LOS ANGELES – UCLA (12-7, 3-3) returns to the hardwood at Oregon (15-4, 4-2) this Saturday afternoon (1 p.m., PT). The Bruins' game at Matthew Knight Arena will be nationally televised on CBS. UCLA has won three of its last four games against Oregon and leads the all-time series by an 86-32 margin.
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Gill Coliseum (12,364)
Tipoff Time: 1:07 p.m. (PT)
National Television: CBS
TV Talent: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Doug Gottlieb (analyst)
Radio: AM 570
Radio Talent: Bill Roth (play-by-play), Darrick Martin (analyst)
ABOUT THE BRUINS
- The Bruins have gone 12-7 this season, recording wins over three teams ranked in the top-25 poll – No. 1 Kentucky (Dec. 3), at No. 20 Gonzaga (Dec. 12) and No. 7 Arizona (Jan. 7) ... UCLA has won three of its last four conference games after opening its Pac-12 schedule with consecutive road losses at Washington and Washington State.
- UCLA's five starters are each averaging at least 10.0 points per game ... junior guard Bryce Alford leads the team and ranks fourth among Pac-12 players with 17.1 points per game (through Jan. 21) ... Alford and junior guard Isaac Hamilton have each scored at least 20 points in six contests this season.
- UCLA is the only Pac-12 team to have at least two scorers in the conference's top 10 (Bryce Alford and Isaac Hamilton) ... in addition, the Bruins are the only program with at least two players who rank in the Pac-12's top 10 leaders in rebounding (Tony Parker is second with 10.1 rpg, and Thomas Welsh is sixth with 8.8 rpg).
- Junior guard Isaac Hamilton has scored in double figures in each of the Bruins' last 15 games ... Hamilton has averaged 18.9 points per game in that 15-game stretch after having logged just 8.0 points per game in the team's first four contests this season ... Hamilton scored a season-high 27 points in UCLA's loss at Washington State (Jan. 3).
UCLA VERSUS OREGON
- UCLA split a pair of regular-season games against Oregon last season, with each team securing a victory on its home court ... the Bruins have posted an 86-32 all-time record against the Ducks ... after having lost three straight games to Oregon in 2012 and 2013, UCLA has won three of the last four meetings in the series.
- Under the direction of second-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State has posted an 11-5 record this season (including a 2-3 mark in Pac-12 action) ... senior guard Gary Payton II leads Oregon State in scoring (17.3 ppg), rebounding (8.3 rpg) and assists (5.1 apg) and is first in the Pac-12 in steals per game (2.4).
MOST RECENTLY ...
- Isaac Hamilton scored a team-leading 25 points in the Bruins' 82-73 win over Oregon State on Wednesday night ... UCLA's victory helped the team even its Pac-12 record to 3-3 ... Bryce Alford finished with 19 points in the win at OSU, making 8 of 10 shots from the free throw line ... Thomas Welsh recorded his eighth double-double of the year.
- UCLA's win on Wednesday evening marked the Bruins' first victory at Oregon State since Jan. 13, 2011 ... the Bruins had dropped each of their last three contests in Corvallis., Ore. ... the Bruins shot 51.8 percent at Oregon State on Wednesday evening, the team's highest shooting percentage away from Pauley Pavilion in eight games this season.
- The Bruins opened their Pac-12 schedule on New Year's Day with a 96-93 double-overtime loss at Washington ... two days later, UCLA lost at Washington State (85-78) ... the Bruins responded with back-to-back victories the next week at home versus No. 7 Arizona and Arizona State, before ending the homestand with a loss to USC on Jan. 13.
HAMILTON STAYS HOT
- Junior guard Isaac Hamilton ranked sixth in the Pac-12 in scoring (16.6 ppg), through Jan. 21 ... Hamilton was tied for first among all Pac-12 players in field goals made (122) ... he has shot 49.2 percent from the field (122-for-248).
- Hamilton has scored in double figures in each of the team's last 15 games, totaling at least 20 points in six games this season ... Hamilton has shot a team-leading 58.9 percent from the field in UCLA's eight road/neutral games.
- Earlier this season, Hamilton had a streak of five straight games with at least eight field goals made, the longest such streak by any UCLA player since 1991, when Tracy Murray did that in six consecutive games.
PARKER AND WELSH
- Tony Parker has registered a team-leading nine double-doubles, the third-highest total in the Pac-12 (through Jan. 21) ... Parker ranked second among Pac-12 players in rebounds per game (10.1 rpg), through Jan. 21.
- Parker, the only senior on UCLA's roster, stands just three rebounds shy of breaking into the school's all-time top 25 rebounds list (has 624) ... former UCLA standout Tracy Murray currently ranks 25th (with 627 rebounds).
- Thomas Welsh grabbed a team-leading 12 rebounds in UCLA's 82-73 win last Wednesday night at Oregon State (Jan. 20) ... Welsh had a season-high 16 rebounds in the Bruins' 81-74 win against Arizona State on Jan. 9.
- After having averaged 3.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game as a freshman, Welsh has registered 12.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per contest this season ... his 60.0 field goal percentage ranks third in the Pac-12. - Welsh has totaled eight double-doubles this season, tied for the fourth-highest total in the Pac-12 (through Jan. 21) ... he scored a team-leading 21 points and had 11 rebounds in UCLA's win over No. 1 Kentucky on Dec. 3, 2015.
CHALLENGING SLATE
Among Pac-12 teams, UCLA's non-conference schedule was rated the most challenging by KenPom.com. Overall, the Bruins have played five games against teams ranked in the top 20 of the AP poll – No. 1 Kentucky (W, 87-77, Dec. 3), and No. 5 Kansas in the Maui Invitational (L, 92-73, Nov. 24), at No. 20 Gonzaga (W, 71-66, Dec. 12), versus North Carolina in Brooklyn (L, 89-76, Dec. 19), and No. 7 Arizona (W, 87-84, Jan. 7). Through Friday, Jan. 15 games, 10 of the 12 Pac-12 programs had RPI figures between No. 1-75 (including UCLA, at No. 66).
WHAT'S DOWN THE ROAD
Following this Saturday's game at Oregon, the Bruins will host Washington (Jan. 28) and Washington State (Jan. 30) in Pauley Pavilion. Earlier this month, the Bruins opened Pac-12 play with consecutive losses at Washington and Washington State. The Bruins absorbed a 96-93 loss in double overtime at Washington the night of Jan. 1. Bryce Alford registered a season-high 30 points in that game. Two nights later, UCLA dropped a an 85-78 decision at Washington State. Isaac Hamilton scored a team-leading 27 points in the loss at Washington State.