The UCLA Bruins (19-8, 10-6) suffered arguably their worst loss of the season as they fell to the Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-12, 6-9) at Pauley Pavilion on Tu

Fueled by Mack, the Bruins then went on a 9-0 run in which he started it with a layup and a 3-pointer and UCLA extended its lead to 29-12. Minnesota responded by outscoring the Bruins 11-5 over the final five minutes of the first half to get within 34-23.

The UCLA Bruins (19-8, 10-6) crumbled down the stretch as they fell to the Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-12, 6-9) at Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday night. It is like

The Bruins are learning ‘life in a great league’ as they head to Purdue and Northwestern looking to bolster their résumé for their postseason tournaments

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The Bruins miss 10 of their 15 free throws in the second half and squander a 17-point lead, as the Golden Gophers score the go-ahead layup with eight seconds left and hand them a 64-61 defeat.