Jaylen Clark hadn’t made a free throw in almost a month. The freshman guard had attempted eight all season before Saturday night, but he was the one who went to the line with the game tied and 1.4 seconds left on the clock. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Jaylen Clark grabbed an offensive rebound and was fouled with 1.4 seconds left, where he proceeded to hit a game-winning free throw to extend UCLA men’s basketball’s undefeated record at Pauley Pavilion this season. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)

This post was updated Feb. 18 at 9:14 p.m. After a first half of playing catch-up to the Wildcats, it was the Bruins who sat in the driver’s seat during the second – stepping on the gas and never looking back.  Trailing by as many as eight points in the opening period, UCLA men’s basketball (15-5, 11-3 Pac-12) defeated Arizona (14-8, 8-8) 74-60 to notch its first win of a weekend homestand with less than a month to play in the conference schedule. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a career-high 25 points on his 20th birthday as UCLA men’s basketball finished off a season sweep of Arizona on Thursday night. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)

While wins have been hard to come by for the Bruins on the court over the past few weeks, they picked one up on the recruiting trail Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Five-star Sierra Canyon guard Amari Bailey committed to UCLA men’s basketball Wednesday. Bailey averaged 15.6 points per game as a sophomore and has been heralded as a future first-round draft pick. (Nick Lucero/Rivals.com)

This post was updated Feb. 15 at 5:34 p.m. In a game of trading punches, the Bruins outlasted the Huskies. UCLA men’s basketball (14-5, 10-3 Pac-12) never trailed in its 64-61 win over Washington (3-16, 2-12) on Saturday in snowy Seattle. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Johnny Juzang scored a career-high 32 points to account for half of UCLA men’s basketball’s total in its win over Washington. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated Feb. 11 at 11:57 p.m. The Bruins trailed by as many as 23 points in the second half Thursday night. The game was getting out of hand, Cougar guard Isaac Bonton was putting up points in bunches and coach Mick Cronin was giving sophomore guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore guard Tyger Campbell was one of two Bruins to crack double digits in scoring as UCLA men’s basketball dropped its third game in four tries. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)