MARY CIECEK/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Matt Barnes drives to the basket in the second half of the Bruins’ overtime win against Arizona. Barnes finished with 16 points. Read more...

By AJ Cadman Daily Bruin Senior Staff Junior center Dan Gadzuric was listed as doubtful before Thursday night’s showdown between No. 24 UCLA and No. 8 Arizona. Read more...

  MOHAMMAD ALAVI Junior pitcher Josh Karp unleashes the ball against UNLV in a game last week. The Bruins will face USC in a game of dueling pitchers. Read more...

  COURTNEY STEWART Michelle Greco delivers the ball when the Bruins took on rival USC Saturday. The women lost to Arizona Thursday night. Arizona 89 UCLA 79 By Scott Schultz Daily Bruin Contributor The Bruins got a career-best 25 points from sophomore Kristee Porter Thursday night against Arizona, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Wildcats’ high-powered offense, or the lopsided refereeing at the McKale Center, as UCLA fell 89-79. Read more...

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Junior Matt Komer goes up for the ball in a game against USC earlier this season. The Bruins face UCSB tonight in Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

By Andrew Borders Daily Bruin Contributor Fortunately for the Bruins, the odds will be in their favor this weekend in Las Vegas. Rather than looking for seven and 11 at the craps table, the lucky total for UCLA (10-0) will be 15: the total number of wins they will have if they sweep their five games at the UNLV Classic. Read more...

WOMEN’S WATERPOLO PREVIEW vs. Saturday 10 a.m. Sunset Rec. Pool By Emily Whichard Daily Bruin Contributor The women’s water polo team opens Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference play at home this weekend in its inaugural matchup as an official NCAA squad. Read more...