It was the second loss in Big Ten play for Michigan State, and a season-defining win for UCLA, as the Bruins took down the Spartans on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. After the game, UCLA head coach Mick Cronin talked about the win,

The No. 9 Spartans closed a two-game road trip with a 63-61 loss against UCLA on Tuesday night at Pauley Pavilion for their first consecutive defeats of the season. After bringing a 13-game winning streak to Southern California, their lead in the Big Ten is gone.

Michigan State basketball suffered their second straight Big Ten loss in four days on Tuesday night against UCLA. It felt eerily similar to Saturday's loss against USC, also in Los Angeles, as the Spartans defense looked fierce but the offense failed to get anything going, ending in a frustrating loss for the Spartans and their fans.