The Bruins will have one last shot to beat the Tar Heels before the decade comes to a close. UCLA men’s basketball (7-4) and North Carolina (6-5) will tip off at the CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas on Saturday, with the Tar Heels having won all four matchups against the Bruins so far in the 2010s. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Cody Riley is UCLA men’s basketball’s second-ranked scorer and second-ranked rebounder. Riley scored 11 points and hauled in nine boards against North Carolina in Las Vegas last season. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)

Tyger Campbell may have been stuck on the bench for the Bruins’ matchup with the Fighting Irish last season, but the redshirt freshman guard said one play stuck in his mind. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior guard Prince Ali scored 12 points in UCLA men’s basketball’s victory over Notre Dame in 2018, shooting 2-of-4 from deep. Ali is averaging 10.6 points per game 10 games into this season but is shooting a career-worst 21.1% from the 3-point range. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)

The Bruins played nine games across the first 26 days of the season, but their schedule is starting to ease up. UCLA men’s basketball (6-3) will play Denver (4-5) for the first time since the 1975-76 season when it hosts the Pioneers at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman Tyger Campbell’s scoring has dropped off over his last five games, but the guard is still in the starting lineup for UCLA men’s basketball. Campbell is averaging 7.8 points and four assists per game this season. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Through the first half, the Bruins held their own against their first top-five competition this season. But in the second half, the margin between UCLA men’s basketball (5-3) and No. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith did not start but was the leading scorer for UCLA men’s basketball in its loss to No. 3 Michigan State at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. Smith scored 13 points on the day, converting 7-of-8 free throws. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)