UCLA forward Tyler Bilodeau, 34, falls to the court with an injury during the first half of the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals against Michigan State on Friday, March 13, 2026, at the United Center in Chicago. Donovan Dent had 23 points and 12 assists and Trent Perry had 22 points to lead UCLA to an 88-84 win over No. 8 Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday in Chicago.
The sixth-seeded Bruins (23-10) faced seventh-seeded Purdue in Saturday’s semifinals.
UCLA came up short, fending off a late challenge from third-seeded Michigan State. Bruins starting forward Tyler Bilodeau scored five points in 10 minutes before leaving the game late in the first half with a right leg injury.
Jeremy Fears Jr. paced Michigan State (25-7) with 21 points and 13 assists. The Spartans, who trailed by 15 points with 15 minutes, 11 seconds left, pulled to within two when Kur Teng hit a 3-pointer with 43 seconds left. But UCLA scored eight of its final 14 points, including four of Perry’s free throws in the final 12 seconds, to seal the victory.
No. 18 Purdue 74, No. 11 Nebraska 48
Fletcher Loyer scored 19 points and seventh-seeded Purdue held off the second-seeded Cornhuskers with all but 27 seconds left to advance to a date with UCLA.
Royer (4) and CJ Cox combined for 7 of Purdue’s 10 3-pointers. Oscar Clough added 12 points and nine rebounds and Braden Smith had 10 assists for the Boilermakers (25-8). Smith trails Bobby Hurley by 21 strokes for the NCAA career assists record.
Nebraska (26-6) got 15 points from Price Sandport and 11 from Lienk Mast, but the 11th-ranked Cornhuskers made just 10 of 31 3-pointers, contributed to 39.3 percent shooting, made just nine free throws and were outrebounded by eight (37-29).
#3 Michigan 71, Ohio State 67
Four Michigan players scored in double figures and the top-seeded Wolverines advanced to the semifinals with a win over the eighth-seeded Buckeyes.
Aday Mara had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Wolverines (30-2), who will play fifth-seeded and No. 23 Wisconsin in Saturday’s semifinals. Elliot Cadeau added 15 points and seven assists and Trey McKenney came off the bench to score 12 points.
Bruce Thornton scored a game-high 22 points for the Buckeyes (21-12) and Devin Royal added 13 points and 11 rebounds. John Mobley Jr. had 12 points as Ohio State shot 37.9 percent (22 of 58) from the floor.
No. 23 Wisconsin 91, No. 9 Illinois 88 (OT)
Overtime was too much for Illinois for the fourth time this season as the Fighting Illini lost to the Badgers in the quarterfinals.
Wisconsin guards Nick Boyd and John Blackwell combined for 69 points and made 21 of 22 foul shots to lead the fifth-seeded Badgers (24-9) to their second OT win over fourth-seeded Illinois (24-8) in a month. The Badgers defeated semifinal opponent, top-seeded Michigan, 91-88 on Jan. 10, the only loss Michigan suffered in conference play.
Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler scored 19 points but missed a 3-pointer off the back iron at the buzzer. David Mirkovic added 19 goals for the Illini, who fell to 0-4 in overtime this season.
–Field level media
