CORVALLIS — Sunday’s meeting between No. 9 Oregon State and No. 15 UCLA was already pegged as a big matchup, after the Bruins handed the Beavers their first Pac-12 loss about a month ago.
But now the contest has stakes for a different reason, as OSU and UCLA will both be aiming to rebound after getting upset by unranked opponents Friday night.
USC blew out OSU 70-50, snapping the Beavers’ seven-game winning streak and dropping them into a three-way tie for first place atop the Pac-12 with No. 8 Stanford and No. 10 Washington. UCLA, meanwhile, fell 84-75 at Oregon, taking some shine off Monday’s huge win at Stanford.
OSU has not lost back-to-back games since getting swept at USC and UCLA in January of 2014. And the Beavers are likely to face another round of full-court press defense from the athletic Bruins, a strategy that worked brilliantly for USC in forcing 20 turnovers that the Trojans turned into 28 points. UCLA’s offense ranks second in the Pac-12 in scoring (75.4 points per game), while OSU’s defense leads the Pac-12 in points allowed (54.9) and ninth nationally in opponent field-goal percentage (34.4).
This contest also matches two of the country’s best point guards. Sydney Wiese is two assists away from becoming OSU’s all-time leader, averages 15.3 points, five rebounds and 4.5 assists per game and ranks fifth nationally in three-point field-goal percentage at . UCLA’s Jordin Canada, meanwhile, ranks ninth nationally with 7.1 assists per game and third in the Pac-12 in scoring at 18.4 points per game.
What: No. 9 Oregon State Beavers (22-3, 11-2 Pac-12) vs. No. 15 UCLA Bruins (18-6, 9-4 Pac-12)
When: 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12
Where: Gill Coliseum
TV channel: Pac-12 Networks
Radio: KEJO 1240 in Corvallis; TuneIn
Live stream: Pac-12.com/live
Series history: UCLA holds a 46-23 all-time edge in the series, including a 66-56 victory in Los Angeles on Jan. 13.
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