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No. 14 UCLA Looks to Regroup in Tucson

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UCLA looks to get back to its winning ways at Arizona on Sunday.

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TUCSON, Ariz. – No. 14/16 UCLA (16-6, 8-3) concludes its four-game road trip when it travels to Tucson, Ariz., to face the Arizona Wildcats (11-12, 2-9) on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 7). Tip-off is slated for 12:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. ET. There is no television broadcast for this game but the live stream link is provided below.

GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Arizona (11-11, 2-7)
Venue: Wells Fargo Arena (14,545)
Game Date: Feb. 7, 2016
Game Time: 12:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. ET
Game Info.: This is the first of two meetings against Arizona in the month of February and the fourth of a four-game road trip for the Bruins.
Live Stream: Pac-12.com
Internet Audio Broadcast: uclabruins.com
Talent: Dave Marcus (play-by-play)

COMING UP
Opponent: Washington State (12-10, 3-8)
Venue: Pauley Pavilion (13,800)
Game Date: Feb. 12, 2016
Game Time: 7:05 p.m. PT/10:05 p.m. ET
Game Info.: This is the Play4Kay Pink Game to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research.
Live Stream: Pac-12.com
Internet Audio Broadcast: uclabruins.com
Talent: Dave Marcus (play-by-play)

STORYLINES
l The Bruins are currently ranked No. 14 in the AP Poll, No. 16 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and at No. 16 in the College Sports Madness Poll.
l The Pac-12 Conference is ranked No. 1 in the RPI with five members in the Top 20 and 11 members in the Top 100. Stanford is at No. 6 followed by Oregon State at No. 7, UCLA at No. 9, Arizona State at No. 10 and Washington at No. 18. USC (32), Washington State (57), California (63), Utah (66), Oregon (82) and Arizona (95) round out the 11 teams in the Top 100.
l Stanford currently has the No. 3 strength of schedule in the country while UCLA is at No. 8 and Colorado is at No. 9. California (11), Utah (14), USC (18), Arizona State (22), Washington (29), Oregon State (35), Arizona (37) and Washington State (42) round out the 11 Pac-12 teams with strength of schedules rated in the Top 50 in the country (as of Feb. 2, 2016).

SERIES HISTORY
This is the 75th meeting between UCLA and Arizona with the Bruins dominating the series 53-21. The Bruins won both meetings last year, posting a 75-41 on “Senior Day” in Los Angeles (Feb. 22, 2015) and an 80-62 first-round win over the Wildcats in the 2015 Pac-12 Tournament in Seattle. UCLA used a balanced scoring attack and a disciplined 2-3 zone defense to easily dispatch Arizona in the second game of the first round at KeyArena. UCLA built a 37-24 lead by halftime. Kelli Hayes was a factor on the offensive end, coming off the bench to go 4-for-4, including her first three-pointer of the year, leading the Bruins at the break with nine points. Nirra Fields poured in 17 of her 21 points in the second half, leading all scorers. Monique Billings chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds. Jordin Canada was the other Bruin to reach double figures, notching 10 points and just missed a double-double with a game-high and season-high-tying nine assists. Arizona guard Candice Warthen led the Wildcats with 12 points. Breanna Workman and Jalea Bennett had 11 and 10 points, respectively.

TRENDING
l This is the 10th-straight week UCLA has been ranked in the AP Top 25.
l UCLA is a perfect 13-0 this year when leading at the half (but just 2-6 when trailing).
l UCLA is 12-3 this year when outrebounding its opponent (4-3 when outrebounded).
l Jordin Canada has recorded at least one steal in 16 straight games.
l Nirra Fields has scored in double figures in 15 straight games.
l Jordin Canada has had at least two assists in 49 straight games & five or more in 19-of-21 games this year.

NATIONAL STATISTICS
As a team, UCLA ranks in the top 100 in 22 different categories: No. 11 Offensive Rebounds Per Game (17.0); No. 12 Rebounds Per Game (44.41); No. 14 Rebounds (977); No. 19 Scoring Offense (76.6); No. 20 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense (.267); No. 23 Free Throw Attempts (466); No. 26 Steals (228); No. 27 Steals Per Game (10.4); No. 33 Blocks (111); No. 35 Blocks Per Game (5.0); No. 38 Free Throws Made (316); No. 54 Scoring Margin (+10.5); No. 58 Won-Lost Pct. (.727); No. 58 Turnover Margin (3.05); No. 59 Rebound Margin (+4.6); No. 71 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. (.337); No. 74 Field Goal Pct. (.421); No. 88 Assist Turnover Ratio (0.94); No. 88 Turnovers Forced (17.95); No. 96 Assists (309); No. 97 Field Goal Pct. Defense (.377) and No. 92 Turnovers Per Game (14.9).

MORE NATIONAL STATISTICS
l Three of the five Bruin starters rank in the Top 100 in 13 national statistical categories.
l Jordin Canada ranks in the Top 100 in five different categories: No. 13 Assists Per Game (6.2 apg); No. 18 Assists (131); No. 39 Assist Turnover Ratio (2.11); No. 64 Steals Per Game (2.38 spg); No. 65 Steals (50) and No. 96 Field Goals Attempted (307).
l Nirra Fields ranks in the Top 100 in five categories: No. 70 Steals Per Game (2.33 spg); No. 73 Steals (49); No. 90 Field Goals Attempted (313); No. 87 Field Goals Made (135) and just missing at No. 101 Points Per Game (16.6).
l Kari Korver ranks in the Top 100 in three categories: No. 42 Three Point Field Goal Pct. (40.6), No. 69 Three Point Field Goals Made (52) and No. 81 Three Point Field Goals Made Per Game (2.36).

FIELDS CLIMBING THE BRUIN CHARTS
Senior guard Nirra Fields ranks No. 10 on UCLA's career scoring list with 1,694 points. She needs 14 points to pass Michelle Greco (1,707 - 1999-03) for 8th. She is 9th in 20-point scoring games (33) and needs one more to move into 8th. She is 4th in three-point field goals made (126) and 3rd in attempts (415). She also moved into 4th in field goal attempts (1,645) and is 9th in made field goals (648).

KORVER CLIMBING CAREER CHARTS
Junior guard Kari Korver is currently at No. 1 on UCLA's career free throw percentage list at 83.1 percent (128-for-154). She also ranks in the top 10 in all three categories for three-point shooting, ranking No. 3 in three-point percentage (.393), at No. 2 in makes (164) and at No. 2 in attempts (417).

CANADA NAMED TO NAISMITH WATCH LIST
UCLA sophomore point guard Jordin Canada is one of eight sophomores and one of eight Pac-12 players to be named to the Naismith Trophy's Early Season Watch List by the Atlanta Tipoff Club (announced Dec. 10). The watch list includes 50 of the top women's collegiate basketball players who will be in the conversation for the prestigious honor. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the Naismith Trophy recognizes the top Men's and Women's College Basketball Players of the Year. Canada is currently second on the team in scoring at 16.4 points per game, which ranks seventh in the Pac-12 and 110th in the country. She also paces the Bruins in assists at 6.3 apg, which ranks first in the league and 13th nationally.

BOMBS AWAY
The Bruins have two three-point shooting contest winners on the roster this year as freshman guard Kennedy Burke won the 2015 high school three-point shooting contest, a competition won by junior guard Kari Korver in 2012. Right now, the pair have combined to make 63 of the team's 103 three-pointers (61.2% -- Korver has made 52, Burke has made 11).

BIG MACS ON CAMPUS
UCLA's roster features a school-record-tying four McDonald's All-Americans in 2015-16 as freshman forward Ashley Hearn joins sophomores Jordin Canada and Lajahna Drummer as well as senior guard Nirra Fields.

BRUINS IN THE POLLS
UCLA is currently ranked 14th in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll with 372 points. The Bruins also received 286 points for 16th in the USA TODAY Sports Top 25 women's basketball coaches poll. UCLA has received votes in both polls every week in 2015-16. Several 2015-16 opponents are also ranked or receiving votes in the AP Top 25 Poll as South Carolina is at No. 2 and Notre Dame is at No. 3. Arizona State is ranked No. 8 while Oregon State is No. 9. Stanford is at No. 15 while Washington moved up a spot to No. 24 this week. UCLA's season-opening opponent St. John's (13 points) and Washington (17 points) both received points in this week's USA Today Coaches Poll.