A UCLA pretende estender sua série de 13-1 contra Washington, buscando o impulso do Torneio NCAA, apesar dos principais ferimentos dos jogadores de Washington. UCLA aims to extend its 13-1 home streak against Washington, seeking NCAA Tournament momentum despite key injuries to Washington's players.

A UCLA busca estender seu recorde de 13-1 contra Washington no Pauley Pavilion, com o objetivo de manter o ímpeto à frente dos principais jogos de estrada contra Michigan e Michigan State para as esperanças do NCAA Tournament. UCLA seeks to extend its 13-1 home record against Washington at Pauley Pavilion, aiming to maintain momentum ahead of key road games against Michigan and Michigan State for NCAA Tournament hopes. Os Bruins, que derrotaram Rutgers 98-66, ajustaram-se à ausência do principal artilheiro Skyy Clark, com Tyler Bilodeau com uma média de 18,2 pontos e estendendo sua sequência de 18 pontos para quatro jogos, e Donovan Dent contribuindo com duplos consecutivos. The Bruins, who defeated Rutgers 98-66, have adjusted to the absence of leading scorer Skyy Clark, with Tyler Bilodeau averaging 18.2 points and extending his 18-point streak to four games, and Donovan Dent contributing with back-to-back double-doubles. Apesar de um recorde de 4-8 Big Ten, Washington mostrou resiliência com quatro vitórias na estrada, incluindo uma vitória 76-62 no noroeste, mas enfrenta contratempos com o calouro JJ Mandaquit provavelmente para a temporada devido a uma lesão no pé e guarda Wesley Yates III saindo brevemente de seu jogo contra Iowa. Washington, despite a 4-8 Big Ten record, has shown resilience with four road wins, including a 76-62 victory at Northwestern, but faces setbacks with freshman JJ Mandaquit likely out for the season due to a foot injury and guard Wesley Yates III briefly exiting their game against Iowa.