A little less than a month later, UCLA still couldn’t slow Oregon down. Instead, the Bruins sped right past them. After a dizzying back and forth first half, UCLA dominated the final 20 minutes to avenge its January loss and move into a third-place tie in the Pac-12 with Oregon by virtue of the Bruins’ 72-63 victory Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Norman Powell glides into the lane for a running hook shot in the second half, giving UCLA a 60-53 lead with 8:00 to go. Powell finished with a team-high 23 points in UCLA’s 72-63 win. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Sophomore guard Bryce Alford spoke Tuesday about the necessity to get the ball to the bigs inside to break Oregon State’s disruptive zone defense, which forced UCLA into shooting just 30.6 percent in its loss to Oregon State last month. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward/center Tony Parker notched a double double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Oregon State. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)