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The UCLA Bruins will play the Oregon Ducks on Saturday at Matthew Knight Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. PT.
UCLA (6-6 SU, 4-7 ATS, and 4-7 O/U) beat Oregon State 69-62 in its Pac-12 opener and Oregon (9-3 SU, 8-4 ATS, and 7-5 O/U) beat USC 82-74 in its opener. Last season, the Bruins beat the Ducks twice during the regular season and a third time in the Pac-12 Tournament.
Bruins: No injuries.
Ducks: F Mookie Cook (no stats), C Nate Bittle (13.0 PPG and 6.0 RPG in three games), and C N'Faly Dante (16.0 PPG and 21.0 RPG in one game) are out.
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UCLA has been up and down this season, splitting its first 12 games. It broke out of its recent losing stretch in its conference opener, however, beating Oregon State on the road on Thursday night. The Bruins shot 47.4 percent from beyond the arc and outscored the Beavers 28-16 in the paint. Will they sustain their momentum at Oregon?
The Bruins are paced by freshman guard Sebastian Mack, who averages 14.5 points and 4.5 rebounds. A few other players to watch are sophomore forward Adem Bona (12.2 PPG and 6.6 RPG), sophomore guard Dylan Andrews (11.6 PPG and 3.7 APG), and junior guard Lazar Stefanovic (10.0 PPG and 5.8 RPG).
UCLA scores 67.8 points per game (315th) and shoots 42.2 percent (288th), including 31.3 percent from deep (274th). It converts 71.9 percent of its free-t hrow attempts (150th) and averages 33.0 rebounds (194th), 11.2 assists (272nd), and 11.0 turnovers (79th) per game.
The Bruins surrender 62.0 points per game (14th), and their opponents shoot 39.1 percent (34th), including 30.7 percent from long distance (100th), with 28.4 rebounds per game (43rd). UCLA averages 3.1 blocks (207th), 5.6 steals (282nd), and 19.5 personal fouls (299th) per game.
KenPom rates the Bruins 82nd nationally. UCLA is ranked 141st in offensive efficiency, 42nd in defensive efficiency, and 314th in tempo (schedule-adjusted).
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