomore guard Trent Perry posted a career-high 30 points with 22 after halftime and four momentum-swinging threes.
- Tyler Bilodeau added 21 points and matched his season high with nine rebounds while hitting four threes.
- UCLA went 21-for-21 at the line and finished plus-11 on the glass, overcoming a lower field-goal percentage than Penn State.
- The Bruins seized control with a 20-6 surge after the Nittany Lions briefly led 49-47 with 11:46 remaining.
- Penn State’s leading scorer Freddie Dilione V left with an apparent right ankle injury and did not return; UCLA moved to 12-5 (4-2 Big Ten) with Ohio State up next, while Penn State fell to 9-8 (0-6) before visiting Maryland.