Pac-12 Basketball What to Watch Weekend of Jan. 26
By Mike Vamosi
Wednesday and Thursday had some surprising results that set up the weekend’s action in PAC-12 basketball. Oregon survived Washington State while Oregon State handled Washington, last night UCLA went to Arizona and got a win. Here is the schedule for this weekend in your six things to watch.
Shabazz Muhammad and UCLA face Arizona State on Saturday after knocking the sixth-ranked Arizona Wildcats at McKale Center 84-73 on Thursday. Photo Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports
(Saturday games with LA v. Arizona/Oregon v. Washington match-ups):
1 UCLA (16-4, 6-1) won last night in Tucson and heads to Tempe next against Arizona State (15-4, 4-2). The Bruins look to remain in second place with the opportunity to maybe being even in the standings should the Ducks lose. Tipoff is 1 pm on FSN.
2 Washington State (10-9, 1-5) is coming off a surprising result in Eugene on Wednesday head to Corvallis against Oregon State (11-8, 1-5). Can the Beavers make it a Apple State home sweep? Tipoff is 2 pm on the PAC-12 Network.
3 Southern California (8-12, 3-4) after an OT loss at the Wells Fargo Arena versus ASU, they travel to Tucson to tangle with 6 Arizona (16-2, 4-2). Who rebounds from the tough Thursday night loss at the McHale Center? Tipoff is 4 pm on ESPNU.
4 Washington (12-7, 4-2) lost a surprising came to previously winless OSU in its midweek game and will face 16 Oregon (17-2, 6-0). The Huskies need the win to stay in the upper half of the conference while the Ducks try to stay unbeaten. Tipoff is 4 pm on the PAC-12 Network.
(Sunday games are Bay Area v. Mountain schools):
5 California 11-7, 3-3) looks to climb above .500 in PAC-12 play traveling to Colorado (13-6, 3-4). Both teams won last time out, can the Buffaloes even out its conference mark while the Golden Bears try to get its promising season kick started. Tipoff is 12:30 pm on FSN.
6 Stanford (11-8, 2-4) is in Salt Lake City on Sunday to face Utah (9-10, 1-6). This match-up features the two teams that lost on Thursday to Cal and Colorado. Tipoff is 6 pm on the PAC-12 Network.
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