LOS ANGELES — The UCLA men’s basketball team is on a four-game losing streak in Pac-12 play and has lost eight of their last nine games, heading into Sunday’s game against Washington.
The Bruins have an eight-game winning streak against the Huskies, including a 70-61 win at Pauley Pavilion on Feb. 2, 2023.
Here’s what you need to know about the Pac-12 matchup:
UCLA VS. WASHINGTON
When: 4 p.m. Sunday
Where: Pauley Pavilion
TV/Radio: Pac-12 Network/570 AM
Records: UCLA is 6-10, 1-4 Pac-12, Washington is 10-6, 2-3
UCLA’s latest result: The Bruins are coming off a 90-44 loss at Utah on Thursday, in which they were outscored 57-21 in the second half. Sophomore guard Dylan Andrews led UCLA with 9 points but the Bruins could not stop Utah during their 25-2 run in the second half. Junior guard Lazar Stefanovic and freshman guard Sebastian Mack each had eight points.
“It’s terrible,” Stefanovic said after Thursday’s 46-point loss. “We’re going to watch, we’re going to learn from it. We’ve got to play tougher and rebound the ball, but effort has to be better, it has to be better in every aspect. We can’t let that happen.”
“Nobody feels sorry for them, which I tried to tell them Saturday,” UCLA coach Mick Cronin said postgame. “Two straight games we’ve given up 14 offensive rebounds.
“That’s what I told them because that we can control, what we should be able to control, but our mind to your point, one thing affecting the other, our mind is affected, our lack of scoring starts to affect your defense and your rebounding. That’s when you’re in deep trouble and that’s what I was grossly concerned about, knowing how potent this team we were going to play was, knowing that they have a bunch of old guys who can really shoot the ball.”
Washington’s latest result: The Huskies are coming off an 82-67 win at home against Arizona State on Thursday. Washington was led by senior Sahvir Wheeler with 24 points, including 5 of…
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