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UCLA looks to stay perfect in Pac 10 vs. Arizona
Jan 15, 2009 - 11:40 AM Arizona (11-5) at No. 7 UCLA (13-2) 11:00 p.m.LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- After a perfect road trip to begin Pac 10 Conference play, No. 7 UCLA is looking like the league's most dominant team.
The Bruins will be looking to extend their winning streak to 10 games when they face Arizona on Thursday.
UCLA (13-2, 3-0 Pac 10) has won 14 straight at home and seven straight against the Wildcats. The Bruins faced their biggest challenge in over a month last time out against Southern California, but pulled out a 64-60 win.
Darren Collison led the way with 18 points and six assists against USC. The senior point guard leads the team at 15.2 points per game and is draining 50 percent (22-of-44) from beyond the arc and is a 94 percent free-throw shooter.
Junior forward Nikola Dragovic made his first career start against the Trojans and responded with 14 points on 4-of-13 shooting and four rebounds.
Arizona (11-5, 2-2) has yet to win a true road game this season, going 0-4 away from home. After beginning Pac-10 play with a pair of losses at California and Stanford before evening their record with home wins over Oregon and Oregon State.
Chase Budinger scored 24 points against Oregon State and is averaging 17.3 points per game.
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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ARIZONA 28 32 60
UCLA (7) 42 41 83 FINAL
Jan 16 12:58 AM - NCAA BB
ARIZONA 28
(7) UCLA 42 HALFTIME
Jan 15 11:49 PM
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