Purdue basketball fended off UCLA 73-66 in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal, advancing to the championship game agaisnt regular season champ Michigan.

The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday to UCLA, a squad they beat by 23 less than a month ago.

Oscar Cluff had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 18 Purdue beat short-handed UCLA 73-66 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship game. Cluff scored eight points as Purdue (26-8) outscored UCLA (23-11) 11-4 over the final 3:41.

Oscar Cluff had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 18 Purdue beat short-handed UCLA 73-66 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship game. Cluff scored eight points as Purdue (26-8) outscored UCLA (23-11) 11-4 over the final 3:41.

The first game in the tournament for Ohio State was true survive-and-advance as it took a missed Hawkeye 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Buckeyes to secure the win. Iowa looked to

Michigan State is headed home after a one-and-done performance to open the postseason. The 3 seed Spartans dug a double-digit deficit in the first half and their rally came up short in an 88-84 loss against 6 seed UCLA in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal on Friday night at the United Center in Chicago.

Five takeaways from UCLA men's basketball lost to Purdue in the 2026 TIAA Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament semifinals.

UCLA fought hard against Purdue in the Big Ten Conference tournament semifinals but without Donovan Dent and Tyler Bilodeau, the Bruins fell short.