Jaime Jaquez Jr. wasn’t just the Bruins’ leading scorer Thursday night – he also led them in minutes with 45. The sophomore guard/forward never went to the bench in his team’s overtime victory in the First Four, and now he’ll have to get back on the floor less than 48 hours later with his season on the line yet again. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. led the Bruins to their first NCAA tournament win since 2017 on Thursday. Following the victory, No. 11 seed UCLA men’s basketball will face No. 6 seed BYU in the Round of 64 on Saturday. (Courtesy of Andy Hancock/NCAA via Getty Images)

No. 11 seed UCLA men’s basketball (17-9, 13-6 Pac-12) just barely snuck into the NCAA tournament after losing its last four games, earning one of the last at-large bids on the board over the weekend. Read more...

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Jack Perez Sports editor Prediction: Sweet 16 I may be an optimist. I may be foolish. I may see a different Bruin squad than everyone else. Read more...

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The last time the Bruins played the Spartans on the opening Thursday of March Madness, they nearly blew a significant second-half lead. Blowing significant second-half leads has become a habit of sorts for No. Read more...

Photo: Back in 2011, UCLA men’s basketball faced off against coach Tom Izzo and Michigan State in the NCAA tournament. Now in 2021, the Bruins will match up with Izzo’s Spartans in March Madness once again. (Daily Bruin file photo)

The Bruins and Spartans had to sweat it out, but the day has come for the two teams to help ring in the first NCAA tournament in almost two years. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior forward Cody Riley will play in his first NCAA tournament when UCLA men’s basketball faces off against Michigan State in a First Four matchup. (Kristian Sabatino/Daily Bruin)