UCLA Bruins NCAA Basketball News

Coming off of a loss to California over the weekend, the Bruins look to bounce back and continue their steady climb up the Pac-12 standings.

Oregon State shot 52 percent from the floor as the Beavers knocked off Washington, 78-73, in Pacific-12 Conference women's basketball at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle on Saturday.

"I'm just focused on each game, one game at a time and college basketball," he said.

Perhaps the finest illustration of the kind of afternoon UCLA had on Saturday afternoon against Cal: Middway through the second half, Bears senior guard Jorge Gutierrez missed a shot, backup forward Roberth Thurman grabbed the rebound, missed the ship shot, grabbed the rebound and awkwardly laid the ball in the hoop while drawing a foul and falling ... (more)

Put to rest all thoughts and pipe dreams of a potential at-large berth to the tournament.

Let's go over some quick game day notes before we get set for the tip off the "biggest test of the season." The tip-off is scheduled for 1:07 pm PST .

It's hard for me to approach this column rationally - I already have a history of over-the-top feelings towards UCLA basketball.

Hypotheticals are not in the playbook for Cal coach Mike Montgomery, but he wouldn't be surprised to learn that by the end of the weekend there could be a five-way tie for first place in the Pac-12 standings.

This coach's team is A) losing at home; B) losing by double digits; C) losing to a 9 1/2-point underdog; D) wearing orange; E) all of the above.

But with those three schools expected to be the class of the league, Wyoming has created big waves with its play this winter.

By the time the Stanford head coach called a timeout with 12 minutes, 33 seconds left in the first half, his Cardinal were reeling and the UCLA basketball team was scorching.

UCLA Coach Ben Howland rarely looks beyond the game at the end of his nose. Stanford , Thursday night at the Sports Arena, is the only thing he sniffs.

For a team that will have essentially played on the road for the entire 2011-12 season, you would expect UCLA to perform much better away from "home." You could phrase the year-long renovation of Pauley Pavilion as a mixed blessing, depriving the Bruins of a true homecourt but enabling them to better contend with unfamiliar environments.

Washington State guard Mike Ladd attempts a shot against UCLA center Anthony Stover during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb.

GAME NOTES: The UCLA Bruins continue to search for their first road victory over a Division I opponent today as they head to Beasley Coliseum to take on the Washington State Cougars in Pac-12 Conference action.

Washington State puts its perfect Friel Court record to the test as they host UCLA this afternoon at 2 pm PT.

The Cougars will atempt to do something today they haven't done since 1993. Right now, I'm doing something I haven't done in about 24 hours.

Audio: Head coach Lorenzo Romar talks about the health of guards Tony Wroten and C.J. Wilcox, the strong minutes of Shawn Kemp Jr.

Trailing by a basket in the final seconds, UCLA looked to get the ball to the player with the hottest hand, Lazeric Jones.

The Pac-12 : Since the Pac-12 has such a terrible TV and I spent the last three weeks on the road, tonight was the first night that I have actually been able to sit down and watch some Pac-12 basketball.