LOS ANGELES – UCLA (15-14, 6-10) hosts No. 9/10 Oregon (23-6, 12-4) this Wednesday evening in Pauley Pavilion. Game time is 6 p.m. (PT). The Bruins' game against Oregon will be nationally televised on ESPN2. UCLA has won three of its last five meetings against Oregon, having defeated the Ducks in Pauley Pavilion last season, 72-63 (Feb. 14, 2015). Earlier this year, UCLA absorbed an 86-72 loss at Oregon. In that game, Aaron Holiday led the Bruins with 19 points and five assists.
GAME INFORMATION
Venue: Pauley Pavilion (13,800)
Tipoff Time: 6:05 p.m. (PT)
Television: ESPN2
TV Talent: Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Corey Williams (analyst)
Radio: AM 570
Radio Talent: Bill Roth (play-by-play), Darrick Martin (analyst)
SIRIUS/XM Channels: Ch. 84/Ch. 84
ABOUT THE BRUINS
- The Bruins have gone 15-14 and have just two regular-season games remaining – this Wednesday versus Oregon and this Saturday against Oregon State ... three of UCLA's wins this season have come against teams ranked in the Associated Press top-25 poll – No. 1 Kentucky (Dec. 3), at No. 20 Gonzaga (Dec. 12) and No. 7 Arizona (Jan. 7).
- Most recently, Bryce Alford scored 20 points and Isaac Hamilton had 19 in the Bruins' 79-70 loss at Stanford last Saturday afternoon ... Hamilton scored in double figures for the 25th consecutive game ... Hamilton is the only Pac-12 player who has scored in double figures in each of his team's conference games this season.
- UCLA has five players who have each averaged 10.0 or more points per game – Isaac Hamilton (16.9), Bryce Alford (16.2), Tony Parker (12.6), Thomas Welsh (11.4) and Aaron Holiday (10.5) ... Alford ranks second among all Pac-12 players in both assists per game (5.4) and assist-turnover ratio (2.6).
- The Bruins are the only Pac-12 team with at least two scorers in the conference's top 10 (Isaac Hamilton is fourth with 16.9 ppg, Bryce Alford ranks sixth with 16.2 ppg) ... UCLA and Colorado are the only Pac-12 teams with two players among the league's top 10 rebounders (Tony Parker is fifth and Thomas Welsh is sixth, both with 8.5 rpg).
ABOUT THE DUCKS
Under the direction of sixth-year head coach Dana Altman, Oregon currently leads the Pac-12 standings (12-4 in the Pac-12 with a 23-6 overall record). Dillon Brooks leads the Ducks in scoring (17.2 ppg) and has averaged 5.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game (has started all 28 contests).
STREAKIN'
Junior guard Isaac Hamilton has scored in double figures in 25 consecutive games, the longest such streak since 2007-08, when freshman Kevin Love scored at least 10 points in all 39 games. Hamilton has scored in double figures in each of UCLA's 16 Pac-12 games. Prior to Hamilton's streak of 25 straight games, freshman Shabazz Muhammad scored in double figures in each of UCLA's final 19 games during the 2012-13 campaign. Hamilton ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in scoring (16.9 ppg) and is eighth in three-point field goals made per game (1.9).
FRESHMAN PLAYMAKER
Freshman guard Aaron Holiday has averaged 10.5 points, 4.0 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game, starting all 29 contests. He ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in steals per game (1.4) and eighth in assists per game (4.0). Among Pac-12 freshmen, he's fourth in the league in three-point field goal percentage (39.8, 33-for-83) and second in steals per game (1.4). Holiday has made 30 of his last 37 free throw attempts (81.1 percent), shooting 72.9 percent overall from the line.
WITH THE ASSIST
Aaron Holiday has dished 116 assists, the sixth-highest total by any UCLA freshman since the Bruins officially began recording the stat in 1973-74. His 116 assists are the most by any UCLA freshman since Kyle Anderson had 122 in 2012-13 (and Aaron's older brother, Jrue Holiday, had 129 in 2008-09).
ON THE BOARDS
Tony Parker and Thomas Welsh rank first and second, respectively, among all Pac-12 players in offensive rebounds (both averaged 3.3 o-rpg). Parker is the league's fifth-leading rebounder (8.5 rpg), while Welsh is just behind as the sixth-leading rebounder (8.5 rpg). Parker and Welsh have each recorded nine double-doubles, tied for the fifth-highest total among Pac-12 players (along with California's Ivan Rabb). The Bruins' duo has grabbed 41.7 percent of UCLA's total rebounds (485 of 1163). Parker's offensive rebound total (97) is the second-highest at UCLA in the last four seasons.
SCORE AND DISTRIBUTE
Bryce Alford has averaged 16.2 points per game, a team-best 5.4 assists per game and 3.8 rebounds per game. UCLA's second-leading scorer, Alford ranks second in the Pac-12 in assist-turnover ratio (2.9). He has not committed more than three turnovers in any of the team's last 15 games, logging 84 assists and 22 turnovers over that span (3.82 assist-turnover ratio). With a conference-leading 156 assists, Alford has become UCLA's first player since Earl Watson (1998-2001) to have dished at least 100 assists in each of his first three seasons.
1,000 POINT CLUB
Bryce Alford and Tony Parker have each crossed the 1,000 point mark at UCLA this season. Alford, currently at 1,319 career points, accomplished the feat during UCLA's 71-66 victory at No. 20 Gonzaga on Dec. 12. Parker scored career point No. 1,000 against Washington in Pauley Pavilion (Jan. 28). Parker (1,091 points) became the fourth UCLA player in the last three seasons to have recorded his 1,000th career point (joining Alford, Jordan Adams and Norman Powell). Isaac Hamilton has scored 870 career points in just under two full seasons playing for the Bruins.
WHO'S ON DECK
After this Wednesday evening's game against Oregon, the Bruins will play their final regular-season game, taking on Oregon State on Saturday in Pauley Pavilion. Earlier this year, Isaac Hamilton scored a team-leading 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting as the Bruins won at Oregon State, 82-73 (Jan. 20). Oregon State is scheduled to face USC at the Galen Center this Wednesday at 8 p.m. (PT). The Beavers have gone 17-10 this season, posting an 8-8 mark in Pac-12 action. Senior guard Gary Payton II leads Oregon State in scoring (15.8 ppg) and rebounding (7.7 rpg).