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Social Media Reacts To Second Purdue Victory Of The Week

UCLA defeated Purdue once again, this time with the women's team, and Social Media got to watch the dominance.
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Jan 21, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Purdue Boilermakers forward Avery Gordon (55) defends UCLA Bruins guard Kiki Rice (1) as she drives past Purdue Boilermakers guard Tara Daye (44) in the first half at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Jan 21, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Purdue Boilermakers forward Avery Gordon (55) defends UCLA Bruins guard Kiki Rice (1) as she drives past Purdue Boilermakers guard Tara Daye (44) in the first half at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

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UCLA basketball played against Purdue twice this week with two different teams, but both games at home, and both team's were looking for a victory against the Boilermakers.

The night before the women played the men's team pulled off a 69-67 upset against Purdue, which gave social media a lot to see.

However, when the women played against the Boilermakers the pace turned out much different, yet they still gave social media a very good game to watch.

In Search Of A Second Victory: The First Quarter

The first quarter started out as dominant as ever for the number three team in the nation, and the Bruins were able to leave Purdue behind in the dust.

Whether it had been through immense efforts in three point shooting, or an all out defensive effort, the Boilermakers were unable to get anything meaningful going and the fell behind quickly.

UCLA ended the first quarter up by 14 points, 22-8. and social media already knew what was coming for the Bruins in the rest of the game.

In Search Of A Second Victory: The Second Quarter

  • The second quarter started out even better than the first because UCLA did not let up any points for a decently good portion of the ten minutes.
  • However, when Purdue started to make some shots they were able to gain a bit of momentum on their side. The momentum they had was substantially less than the Bruins though, who scored double what the Boilermakers got.
  • UCLA's success came from an outlier game in which the team was shooting much better than normal from the three point line.

In Search Of A Second Victory: The Third Quarter

After halftime it looked a little bit like the Bruins fire had begun to fade, not on the offensive side of the ball but on the defensive end.

UCLA let up the most points in that quarter than they did any other quarter of the game, and although they retained their massive lead social media was not happy to see the slow down.

In Search Of A Second Victory: The Fourth Quarter

When the Boilermakers failed to make a lasting comeback attempt in the third, the game essentially ended, leaving not much to happen in the fourth quarter other than the typical Bruin dominance.

The game ended with a final score of 96-48, with UCLA winning by double the points their opponent obtained, and fans online were rightfully happy with the team getting the school their second win against Purdue this week.

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Nathan Berry
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