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UCLA Basketball: Bruins vs. the Pac-12 Preview

By Mike Regalado

December 10, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) dunks to score a basket against the Michigan Wolverines during the second half at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
December 10, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Lonzo Ball (2) dunks to score a basket against the Michigan Wolverines during the second half at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 23, 2016; Eugene, OR, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Chris Boucher (25) watches as UCLA Bruins guard Bryce Alford (20) shoots the ball at Matthew Knight Arena. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 23, 2016; Eugene, OR, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Chris Boucher (25) watches as UCLA Bruins guard Bryce Alford (20) shoots the ball at Matthew Knight Arena. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports /

The UCLA Basketball team has something to prove this year during Pac-12 play as they try to win a conference title after last season’s poor 6-12 performance.

The UCLA Basketball team is heading into Pac-12 play with a 13-0 record. Though they should keep the pace of their uptempo offense going, they need to be aware of the perils that the Pac-12 season brings.

Last season, the Bruins simply ran out of gas by the time conference play rolled around. Though they went 9-4 in their non-conference schedule — which included wins over #1 Kentucky and Gonzaga — the Bruins essentially ran into a brick wall once they started the Pac-12 portion of their schedule.

UCLA went on the road to the Washington schools and lost both games. The win over UCLA was Wazzu’s only conference victory of the year. It was that bad.

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So how will the Bruins do this Pac-12 season? Let us first take a look and the schedule:

Wed, Dec 28, 6 p.m. at Oregon (ESPN2)

Fri, Dec 30, 8 p.m. at Oregon State (Pac-12)

Thu, Jan 5, 6 p.m. vs Cal (ESPN or ESPN2)

Sun, Jan 8, 5 p.m. vs Stanford (FS1)

Thu, Jan 12, 8 p.m. at Colorado (FS1)

Sat, Jan 14, 3 p.m. at Utah (Pac-12)

Thu, Jan 19, 8 p.m. vs Arizona State (FS1)

Sat, Jan 21, 1 p.m. vs Arizona (CBS)

Wed, Jan 25, 8 p.m. at USC (FS1)

Wed, Feb 1, 6 p.m. at Washington State (Pac-12)

Sat, Feb 4, 7:30 p.m. at Washington (Pac-12)

Thu, Feb 9, 7 p.m. vs Oregon (ESPN)

Sun Feb 12, 2 p.m. vs Oregon State (FS1)

Sat, Feb 18, 7 p.m. vs USC (Pac-12)

Thu, Feb 23, 6 p.m. at Arizona State (ESPN or ESPN2)

Sat, Feb 25, TBD at Arizona (ESPN or ESPN2)

Wed, Mar 1, 8 p.m. vs Washington (FS1)

Sat , Mar 4, 6:30 p.m. vs Washington State (ESPNU)

Wed, Mar 8, Pac-12 Tournament Begins

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