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Donovan Dent had 23 points and 12 assists, Trent Perry scored 22 and UCLA held off No. 8 Michigan State 88-84 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals despite losing star Tyler Bilodeau to a leg injury.
Michigan State basketball begins its Big Ten Tournament run with a quarterfinal matchup against 6-seed UCLA on Friday, March 13.
Donovan Dent had 23 points and 12 assists and Trent Perry scored 22 points to boost UCLA to an 88-84 victory against No. 8 Michigan State in a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal Friday in Chicago.
UCLA knocked out No. 8 Michigan State with an 88-84 win in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Big Ten Tournament on Friday, March 13, at United Center in Chicago. With the win, UCLA advances to play Purdue in the semifinals at United Center on Saturday, while the Spartans are knocked out of the conference tournament.
The No. 2 UConn Huskies face the No. 3 Michigan State Spartans in the Sweet 16 Friday at 9:45 p.m. ET. UConn is 15-1 in the past three NCAA Tournaments, while Michigan State is 11-5 in the Sweet 16 under Tom Izzo.