Indiana rallied to give itself a chance against UCLA, but three shots in final 12 seconds don’t fall as Hoosiers fall to Bruins.

Indiana men’s basketball (15-10, 6-8 Big Ten) had multiple chances to tie in the closing seconds but failed to finish, falling 72-68 to UCLA (18-7, 9-5 Big Ten) on Friday night in front of a Cream and Crimson-themed stripe-out at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington.

Sixteen NCAA titles litter the Bruins’ and Hoosiers’ trophy cases. But since the turn of the century, neither have hoisted the ultimate prize. Though each team has rightfully earned the blue-blood moniker,