UCLA's latest Big Ten win still showed troubling trends in the Bruins' offense and concerns about their level of composure.

The Big Ten’s impending expansion was announced more than two years ago.  The Bruins had more than 730 days to prepare.  But the team struggled away from the West Coast in its inaugural Big Ten season,

Tyler Bilodeau scored 19 points, Aday Mara came off the bench to register his second career double-double and UCLA held off a furious, late-game rally in a 73-69 win over

UCLA gives up a late 13-0 run and struggles at the free-throw line in the final minute, but does just enough to hold on for a 73-69 win over Northwestern.

UCLA seemed set for a blowout win over Northwestern, but then the Wildcats deployed a swarming press and roared back. The Bruins survived the late surge to eke out a 73-69 win, avoiding a catastrophic collapse.