EUGENE, Ore. — UCLA men’s basketball did what it always does after Wednesday night’s game – the Bruins boarded the team bus. Instead of heading toward an airport or back to Westwood, however, the team rolled onward to Eugene the next stop on its five-day road trip. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore center Thomas Welsh said that the Bruins’ intensity on defense was important against the Oregon State Beavers. The UCLA men’s basketball team will try to continue that on Saturday against Oregon. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Defense dominated the conversation surrounding UCLA over the course of the past week. Outside the four walls of Pauley Pavilion, speculation swirled as to whether a team that gave up 86 points in conference play would be able to make a legitimate run come March. Read more...

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UCLA men’s basketball has had seven days to figure things out. Last Wednesday, the Bruins struggled mightily on defense while also failing to shoot well from the field – allowing the USC Trojans to easily win 89-75 in Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA men’s basketball team starts a five-day road trip on Wednesday beginning with a game against Oregon State. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)

As UCLA’s guard play goes, so goes UCLA. That fact is becoming increasingly evident five games into the Bruins’ Pac-12 schedule. Against Arizona State and Arizona last weekend, junior guards Bryce Alford and Isaac Hamilton laid a solid foundation for the offense as UCLA walked away with two wins. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Aaron Holiday was one bright spark in UCLA’s performance against USC Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough to light a fire under his teammates. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)