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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

UCLA · #18 · B10 · 0–0Northwestern · #85 · B10 · 0–0Wed, Feb 24 · 8:30 PM ETBTNWelsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL
Model line
UCLA −0.2
Win probability
UCLA 51%
Projected tempo
68.6
possessions
Site
Northwestern home
51%Win probability49%

The model makes UCLA a 0.2-point favorite, winning about 51 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

UCLA offense vs Northwestern defense

UCLA OStatNorthwestern D
65.8#308Tempo#32265.3
53.6#82eFG%#16151.0
13.3#11TOV%#12217.5
31.2#160ORB%#33134.7
32.8#241FT rate#17234.8
8.0#60Block%#10910.6
58.9#45Assist%#36063.8
51.8#1782P%#17451.6
37.9#203P%#14433.4
76.6#40FT%—
35.7#2553PA rate#15840.2

Northwestern offense vs UCLA defense

Northwestern OStatUCLA D
65.3#322Tempo#30865.8
51.7#164eFG%#12050.3
13.0#7TOV%#8718.3
28.1#263ORB%#30233.1
33.9#213FT rate#15734.2
6.4#9Block%#1489.9
65.8#5Assist%#35863.1
52.9#1332P%#20252.1
33.0#2303P%#6632.0
75.1#77FT%—
34.0#2953PA rate#3744.7

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

UCLA

Sun, Mar 22NConnecticut3L 57–73
Fri, Mar 20NUCF58W 75–71
Sat, Mar 14NPurdue29L 66–73
Fri, Mar 13NMichigan St.9W 88–84
Thu, Mar 12NRutgers75W 72–59

Northwestern

Thu, Mar 12NPurdue29L 68–81
Wed, Mar 11NIndiana37W 74–61
Tue, Mar 10NPenn St.90W 76–66
Sat, Mar 7AMinnesota63L 66–67
Wed, Mar 4HPurdue29L 66–70