This post was updated Jan. 15 at 10:56 p.m.
It takes pressure to tip an evenly balanced scale. 
But eventually, something has to give. 
And Wednesday night, it was sophomore guard Trent Perry, who stole the show and tipped the scales in his favor.

Pufferfish repel predators by inflating themselves to almost three times their actual size.
Just as a pufferfish enlarges to match its counterpart, the Nittany Lions play up to their competition.

This post was updated Jan. 11 at 11:13 p.m.
It was not quite the Los Angeles Dodgers versus the Oklahoma City Comets on Saturday, but it was the lopsided matchup the Bruins seemed to need amid their two-game skid.

Stephen Curry helped transition basketball from the paint to the 3-point line.
Consequently, shooting and perimeter defense have become staples of every championship-caliber team.
Coach Mick Cronin has embraced a defensive-centered approach throughout his coaching career, molding squads that stifle opposing players.

This post was updated Jan. 6 at 11:26 p.m.
The Badgers knocked the Bruins out of the Big Ten tournament a season ago.
Maybe the memories of that defeat should have ignited a revenge effort.

Saying that basketball is a game of runs is a cliche.
But sometimes, teams truly embody the game’s hot-and-cold nature.
UCLA men’s basketball (10-4, 2-1 Big Ten) will face one of the streakiest teams in the country Tuesday night in Wisconsin (9-5, 1-2) at the Kohl Center in Madison.

This post was updated Jan. 3 at 7:14 p.m.
Too little, too late.
Despite a miraculous second-half effort – which saw the Bruins cut the deficit from 24 to as little as four with 3:13 remaining in the contest – UCLA men’s basketball (10-4, 2-1 Big Ten) flatlined 74-61 to No.