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* UCLA (11-5, 6-1) at OREGON (11-5,...

* UCLA (11-5, 6-1) at OREGON (11-5, 2-5)

Time--7. Radio--XTRA (690),

KIEV (870).

These are teams that compiled identical overall records in vastly different ways. UCLA straggled to a 3-3 start before its surge to first place in conference play, only slightly dampened by last Saturday’s three-point nonconference loss at Louisville--which interim Coach Steve Lavin has called the team’s best effort this season in terms of intensity and poise. The Ducks started 10-0 to get to the No. 17 ranking, but with a slew of wild shots and crazy turnovers, have dropped five of their last six and are talking about making this weekend the beginning of a last stand at raucous MacArthur Court. “It seems like as we started to win more games, individuals felt that they had to do more of the harder things instead of the little things that got us to the point where we were,” senior guard Kenya Wilkins said.

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