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UCLA looks to keep Oregon State winless in Pac-10

Feb 21, 2008 - 2:56 PM Oregon St (6-19) at No. 6 UCLA (22-3) 10:30 pm EST

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - In a battle of the first and last place teams in the Pac-10 conference, sixth-ranked UCLA looks to avoid a major upset on Thursday when it hosts lowly Oregon State.

The Bruins (22-3, 10-2 Pac-10) bounced back from a 71-61 setback to Washington on February 10 with a 56-46 victory over USC on Sunday.

Darren Collison scored 14 points and freshman Kevin Love had 13 points and 11 rebounds in the win. UCLA also held Trojans' freshman sensation O.J. Mayo to a season-low four points.

UCLA has won six straight contests against the Beavers, including an 85-62 victory on January 26. Collison had a career-high 33 points in that victory, while Love had 16 points and a UCLA freshman record 21 rebounds.

At the opposite end of the Pac-10 conference is Oregon State (6-19, 0-13), which is suffering through the longest losing streak in school history, dropping 15 straight contests.

The Beavers were embarrassed at home by Washington, 97-59, on Saturday in their most lopsided defeat of the season.

Seth Tarver and Marcel Jones are the only two players averaging in double figures for Oregon State - which averages 60.9 points per game - at 11.1 and 10.2 points per contest respectively.