Stanford 67 - 77 UCLA
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UCLA targets Pac-10 conference title

Mar 6, 2008 - 11:18 AM No. 7 Stanford (24-4) at No. 2 UCLA (26-3) 11:00 pm EST

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- One team stands in the way of UCLA collecting its third straight Pac-10 regular-season title.

The second-ranked Bruins host seventh-ranked Stanford on Thursday at Pauley Pavilion in a game that could decide the regular-season conference champion.

UCLA (26-3, 14-2 Pac-10) started its conference season with a 76-67 victory over the Cardinal on January 3. Junior swingman Josh Shipp scored 21 points and freshman center Kevin Love had 15 points and seven rebounds to secure the team's second straight win against Stanford (24-4, 13-3).

The win was the first of 14 in conference play so far - a mark the Bruins have reached in each of the past three seasons.

UCLA narrowly avoided a tie atop the conference standings with Stanford on Sunday when it edged Arizona, 68-66. Love finished with 24 points and 15 boards for the Bruins, good for his 18th double-double of the season.

The Cardinal kept the heat on UCLA the day before with 60-53 triumph over Washington State. Sophomore forward Brook Lopez poured in 25 points while twin brother Robin added 11 for Stanford, which has won four straight contests.






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