A UCLA men’s basketball team manager squared off against video coordinator Kory Alford in a one-on-one matchup before Tuesday’s practice at Pauley Pavilion. Doing his best impression of his younger brother’s clutch shooting, Alford backed the team manager down before creating space and elevating for a jump shot. Read more...

Photo: UCLA will look to rely on the play of sophomore guard Jonah Bolden as the Bruins look to close out the Pac-12 season strong. Bolden had a strong road series against Arizona last weekend. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)

TEMPE, Ariz. — In the desert, Arizona State relied on raining down threes to keep pace for most of the game. Once the well ran dry and the shots stopped falling, UCLA showed its dominance in the paint to pull away 78-65. Read more...

Photo: (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)

TUCSON, Ariz. – This one was hard to swallow for coach Steve Alford. After a game that he thought UCLA played as well as it could have, Alford was fixated on just two numbers: 45 and 16. Read more...

Photo: Arizona center Kaleb Tarczewski helped the Wildcats fuel a comeback after UCLA senior forward/center Tony Parker and sophomore center Thomas Welsh fouled out. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)

UCLA knows how deep of a hole it is in. The Bruins (13-10, 4-6 Pac-12) find themselves near the bottom of the conference as they visit the No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Aaron Holiday is averaging 11.3 points per game and 3.7 assists per game heading into this weekend’s series against the Arizona schools. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)

USC students were lined up two and a half hours before tipoff, eager to get into the Galen Center on Thursday night for the rivalry game against UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Yesterday’s loss marked the first time since the 2009-2010 season that the Bruins lost both of their games to the Trojans. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

March holds the monopoly on college basketball drama, but UCLA coach Steve Alford would attest that it’s February when teams truly distinguish themselves. Heading into its second matchup of the season with USC on Thursday – its first game in February – UCLA will hope that’s true. Read more...

Photo: Forward Jonah Bolden, who was inserted into the lineup on Saturday against Washington State to provide more athleticism, is expected to start again Thursday at USC. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)